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Although Democrats say they will keep an open mind, they insist that the Majority Leader sets the schedule and that the GOP push is futile, given that such a measure is unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled
The court must decide by next week for the Sept. 13 special to remain on schedule, according to the secretary of state’s office.
“He can say it all he wants, but the schedule is up to the Majority Leader,” Jentleson said.
“I’m coming from my past career where everything is so structured and disciplined, where this, sometimes your schedule will change four times in a day,” Runyan said.
Romney’s Friday meet-and-greet with voters at the Salt Lake City burger joint was described by one in-state Republican operative as almost unprecedented compared to his typical schedule when on a
“One option to ensure that we begin to get our fiscal house in order is a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, and I expect to schedule such a measure during the week of July 25th,” the
But a letter obtained by Roll Call shows that in 2006, during his first stint as a Congressman, Bass made a direct invitation to Bodman to come to New Hampshire and suggested “a schedule that would
Besides fundraising, the Senator keeps a busy speaking schedule addressing groups, delegates and town halls.
Republicans were careful to schedule the debt vote after the stock market had closed for the day, and they prepped Wall Street on the symbolic nature of the vote.
Other variables include whether state legislatures operate on a full- or part-year schedule, as well as changes to programs over the decades since many lawmakers moved on to Congress.
The president’s schedule is “a bit challenging,” Pfeiffer said, adding he’d talk to Obama about it.
Biden said that there will be four meetings next week, and he’s asked the principals to block off more time in the schedule for the talks.
Banks Fall Short Tester and Corker had always faced an uphill battle, working against a relatively tight deadline and a crowded Senate schedule while trying to persuade at least 60 senators
Rubio will be recognized to give his maiden speech to the Senate,” Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said while giving the daily schedule. Finally is right!
In the House, each committee publishes reports on its own and on no apparent schedule, making it much more difficult to assemble a full-year tally.
It’s generally seen as the prerogative of the Majority Leader to set the schedule and file motions to end debate, or invoke cloture.
ABC News is reporting that 16 members of former Speaker Newt Gingrich’s senior campaign staff jumped ship because of the candidate’s “distraction from the campaign” and his wife Callista’s grip on the schedule
The move is extremely unusual in the Senate, where it is generally the prerogative of the Majority Leader to set the schedule.
“The biggest challenge is going to be working around the schedule of the Capitol building and Congress,” he said.
Although his bipartisan breakfasts — once attended by 40 Members — grew “harder and harder to schedule,” Alexander hasn’t given up his hope of bringing Democrats and Republicans together.