Senate Moves Up Health Care Vote to 7 a.m.
The Senate on Wednesday agreed to further accelerate its schedule to complete work on Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) health care reform bill, deciding by unanimous consent to hold a vote on final
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Ornstein: Health Care Fight Shows Reid’s Skill, Senate’s Dysfunction
Reid has also used his skill as a parliamentarian and his toughness to drive the Senate over the speed bumps and potholes crafted by the minority, holding the Senate to a punishing schedule to accomplish
Senate GOP Will Continue to Draw Out Health Debate
“It’s still the same schedule,— Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) said following the lunch.
Senate Begins Sunday Debate
Republicans appearing on the Sunday morning TV talk shows were all but conceding that there is nothing they can do at this point to derail the bill without the help of at least one Democratic defector.Sunday’s schedule
Senate Wraps Up for Night, Readies for an Early Saturday
Defense appropriations bill — and to begin what could be several days of around-the-clock health care debate on the floor — lawmakers seemed to be reserving their energy for the weekend.How the floor schedule
McConnell: Intention Not to Pass This Bill Easily’
“The majority leader is in charge of the schedule. I mean, he’s the reason we’re doing the Defense bill in the middle of the health care bill,— McConnell said.
Congressional Horse Collapses Before It Reaches the Barn
[IMGCAP(1)]Members similarly have little control over the legislative schedule in the final days of a session and are advised to trust their leaders to get them home swiftly and safely.
Reid’s Health Care Bill Strategy Clears First Hurdle
At least for now, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has managed to stay on schedule to pass health care legislation by Christmas after the Senate early Friday morning agreed to vote on the
Reid to Unveil Health Care Bill Saturday
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Friday: “I think we’ve made it clear we’re not going to expedite the schedule for health care.
GOP Tactics Cut Both Ways
Mark Begich (D-Alaska) charged on Friday, arguing that GOP Senators, “by their actions and now delay tactics, they’re setting the schedule.—
GOP Hunt for Rangel on Hold
Doug Thornell, a spokesman for Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen (Md.), agreed that the hectic schedule had left little time for Republican mischief.
Parliamentarian Stokes Republican Ire
For instance, earlier this month, Republicans accused Reid of attempting to rig the floor schedule to accommodate his fundraising trips when he tried to cancel a Saturday vote that would have conflicted
Democrats Face Uphill Battle to Beat Grassley
Even in his mid-70s, Grassley still has a reputation for keeping a vigorous work and campaign schedule.
Heard on the Hill: Healthy, Despite Health Care
that the Empire State Senator was co-captain of the women’s team at Dartmouth College and played regularly as a young lawyer, but she gave up the game when marriage, family and Congress took over her schedule
K Streeters Bemoan Grueling Schedule
“It’s been nights, weekends, holidays,— one Democratic lobbyist said of his work schedule.
GOP Woos Health Bill Moderates
— Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), unable to reach agreement with Reid on a schedule for voting on additional amendments, moved Sunday to force moderate Democrats to take at least one
GOP Says Aloha to 2010 Special Election
> Abercrombie’s announcement last week that he is leaving Congress early to focus on his 2010 gubernatorial campaign leaves Democrats in a bind and officials in Hawaii fumbling to figure out when to schedule
Road Map: Wednesday House Departure Increasingly Unlikely
Of course, even that schedule could be optimistic given the Senate’s glacial pace of late.
Senate Passes Omnibus Spending Package
Immediately following the omnibus vote, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) continued his effort to push Democrats to schedule votes on a handful of amendments to the health care bill.
Schedule Crimps Money Chase
“I still haven’t put up my Christmas tree,— said DeMint, who acknowledged having to postpone several events as a result of the Senate’s seven-day work schedule of late.