Surviving a Saturday in the Senate
But, Kaine said the fluid schedule comes with the territory. “You understand when you get into it that you don’t determine the schedule,” he said.
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But, Kaine said the fluid schedule comes with the territory. “You understand when you get into it that you don’t determine the schedule,” he said.
But, Kaine said the fluid schedule comes with the territory. “You understand when you get into it that you don’t determine the schedule,” he said.
Reid also gets an entire day to file cloture motions as a result of the schedule change.
“We should not put a government shutdown on the table when Republicans have minimal leverage to change this law, particularly when Republican control of the Senate is a month away,” Sessions said.
As final preparations seemed to be underway to pass the “cromnibus” funding most of the government for the rest of the fiscal year — and avoiding a shutdown — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made one
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Negotiations had stretched well past the timeline lawmakers had initially planned, and the schedule for House and Senate action has already been pushed back.
GOP aides said the sticking points were forcing changes to the schedule.
GOP aides said the sticking points were forcing changes to the schedule.
The House was in session 135 days during the first session of the 113th Congress (after being scheduled to be in session for only 126 days — the extra work days a result of that whole government shutdown
And there were gut-wrenching stalemates, like last year’s partial government shutdown, that dragged on into days that turned into weeks.
And there were gut-wrenching stalemates, like last year’s partial government shutdown, that dragged on into days that turned into weeks.
Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., subsequently noted that the fiscal 2015 defense authorization bill will be on the post-election schedule, which could serve as a vehicle for a debate.
Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., subsequently noted that the fiscal 2015 defense authorization bill will be on the post-election schedule, which could serve as a vehicle for a debate.
Such a stopgap would avoid a shutdown and keep the federal government operating past Sept. 30.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is warning of a whirlwind September schedule that will feature a slew of do-over votes on Democratic campaign priorities.
During last fall’s government shutdown, work stopped on more than 250,000 disability claims waiting appeals and burials at national cemeteries were put in danger.
Language to move the postal service from a six- to five-day delivery schedule is included in USPS overhaul legislation being touted by Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif
“The nature of serving in the Senate is that the demands on the schedule are often conflicting and pulling you in multiple directions,” Cruz said.
We don’t know what the schedule will be yet, but definitely want to move those two bills, because I think for all the reasons that I’ve heard from Congressman Issa on his side and also seeing kind of what
Were these bills marked up before the government shutdown and before the Obamacare rollout, perhaps the permanent SGR fix would be further along.