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House, Senate Republicans Schedule Joint Retreat
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We have an election every two years right on schedule, and we have had since 1788,” the Kentucky Republican said. “We’ve been given a temporary lease on power, if you will.”
In the Senate, a handful of Democrats are urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to schedule votes on reauthorizing the law during the lame-duck session.
His name is notably absent from a schedule of upcoming cases. The D.C.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said the September schedule, which included several bills that are part of the GOP’s “A Better Way” plan, reflected a desire from members to provide a down payment
Some Democrats are urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to schedule votes on reauthorizing the law during the lame-duck session.
Republicans facing re-election are said to be eager to leave town and get as much time as possible to campaign, especially those who are facing Democratic challengers not tied to a congressional voting schedule
Of course, the debates had been planned long before the football league announced its 2016 schedule, but the odds are that won’t stop Trump from threatening to boycott the “rigged” face-offs with Hillary
Leadership had two legislative days to schedule a vote on the matter. Those two days expired last month since the House met in a few pro forma sessions.
“The floor schedule is the problem,” he said.
Cummings, who chided GOP Chairman Jason Chaffetz of Utah for scrambling the schedule to arrange a so-called emergency hearing.
Durbin of Illinois, the chamber’s No. 2 Democrat, said Tuesday that he plans to inquire about just where a criminal justice overhaul bill could fit into the truncated election-year floor schedule.
“It’s premature for us to set a schedule,” she said.
Business mogul Donald Trump said the Capitol Dome restoration project was behind schedule on Sept. 14 and a Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., staffer accused a Sen.
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There’s also an unusually long August recess to contend with given the national party convention schedule. Those conventions start in July.