Reid Expected to Return to Hill This Week
Sources familiar with Reid’s schedule said on Monday that Reid’s talks with House leaders probably will occur “round the clock— as Democrats race to deliver a final health reform package to President
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Sources familiar with Reid’s schedule said on Monday that Reid’s talks with House leaders probably will occur “round the clock— as Democrats race to deliver a final health reform package to President
— Schumer said it isn’t necessarily appropriate to decide now what will be on the schedule in March and April, because Congressional leaders will likely make their decisions based on how the economy
Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) lost out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign receipts as a result of events that were cancelled in December to accommodate the Senate’s hectic late-session voting schedule
Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) lost out on hundreds of thousands of dollar in campaign receipts as a result of events that were cancelled in December to accommodate the Senate’s hectic late session voting schedule
Obama aides explain the president’s relatively lean recent domestic travel schedule by noting he has been in Washington attending to business.
He still suffers from some lingering effects — his speech is somewhat impaired and he uses a motorized scooter or cane to get around — Johnson maintains a normal Senate schedule and rarely misses votes
The Situation Room session, which was described in detail on the daily White House schedule, appeared at least in part designed to show that the president was taking command of the situation in the wake
We should schedule this special election as soon as possible,” Case wrote. Case and former state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa are the two Democrats in the race.
The Senate on Wednesday agreed to further accelerate its schedule to complete work on Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) health care reform bill, deciding by unanimous consent to hold a vote on final
Reid has also used his skill as a parliamentarian and his toughness to drive the Senate over the speed bumps and potholes crafted by the minority, holding the Senate to a punishing schedule to accomplish
“It’s still the same schedule,— Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) said following the lunch.
Republicans appearing on the Sunday morning TV talk shows were all but conceding that there is nothing they can do at this point to derail the bill without the help of at least one Democratic defector.Sunday’s schedule
Defense appropriations bill — and to begin what could be several days of around-the-clock health care debate on the floor — lawmakers seemed to be reserving their energy for the weekend.How the floor schedule
“The majority leader is in charge of the schedule. I mean, he’s the reason we’re doing the Defense bill in the middle of the health care bill,— McConnell said.
[IMGCAP(1)]Members similarly have little control over the legislative schedule in the final days of a session and are advised to trust their leaders to get them home swiftly and safely.
At least for now, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has managed to stay on schedule to pass health care legislation by Christmas after the Senate early Friday morning agreed to vote on the
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Friday: “I think we’ve made it clear we’re not going to expedite the schedule for health care.
Mark Begich (D-Alaska) charged on Friday, arguing that GOP Senators, “by their actions and now delay tactics, they’re setting the schedule.—
Doug Thornell, a spokesman for Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen (Md.), agreed that the hectic schedule had left little time for Republican mischief.
For instance, earlier this month, Republicans accused Reid of attempting to rig the floor schedule to accommodate his fundraising trips when he tried to cancel a Saturday vote that would have conflicted