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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
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
After seeing copies of the president’s recent private schedule (which is different from the misleading version released to the press), Swan reported that Trump normally holds his first meeting of the day
“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.
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
We’re simply being flexible to honor their concerns about managing their schedule and some possible absences.” Even if all senators are present, the vote will still be tight.
Republican leaders added the legislative day to the schedule to get the conference process moving.
An aide to Ryan indicated the White House meeting was still on, saying the speaker’s schedule has not changed.
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
Grassley is planning to schedule a hearing to consider Trump’s nomination of Kyle Duncan of Louisiana to a seat on the 5th Circuit, according to the Politico report, on whom home-state Republican
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
Indeed, lawmakers cannot let any fiscal 2019 reconciliation effort slip into October of next year because that time is likely to be reserved on the schedule for lawmakers to be home running their
The Senate Finance Committee is eyeing a markup of its version of the bill the week of Nov. 13, according to individuals with knowledge of the schedule.
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
BURR: Unfortunately, we have to cut this short because Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has a very tight schedule. Sen. Risch will take the lead in questioning the secretary of State.
Reading the Senate schedule Tuesday might give off a serious sense of deja vu. But there is a reason for that.
Despite the tight schedule in front of them, House Republicans were optimistic after Brady’s announcement Wednesday and see the task ahead as doable.
The schedule is tight in September and the to-do list for Congress remains long.
McConnell did not mention the ticking clock on DACA at all on Tuesday when laying out the Senate schedule for September.
The effort appears to be on schedule. The EPA took the first official step to repeal the regulation by submitting a proposed rule at the end of June, kicking off the public comment period.