Politics · 115th Congress
Unfinished Appropriations Work Piled High as Yuletide Awaits
Complicating everything is a truncated schedule in the House, with lawmakers out until Wednesday, at least for the moment.
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Politics · 115th Congress
House Schedule for Next Week ‘Fluid and Subject to Change’
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy stated the obvious on Thursday when he noted that the chamber’s schedule for next week remains “fluid and subject to change.”
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Releases 2019 Legislative Calendar
The Senate schedule for the rest of the year remains in flux, but the Senate calendar for 2019 is firmed out and generally lines up with the schedule outlined across the Dome by the new House Democratic
Politics · 115th Congress
Road Ahead: All Eyes on Brett Kavanaugh and the Senate Judiciary Committee
A scheduled Thursday afternoon Judiciary Committee vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination was always going to be the most significant event on the schedule.
Politics · 115th Congress
Chuck Schumer Navigates the Resistance
In July, he told reporters he would not schedule a meeting with the Supreme Court nominee unless the Republican and Democratic leaders of the Judiciary Committee came to an agreement on releasing documents
Politics · 115th Congress
Congressional Schedule Shows a Light Week Ahead
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Politics · 115th Congress
Election Year History Belies Ambitious Talk on Appropriations
Regardless, appropriations leaders in the House and Senate have set a rigorous schedule, with the House panel’s first full committee markup expected May 8.
Politics · 115th Congress
On Omnibus, Congressional Leaders Are All Feeling Good
The speaker deferred to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who controls the House floor schedule.
Politics · 115th Congress
Kentucky Colleges Get a Boost From Budget Deal
The budget pact would help the home state of the Kentucky Derby, among other equine-centric states, in another way: renewing a faster, three-year depreciation schedule for owners of race horses.
Politics · 115th Congress
Republicans Huddle to Avoid Latest Shutdown Threat
GOP leaders will also be under pressure to add funding flexibility for the military, including to help contractors stay on schedule for certain shipbuilding deliveries.
Politics · 115th Congress
Republican Retreat Heavy on Boasting, Short on Strategy
It was not listed as one of the topics for breakout policy sections, according to a schedule of events.
Policy · 115th Congress
Some 2017 Tax Filers May Lose Key Tax Breaks
the cost of a racehorse over three years, rather than up to seven, and another that allows construction and renovation costs for motorsports complexes to be deducted over an accelerated depreciation schedule
Politics · 115th Congress
Latest Looming Shutdown Could Scuttle House Democratic Retreat
“They’re in charge of the schedule; they were in charge of giving us the dates for the retreat, etc. etc. etc. We don’t control any of that,” he said.
Politics · 115th Congress
Photos of the Week: Butterfly Protesters, A Gold Medal for Dole and More as Shutdown Cloud Hangs Over D.C.
House members were told to stay flexible on their schedule as efforts to avoid a government shutdown continued in Washington. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Bottom row from left, Rep.
Politics · 115th Congress
Senators Leave for the Night With No Plan to Actually Avert Shutdown
with the Democrats, temporarily delayed the Senate’s departure by taking the unusual step of publicly objecting to the effort by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky to set the next day’s schedule
Politics · 115th Congress
10 Issues Congress Faces in January
“Majority Leader McConnell has told us that he will uphold his commitment to schedule and support the legislation,” they said in a Dec. 20 statement.
Policy · 115th Congress
House Extends Christmas Recess, Will Return Jan. 8
That means under the planned schedule there will be just eight legislative days for the House before the next government funding standoff, with the continuing resolution that became law Friday morning
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Considers Staying in Session After Dec. 18
The discussions on the schedule, which the lawmakers say are not yet final, is a testament to how much the chamber still has to accomplish before the year’s end and the looming political battle over
Politics · 115th Congress
Analysis: Trump Hits Congress With Immigration Quandary
McConnell did not mention the ticking clock on DACA at all on Tuesday when laying out the Senate schedule for September.
Policy · 115th Congress
House Appropriators Float 12-Bill Omnibus Before Recess
That would be a tall order any time and especially when work on the fiscal 2018 budget and appropriations has lagged months behind schedule.