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On Friday, White House legislative affairs director Marc Short told Roll Call the administration wants Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to schedule votes on the Cornyn-Murphy legislation; he has
Hoyer, he did not announce it as a definite part of the upcoming floor schedule. Rather, he noted action on the spending package was “possible.”
The budget pact would help the home state of the Kentucky Derby, among other equine-centric states, in another way: renewing a faster, three-year depreciation schedule for owners of race horses.
Some Democrats already weren’t thrilled about the potential disruption, attributing it to poor planning by the Republican majority, which controls the floor schedule.
GOP leaders will also be under pressure to add funding flexibility for the military, including to help contractors stay on schedule for certain shipbuilding deliveries.
[No Sign of Punishment for ‘No’ Votes on Tax Overhaul — Yet] While Frelinghuysen controls the committee schedule, a difficult primary season could lead to a shortened legislative calendar and
of nearly 700,000 “Dreamers” living in the United States under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, as a major drag on wrapping up appropriations bills that are months behind schedule
“They’re in charge of the schedule; they were in charge of giving us the dates for the retreat, etc. etc. etc. We don’t control any of that,” he said.
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1; Meantime, the lone item on Trump’s public schedule for Monday is an 11 a.m. intelligence briefing.
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
One of two amendments that the panel approved by voice vote was offered by its chief sponsor Mike Johnson and dealt largely with revising a schedule for the Justice Department to provide a report
[Take Five: Matt Gaetz] Q: How are you adjusting to the congressional schedule? A: Obviously, I’m missing my husband and my puppies (two Cavalier King Charles spaniels) and friends.
The Senate tax bill keeps a more complex rate schedule, with seven brackets beginning at 10 percent and topping out at 38.5 percent.
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.
Coming off a grueling 2014 schedule and a 30-point re-election victory, Rep.
“We traveled sometimes to several places in one day, sleep was in short supply, and I was still a full-time senator with a very full schedule.”
Speaking for over 20 minutes during an event that was not added to his schedule until midday, Trump told the American people his message during the trip had been received loud and clear by Asian
“We traveled sometimes to several places in one day, sleep was in short supply, and I was still a full-time senator with a very full schedule.”
The scenario is all too familiar: House Republican leaders schedule a floor vote on a major legislative priority and exude confidence the bill will pass despite a chorus of rank-and-file concern.