Congress · 116th Congress
GOP senator: No recess without coronavirus aid package
However, even if Gardner digs in, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., still controls the floor schedule.
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Congress · 116th Congress
This GOP member defends sleeping in his office, says it isn’t a health hazard
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy once told People magazine that sleeping in his office comports with his demanding schedule and he catches showers in the House gym.
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No tests, no masks, no problem! Trump visits Senate Republicans
Congressional leaders have resisted using rapid tests on Capitol Hill, despite lawmakers traveling back-and-forth to their home states and the Senate proceeding with a regular legislative schedule
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Ideological fault lines of economic reopening emerge
Its schedule going forward remains sparse. The Senate will come back on May 18 for a third week in session following a five-week hiatus.
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House vote on aid bill set despite Democrats upset over omissions
But leadership decided to proceed on schedule, indicating confidence that they have the votes to pass the huge package.
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House to vote Friday on coronavirus relief, proxy voting rule
Less than two hours later, Hoyer sent a schedule update making the Friday votes official after Democrats released text of the bill, which they’re calling the HEROES Act.
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Road ahead: Coronavirus causing scheduling havoc, but Senate presses ahead with other business
The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to cause havoc for the congressional schedule, with many senators still reporting to the Capitol despite risks to themselves and others.
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These senators are grounded in DC as coronavirus disrupts travel
Hirono were to return home, they would also face the two-week quarantine and by the time that period ended, Hirono said she may have to turn around and head back to Washington, depending on the Senate schedule
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Why Trump didn’t have to veto the Iran resolution until Wednesday
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will now need to schedule a veto override vote, which is likely to fall short of the two-thirds vote needed to override Trump’s veto.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump health official files whistleblower complaint, citing cronyism in COVID-19 response
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said late Tuesday that the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee would schedule hearings on the issue.
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McConnell-Pelosi decision to decline rapid coronavirus testing stirs questions, concerns on Hill
McCarthy also proposed a staggered schedule and teeing up bills for the end of the week or work period.
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Road ahead: Senate returns to new coronavirus normal on Capitol Hill
That is the only official House hearing on the schedule so far this week, but the newly formed coronavirus select committee may hold its first meeting this week.
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Undeterred by pandemic, lawmakers ready their NDAA proposals
The Boeing Co. program has a checkered history that includes schedule delays, unsafe debris left in the aircraft delivered to the Air Force and fuel leaks.
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Both chambers of Congress to return May 4, despite pandemic recommendations
With a return now set for next week, both chambers are expected to hold regular weekly legislative sessions through May 22 before leaving for a weeklong Memorial Day recess, according to the schedule
Policy · 116th Congress
Farm lenders want a retooled Paycheck Protection Program
Van Hoose said hiccups in the program included unanswered questions for farmers who are sole proprietors with occasional hired workers about how to calculate eligible income based on the Schedule
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Judge Justin Walker is a window into McConnell’s sway on federal courts
“The Senate majority leader might only get one vote, but I sure don’t mind getting to set the schedule,” McConnell would later say at the investiture.
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Pelosi teases plans for coronavirus relief, select committee votes
Speaker Nancy Pelosi outlines plans for House schedule, possible procedures for interim coronavirus aid package.
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GOP senators: Next coronavirus aid package may need unanimous consent
Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican appropriator from West Virginia, highlighted the challenge of reconvening the Senate on schedule. “We’re still keying in on April 20 [as] the date.
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House may cancel recesses, extend legislative weeks for days lost to pandemic
Hoyer said there is work the chamber would be doing that it will need to make up and thus future schedule changes may be needed.
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Indefinite recess: Hoyer says virus may dictate House return date
“We don’t know the status from day to day,” Hoyer said about the House schedule.