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nomination, McConnell filed a cloture motion to limit debate on a House-Senate agreement on reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration, putting that legislation ahead of the judge in line for the floor schedule
The meeting, according to an aide to the Kentucky Republican, is designed to discuss the path forward for the floor schedule and the vote schedule.
If the schedule holds, it means senators serving on the committee will be voting less than 24 hours after hearing testimony from Christine Blasey Ford, who was the first woman to come forward with
The panel has an 11-10 party breakdown, meaning if there is a Republican who acts contrary to leadership’s initial plan and schedule, it could spell trouble for the nominee.
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.
“Now at the eleventh hour with committee votes on schedule after democrats have spent weeks and weeks searching for any possible reason that this nomination should be delayed, now, now they choose
Critics say the staff on Capitol Hill skews young because of low pay, a relentless schedule and so-so benefits that drive out workers who want kids or to save for retirement.
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.
The Senate’s schedule for September is already pretty full, with spending bills, major authorization measures and the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
A very Washington Christmas Womack said he isn’t worried about how moving from a fiscal year to a calendar year schedule would affect federal agencies, which is among the concerns that have been raised
Senators didn’t exactly extend themselves with the floor schedule for their first week back in session in August, though they did confirm another pair of President Donald Trump’s nominees to be judges
The White House, when asked why Kavanaugh had not yet met with any Democrats, hinted Thursday that it had tried to schedule a meeting with Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer.
McConnell was again on the Senate floor shortly after the vote to set up next week’s schedule, which will again focus on executive calendar business.
Grassley of Iowa has the discretion to schedule a series of hearings on Trump’s nominee.
The Supreme Court hasn’t put any major cases on contentious issues on its schedule for the next term, which starts in October.
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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.
Senate Veterans Affairs’ Chairman Johnny Isakson of Georgia will be working to schedule a hearing as soon as possible once paperwork is received on the nomination of Robert Wilkie, the current under
The tentative legislative schedule for the year includes recess weeks for Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, with the traditional August state work period effectively kicking off Friday, Aug. 3.