Politics · 115th Congress
Omnibus Action Next Week Possible, but Obstacles Still Exist
Hoyer, he did not announce it as a definite part of the upcoming floor schedule. Rather, he noted action on the spending package was “possible.”
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Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Announces Thursday Afternoon Meeting on Tariffs
The session was not listed on the president’s public schedule, which was released by the White House around 10:45 p.m.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Made No Promises to NRA, Sanders Says
The NRA meeting was not on the president’s public schedule. Good (Great) meeting in the Oval Office tonight with the NRA! — Donald J.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Focuses on Shooting Fallout — but Challenges Abound
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 20, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1; The president late last week was eager to visit with victims, pushing his aides to schedule a Friday evening visit to a Florida hospital
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Passes Budget Deal With Shutdown Underway
“Our request is that you publicly state that you will schedule a vote to consider the bipartisan Hurd-Aguilar bill and any other DACA bills that you wish to consider, under a Queen of the Hill rule
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
The Appropriator in Winter: Frelinghuysen’s Last Stand
[No Sign of Punishment for ‘No’ Votes on Tax Overhaul — Yet] While Frelinghuysen controls the committee schedule, a difficult primary season could lead to a shortened legislative calendar and
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
In Budget Talks, the ‘Dreamer’ Tail Wags the Spending Caps Dog
of nearly 700,000 “Dreamers” living in the United States under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, as a major drag on wrapping up appropriations bills that are months behind 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
Trump’s ‘Dreamer’ Proposal Can’t Thread Legislative Needle
When White House officials briefed reporters on the proposal Thursday night, they were a few days ahead of schedule.
Policy · 115th Congress
Senate Republicans Steamroll Judicial Process
On the floor, McConnell has twice sought to put a slate of appeals court nominees on the schedule within a day after the Judiciary Committee advances them, something Democrats say shortchanges senators
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.
Politics · 115th Congress
Six Things to Watch as Tax Overhaul Endgame Nears
The Senate tax bill keeps a more complex rate schedule, with seven brackets beginning at 10 percent and topping out at 38.5 percent.
Politics · 115th Congress
House Freedom Caucus Has Mulvaney’s Ear
Mulvaney scheduled talks with nine individual members of the caucus 15 times, nearly as often as he did with House Republican committee leaders (17), according to a copy of his schedule acquired by
An Old Saw’s New Twist: Death (of the Deficit Hawks) and Taxes
The programs over which lawmakers exercise their power of the purse each year, through their convoluted and always-behind-schedule appropriations system, routinely comprise just under 30 percent of
Politics · 115th Congress
Sessions Defends His Reputation in First House Testimony
“We traveled sometimes to several places in one day, sleep was in short supply, and I was still a full-time senator with a very full schedule.”
Politics · 115th Congress
Sessions Defends His Reputation in First House Testimony
“We traveled sometimes to several places in one day, sleep was in short supply, and I was still a full-time senator with a very full schedule.”