Democrats Face Uphill Battle to Beat Grassley
Even in his mid-70s, Grassley still has a reputation for keeping a vigorous work and campaign schedule.
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Even in his mid-70s, Grassley still has a reputation for keeping a vigorous work and campaign schedule.
that the Empire State Senator was co-captain of the women’s team at Dartmouth College and played regularly as a young lawyer, but she gave up the game when marriage, family and Congress took over her schedule
“It’s been nights, weekends, holidays,— one Democratic lobbyist said of his work schedule.
— Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), unable to reach agreement with Reid on a schedule for voting on additional amendments, moved Sunday to force moderate Democrats to take at least one
> Abercrombie’s announcement last week that he is leaving Congress early to focus on his 2010 gubernatorial campaign leaves Democrats in a bind and officials in Hawaii fumbling to figure out when to schedule
Of course, even that schedule could be optimistic given the Senate’s glacial pace of late.
Immediately following the omnibus vote, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) continued his effort to push Democrats to schedule votes on a handful of amendments to the health care bill.
“I still haven’t put up my Christmas tree,— said DeMint, who acknowledged having to postpone several events as a result of the Senate’s seven-day work schedule of late.
The staffer primarily works to manage the district office and the Congressman’s schedule in addition to running the office internship program.
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday that the Senate will be in session Saturday and Sunday to dispose of a $446.8 billion omnibus spending measure, but he said the schedule for the rest of
Meanwhile, Pelosi said her chamber is on schedule to wrap the rest of its work for the year by Dec. 16, which would allow her to travel to Copenhagen for the international climate change summit.
In a letter to the president in November, I raised my concerns that the redeployment schedule is too aggressive.
The Speaker’s office declined to discuss details of a possible Pelosi trip to Copenhagen next week, pending more certainty about the House schedule.
The 2010 schedule includes a two-week spring recess falling over Easter and Passover, and breaks for Memorial Day, July Fourth, Columbus Day and Veterans Day weekends.
CVC officials refused to provide a list of the events recently held in the CVC; spokeswoman Sharon Gang said in an e-mail that the “room schedule is not information that we share with the public.
— Feinstein said that the health bill outlines a gradual implementation schedule, and if there are problems that need to be fixed in the years ahead, there will be time to do that before the legislation
John Ensign’s (R-Nev.) relationship with a former campaign aide — called for the Senate to schedule hearings on Baucus’ recommendation that Hanes get the appointment.
Nevertheless, with Obama’s commitment to transparency, the White House continues to announce many of the meetings on the daily schedule circulated to reporters.
Texas traditionally has been at or near the front of the 50 states in its election schedule. In this election cycle, only Illinois has an earlier filing deadline (Nov. 2) and primary (Feb. 2).
“I think we would come in somewhere around noon on Sunday,— Reid said, responding to a question from Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) about the weekend schedule.