Heard on the Hill: Chaffetz Goes on a Liquid Diet
No word on when Chaffetz will resume his busy schedule.
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No word on when Chaffetz will resume his busy schedule.
Uncertainty in the schedule for auctioning Treasury securities will upset the bond market and it may express its unhappiness both rhetorically and with higher interest rates.
While lobbyists and other officials said they canceled their events out of respect for the victims and their families, they are also pragmatically readjusting their schedule because there will be
Cantor spokesman Brad Dayspring said that “further decisions on the legislative schedule will be announced at a later date, but this institution has an obligation to move forward in doing the business
Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) also issued an updated schedule for the week ahead, noting that the chamber will meet in pro forma session Tuesday and will take up a resolution Wednesday honoring
By Sunday afternoon, the upcoming week’s schedule for the House had been wiped out and replaced with consideration of a resolution honoring Giffords and the victims of Saturday’s shooting.
“Last Congress, Steny Hoyer as the Majority Leader met with the Democratic chairs of the committees and we were discussing a legislative schedule, and where different items of legislation were at
Gooljar said he read of similar events being organized in Arizona, which prompted him to start a social media effort to schedule something similar in Washington.
Perhaps because of a busy schedule (or the frigid weather), several people urged Maloney to begin. She refused.
Aside from attractive locations, other lawmakers schedule their fundraisers around splashy events. Rep.
Vice President Joseph Biden will sit down with House Oversight and Government Reform ranking member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) on Thursday morning, according to Biden’s schedule.
The schedule will have two weeks on, one full week off to go back to the district; it will also change the schedule during the weeks on so floor votes occur only between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., allowing committees
Obama is expected to attend, provided that his schedule stays open, the aide added. Cabinet secretaries and other administration officials may attend as well.
Thursday’s floor schedule will begin with Rep. Bob Goodlatte (Va.) leading the reading of the Constitution. The Constitution has never been read aloud in its entirety on the House floor.