Hoyer: House Could Adjourn Late Tuesday
But the Maryland Democrat acknowledged that the schedule hinges on the Senate.
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But the Maryland Democrat acknowledged that the schedule hinges on the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday announced a revised 2011 schedule that includes a lengthier January recess.
The uncertainty in the Senate is spilling over into the House’s schedule.
The candidates have yet to declare they are officially running, but there is a crowded schedule of Republican presidential primary debates already on tap more than a year before voting begins.
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry continued to politely press Republicans to speed up the process and for a schedule of what they wanted in terms of amendments and debate time.
-elect Allen West said Thursday that the Congressional schedule does not provide enough time for lawmakers to properly complete their work and that Members should spend more, not less, time in Washington
The announcement came on the heels of news that Florida Republicans are hoping to schedule their own early nonbinding straw poll.
to not only overcome the 60 votes needed for cloture but also meet the 67-vote threshold for ratification, if the bill is read it would add a full day to the process and further throw Reid’s endgame schedule
Beyond that, the schedule in the Senate is less clear.
Limited tariff benefits are specifically defined by Senate rules as “a provision modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States in a manner that benefits 10 or fewer entities.”
And while it is likely that House Republicans will communicate regularly with Hoyer on the schedule and institutional matters, Democrats don’t expect the new majority to do much negotiating with him —
Reid’s schedule drew a strong and religiously charged rebuke from Minority Whip Jon Kyl.
The candidates have yet to materialize, but at least the debate schedule is starting to fall into place.
Reid’s schedule would result in “disrespecting one of the two holiest holidays for Christians,” Kyl said.
In this unconscionably jam-packed lame-duck session of Congress, one important item didn’t even make it onto the schedule: a revived attempt to pass the DISCLOSE Act, which would make corporate and union
The proposal would schedule the tax cuts to expire at the end of 2012, and Jackson Lee said she would like to hear from the White House about how it will respond if Republicans press for another
Goodbyes Are Bittersweet The Senate has ruled Manley’s schedule for the better part of two decades. Although he loves the institution, it can be a cruel mistress.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) warned Thursday that the chamber could vote Saturday on President Barack Obama’s two-year extension of the Bush-era tax cuts, but he said the schedule remains in
President Barack Obama will sit down with President Bill Clinton in the Oval Office on Friday, according to his daily schedule. Their agenda was not released.
Majority Leader-designate Eric Cantor (Va.) announced the new schedule in a letter to Members.