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Also on Wednesday’s committee schedule are the nominations Karin Immergut for a district judgeship in Oregon and Richard Hertling for the Court of Federal Claims.
“Stop and think about what we hear now in airport lobbies from those who wander around shouting personal details into their phones: babbling about next week’s schedule, orders to an assistant, or arguments
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.
The House Rules Committee was prepared to schedule a meeting once the Senate adopted the conference report, with the measure likely to be cleared for the president’s signature by week’s end.
One bill under consideration that remains controversial would create a new class on the controlled substances schedule for compounds related to the super-potent pain medication fentanyl.
“Stop and think about what we hear in airport lobbies — babbling about last night’s love life, next week’s schedule, arguments with spouses — and then imagine hearing the same thing while you’re
The measures would give the Drug Enforcement Administration authority to deem certain fentanyl analogues as Schedule 1, a classification for drugs such as heroin that have no medical use and a high
Watch: McConnell Cancels Recess, Schumer Says Democrats “Welcome” Extended Schedule [jwp-video n=”1″] Rhode Island Sen.
The Senate is expected to take a week away from D.C., for a district work period the week of August 6, before returning for the balance of the month, according to the revised schedule.
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to prevent DOE from abandoning the over-budget, behind-schedule MOX facility in South Carolina that was to convert weapons-grade plutonium into fuel for nuclear power plants.
And Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who already devoted a week of floor time to the issue that yielded no successful legislative vehicle, has given no indication he plans to schedule another
Publicly, the administration claimed it was closing the executive payment schedule because it was unconstitutional.
The Senate schedule, though, is fairly sparse and leaders have used the nominations as a reliable way to occupy floor time throughout the year. John T.
Confirmation votes continue In the meantime, confirmations are expected to dominate the floor schedule, with preference given to judicial nominees, the vast majority of whom will be lifetime appointees
The schedule is tight in September and the to-do list for Congress remains long.
"The Senate schedule is crowded," Cassidy said. But, he said, "there are events in the saddle" that could bring health care back to the forefront. "Health care has to be addressed," Cassidy said.
"If Democrats are worried about a slight schedule change, would they pass [Acosta's] nomination by UC in committee the next day?"
House lawmakers had more time to digest the report thanks to a winter storm that delayed their schedule.
Senate Republican leaders scrambled the floor schedule Wednesday to shore up the shaky nomination of Betsy DeVos to be Education secretary, after two of their colleagues said they could not support her
“This hearing delay is simply to accommodate the Senate schedule.”