Ryan Noncommittal on Majority GOP Support for Omnibus
</p> “We expect to have very good majority support on both the highway bill and the ESEA bill,” he said. “These are great conservative education reforms.
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Democrats Look Past Planned Parenthood, Obamacare Fight
</p> That path was set on Tuesday when the Senate parliamentarian’s office cleared a GOP amendment to the reconciliation bill that would disable the individual and employer mandates in the health care
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McConnell Hints at Refugee Rider in Omnibus
By Thomas McKinless</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> <p class="p1">During his weekly news conference Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that legislation involving Syrian refugees is “likely”
Democrats Look Past Planned Parenthood, Obamacare Fight
</p> That path was set on Tuesday when the Senate parliamentarian’s office cleared a GOP amendment to the reconciliation bill that would disable the individual and employer mandates in the health care
Iraq Vet Enters Delaware Race with Call to Accept 100,000 Syrian Refugees
Also, nearly 50 House Democrats sided with Republicans in voting for a bill that would add an extra layer of security checks to Iraqis and Syrians hoping to enter the U.S. as refugees.
Campaign Finance Riders Face Fight in Year-End Spending Bill
“Legislators are going to be hard-pressed to vote against an appropriation bill that’s otherwise appealing to them on the basis of some of these riders.”
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Reid: ‘I Feel Good About the Omnibus’
[jwp-video n=”1″]</p> <p class="p1">Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid struck an optimistic tone in discussing a year-end spending bill with reporters Tuesday, saying he “feels good about the omnibus.”
Legislation to Help Military Dogs Return to U.S.
</p> “America’s fighting canines, who undoubtedly saved many lives in battle by detecting hidden bombs, do not always make it home during the long war on terrorism for a variety of reasons.
Congressman ‘Boasts’ About Gitmo Proposal
Florida Politics reports that “President Obama hinted last week that he still may try to close the Guantánamo Bay prison through executive action when he signed an updated national defense authorization bill
Kirk Hits Duckworth Over Syrian Refugees
</p> </p> Duckworth is the leading Democratic candidate running to take on Kirk next November.
The Tall (and Expensive) Tale of the Capitol Christmas Tree
</p> It’s the tree itself that’s customarily the main attraction on such occasions.
Senate GOP Not Deterred on Planned Parenthood, Obamacare
</p> Despite Democratic stances, if all Republicans stick together, the reconciliation bill, which is not subject to a filibuster, would pass. </p> As he left the meeting, Sen.
McCarthy Shuts Down Shutdown Talk
</p> “Our first principle is to get the very best and most conservative bill we can,” McCarthy said.
Congress Has a List of Deadlines, Is Checking It Twice
</p> The two key deadlines come with their own political and logistical complications. </p> On Dec. 4, the latest short-term reauthorization of the transportation bill expires.
Shooting Won’t Affect Planned Parenthood Defunding Effort
</p> Democrats seem sure to sound similar themes if, as anticipated, the reconciliation bill advances to the Senate floor this week with the defunding language.
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Obama Would Sign Short-Term CR to Avoid Shutdown
By Thomas McKinless and John Bennett</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> <p class="p1">The White House is signaling it would not block a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown should lawmakers need
There’s Something for Everyone in Neatly Wrapped Education Bill
</p> </p> <p class="p4"> The Grinch, however, could be hiding in the details of the bill text, which was released Monday.
McCarthy Won’t Speculate on Push to Defund Planned Parenthood
</p> On Nov. 27, a gunman killed three people, including a police officer, at a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, Co.
A Much Earlier State of the Union for 2016
: Jan. 28 </p> 2013, Obama: Feb. 12 </p> 2012, Obama: Jan. 24 </p> 2011, Obama: Jan. 25 </p> 2010, Obama: Jan. 27 </p> 2009, Obama (Not technically a SOTU): Feb. 24 </p> 2008, George
Gubernatorial Races to Watch in 2016
</p> Republicans have mostly settled behind state Senate President Bill Cole, a prominent auto dealer in the Mountain State who, when he was elected to the Senate in 2012, beat a sitting Democrat.