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And House Appropriations Chairman Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.) and Senate Appropriations Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) have agreed on a precise schedule for having all the annual appropriations conference
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And House Appropriations Chairman Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.) and Senate Appropriations Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) have agreed on a precise schedule for having all the annual appropriations conference
Jim Moran (D) said he, too, has been cramming campaign events into his legislative schedule. Last Thursday alone he attended three events: a luncheon with Michigan Gov.
Other offices on the schedule for the Katrina lobbyists were those of Reps. Mike Castle (R-Del.), Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) and Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.).
“We couldn’t get floor time,” Green said, adding that DeLay “was Majority Leader at the time, he set the schedule, so I would assume he was part of it.”
Although the pair had hoped to introduce the legislation following the Labor Day recess, the committee’s schedule, including confirmation hearings for now-Chief Justice John Roberts, have delayed
Even with the tight schedule, Cochran and Scofield said an omnibus spending bill is not in their future.
(The date was moved up to accommodate the Congressional schedule.)
He sits on no committees, but his spokesman, Kevin Madden, said DeLay still has a full schedule, despite the loss of his leadership perch.
“No matter what the schedule of the Majority Leader is, we as the minority are going to do things that must be addressed for the American people,” said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
Finalizing a completed schedule for the remaining work that needs to be done has been one of Allard’s main concerns in recent hearings, and was again Tuesday.
If he maintains the customary schedule of a Senator, one wonders how he expects to faithfully do his job as an obstetrician in Oklahoma.
Even if the two chambers weren’t miles apart in terms of how much they envision cutting from mandatory spending programs, that schedule would be a tall order.
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The two Senators sent a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns asking that they intercede so the tree can be delivered on schedule.
If Menendez does depart from the House, Democratic leadership elections for chairman and vice chairman could be held sometime between November and January — nearly a year ahead of schedule.
A GOP source close to Flanigan said it was clear the nomination was going to be withdrawn even before Specter decided to schedule the Oct. 18 hearing.
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So far, the Judiciary Committee has not released a hearing schedule for consideration of her nomination.
While in a practical sense that schedule looks overly ambitious, there are reasons to think he might ultimately prevail in court.
Associates and the former chief of staff in Blunt’s whip operation, downplayed any disruption to the pro-business agenda, though Hartley acknowledged that the recent events are wreaking havoc with his own schedule