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.
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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.
Durbin: House CR Changes Will Cause Government Shutdown
Durbin thinks that any changes by the House to the Senate continuing resolution would make a government shutdown inevitable.
Senate Votes 100-0 to Take Up CR as Cruz Shows Signs of Bending on Schedule
Many, including most Senate Republicans, view government shutdown as an unavoidable outcome unless the GOP cedes debate time.
Senators Float Proposals to Exempt Military From Shutdown
Several senators are once again floating proposals to make the effects of a government shutdown less severe for certain segments of the population, including military personnel.
Ted Cruz, Harry Reid Spar Over Obamacare, Brinkmanship
Republican who pushed the House GOP into adding defunding language to its bill to keep the government funded past Sept. 30, sought to blame Reid, and by extension Democrats, for causing a possible government shutdown
Nothing to See Here, Says Erica Elliott
This is a change from the previously announced schedule,” the notice read.
Needing Votes, House GOP Pulls 3 Suspension Bills
Unable to muster the two-thirds majority needed to pass the three bills under suspension of the rules, House GOP leaders pulled the measures from the floor schedule and announced they will combine
Regional Gas Price Spikes Pose New Challenges for Industry, Lawmakers
The group said it is unaware of any situations where the Energy Department suggested that a refinery change its outage schedule.
Now Is the Sequester of Our Discontent
Faced with no alternative to a government shutdown, the measure won the grudging votes of 73 senators and 318 House members, and they’ve spent the past month with fingers crossed that the public won’t
Congress’ Agencies Brace for Sequester
And the Library of Congress will impose four furlough days for its staff, three of which will result in full closures of all library operations — likely the first time since the government shutdown
Tom Allen: Congress Through the Publishing Lens
But he did take time from his schedule as CEO of the Association of American Publishers to do a Q & A with CQ Roll Call. Q.