Search the Roll Call archive by keyword, date, Congress, section, or tags.
Rand Paul who supports the president’s position, said Monday he plans to object if the Senate tries to schedule a quick vote on overriding Trump’s expected defense policy bill veto.
All members of Congress have been encouraged to schedule appointments to get vaccinated through the Office of the Attending Physician.
Hoyer sent out the House’s schedule for Thursday.
The House returns to Washington on Wednesday but is not planning to vote on the omnibus until Thursday at the earliest, according to its weekly schedule.
If that schedule holds, the House could be ready to vote on the bill as early as Wednesday, though the path of a snowstorm that weather forecasters are anticipating may affect that timing.
Hoyer said as he announced the schedule update on the floor.
But his pledge to schedule floor action “at some point” left plenty of wiggle room for the timing of any future vote.
This report was corrected to state Sean Conley’s role in the administration and the day Mitch McConnell previewed a change in the Senate schedule.
McConnell has not committed to a final vote before the election, but he reiterated Saturday there would be no change to her nomination schedule. Senate Minority Leader Charles E.
“It is premature for Chairman Graham to commit to a hearing schedule when we do not know the full extent of potential exposure stemming from the president’s infection and before the White House puts
“But if everything stays on schedule, stays on track, we can set up to have a vote at the conclusion of the hearings.” Sen. Christopher S.
The noon Friday deadline to file the legislation was intended to keep the House on schedule to take up the bill early next week. The Rules Committee has scheduled a meeting at 1 p.m.
Hoyer’s timeline makes sense given a truncated congressional schedule the following week in the run-up to the shutdown deadline.
Hoyer said in a “Dear Colleague” letter last month announcing the September floor schedule. “They are based on the premise that everyone ought to have a fair and equal chance to make it in America.”
The House is not in session this week — a change from the original schedule for the year — and is instead categorizing it as a committee work week.
Hoyer informed Democrats about the schedule update in a private caucus call Monday, adding that the bill text was still being finalized.
Hoyer is expected to announce full details of the return schedule and legislative agenda on a Monday morning call with the Democratic Caucus.
“The September schedule will follow the same format as June and July, so that we can conduct our necessary work while protecting public health,” Hoyer said in a release.
characterized the meeting as “productive,” however, telling reporters it focused on education funding, as schools throughout the country struggle with dozens of issues related to remote learning or a hybrid schedule
In the meantime, my work schedule and the lives of my employees are disrupted. This stems from a selfish act by Mr. Gohmert, who is just one member of Congress,” Grijalva said.