House, Senate Should Schedule Prime-Time Monthly Debates
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House, Senate Should Schedule Prime-Time Monthly Debates -
Indeed, this week’s schedule in both chambers shows a steady stream of action on domestic legislation even as the clock ticks down to war.
The Democratic leader is setting up a dense schedule of fundraising that will allow him to be prepared to take on the still undecided Thune, who raised more than $5 million for his unsuccessful 2002 race
Gregg would not say when or if he would schedule the bill for markup. And Senate aides said Gregg’s concerns are just the tip of the iceberg.
The contrast continues as the day goes on, as the man now in charge of the House floor calendar finds that his own schedule is lighter.
Frist said his current schedule for legislation on the Senate floor would be quickly scrapped and revised to address the needs of the war effort.
Gephardt spokesman Erik Smith said his boss isn’t coming up short in terms of his obligations to Missouri, noting that the House schedule has been rife with largely procedural votes, which “are essentially
heightened interest in the matter, a three-judge panel of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency motion to hear an appeal of the lower-court ruling with an expedited argument and briefing schedule
Democrats, meanwhile, also appear to be pressing ahead with their fundraising schedule.
Democrats, meanwhile, also appear to be pressing ahead with their fundraising schedule.
Previously, offices could only schedule group tours three months in advance. —Amy Keller and Suzanne Nelson
During periods of divided party government, the Senate majority can frustrate the president’s ability to fill judicial vacancies simply by refusing to schedule committee hearings or votes on nominees
Senate Opens Quiet Week as Estrada Debate Continues to Occupy Floor Schedule -
By reducing the operating hours, libraries will operate on a one-shift schedule instead of the current two-shift schedule, drastically reducing costs.
While black voters don’t play a significant role in the first two contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, they’ll play a larger part in a number of states still likely to be at the front of the schedule
Emergency planning officials in the Senate, who coordinate out of the Sergeant-at-Arms office, will be observing, Coughlin said, adding: “They have their own exercise schedule.”
Senate Democrats were chuckling Wednesday after a GOP aide apparently left a copy of Majority Leader Bill Frist’s (R-Tenn.) semi-secret plan for the floor schedule for the next six weeks lying near the
Snow’s official schedule has not yet been released.
We urge Congressional leaders to get a handle on the schedule, establish firm benchmarks, make them public — and be sure that Congress isn’t embarrassed when the whole world watches the next inauguration
[IMGCAP(1)] A series of amendments added to the request for proposal for the second sequence over the past several weeks have loosened some of the timing requirements, which could mean a new schedule