White House Defends Hagan Skipping Obama N.C. Event
Kay Hagan, D-N.C., to skip an event in the Tar Heel State, citing the Senate’s potential voting schedule.
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House Will Vote on Obamacare Security Bill Next Week
Now, House GOP leaders are riding the wave of public outcry over these reports to schedule a vote on related legislation.
Now the Hard Part: 3 Weeks to Apportion $1 Trillion
caucuses will be willing to set aside their reservations about the content and their annoyance about the process and vote “yes” — because they know defeating the measure would threaten another government shutdown
Tolar’s Natural Transition From Florida to Arkansas | Hill Climbers
John Boozman as his chief of staff in the midst of the government shutdown, nothing was typical. “I couldn’t have come at a more bananas time,” Tolar said.
Denham Leads GOP Immigration Crusade
An amended version of the Senate-passed bill, HR 15 is being used as a tool to “dare” GOP leaders to schedule a floor vote. Now, Denham is daring other members to join him.
Reid Decries Attendance Woes as He Readies Nominations Push (Updated)
Just before the post-shutdown recess, Reid had moved to limit debate, or invoke cloture, on President Barack Obama’s pick of Richard F.
Water Bill Latest Legislation Likely to Test Heritage-Leadership Divide
As the House returns to a slower legislative pace next week after the frenetic shutdown and debt ceiling standoff, House leaders have drafted a legislative schedule that appears to once again pit them
Capitol Campus Jumps Back to Life
The continuing resolution that passed both chambers Wednesday night cleared the way for legislative branch employees and services around Capitol Hill to return to a normal work schedule.
Budget Conference Leaders Hold Breakfast Meeting
the challenges ahead in trying to reconcile the Democratic and Republican budget blueprints by a Dec. 13 deadline agreed to as part of the Senate deal to suspend the debt limit and end the government shutdown
Long National Nightmare May Soon Be Over
Beyond raising the debt ceiling, the deal would end the partial government shutdown after 16 days and keep money flowing to all federal agencies for two months at the current post-sequester annualized
Members Question: Is Shutdown Fundraising Worth It?
Kay Granger, R-Texas, said in a Tuesday evening interview with CQ Roll Call that there is a sense in her conference that it’s not a good idea to host fundraisers during the shutdown.
D.C. Mayor Photobombs Senate Democrats’ Poorly Conceived Photo-Op
Which would have been fine, except apparently no one staffing the senators thought to check the schedule, and missed the fact that Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and D.C. Del.
One-Story Town Gives a Furlough to Nonessential Legislation
Instead, lawmakers decided for the first time since the shutdown began to take votes on something wholly unrelated to their own budgetary wheel-spinning.
Capitol Hill Businesses Confounded by Shutdown
But Calomiris said everyone would likely begin cutting back if the shutdown stretches into a protracted showdown like the one that gripped the city nearly two decades ago.
Senate Office Buildings Open More Doors
House and Senate officials are continuing to tweak the door schedule around the Capitol, adding more access points to accommodate staff and visitors.
Capitol Workforce, Visitors Adjust to Shutdown Normal
“Our bosses have been wonderful” about communicating, Adams said, explaining that her division of the AOC has schedules ready for up to a month of shutdown.
What’s a Hill Résumé Worth on K Street? Maybe Not $500K
With partisan gridlock reaching new levels this week with the government shutdown, it’s no surprise that some staffers want out.
Member Offices Down to the Wire on Shutdown Prep
As Congress teetered on the brink of shutdown Monday evening, members scrambled to submit their lists of who would be deemed “essential” and “nonessential” in the wake of a shutdown.
Senate Rejection of House’s Obamacare Delay Unlikely to Come Sunday (Updated)
After weeks of futile political games from Republicans, we are still at square one: Republicans must decide whether to pass the Senate’s clean CR, or force a Republican government shutdown.
A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
A government shutdown is only [fill in the blank] days, [fill in the blank] hours and [fill in the blank] minutes away. The countdown clock shows the seconds ticking by. The end is near.