With Nominations Slog, Senators Kill Time They Have to Kill
The decision by Democrats to slow Trump's executive-branch nominees will bring long hours over the coming weeks, but it will also bring an unusual degree of certainty to the schedule.
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Grassley Outlines Timeline for Confirming Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee
Grassley also reiterated his belief that the Senate would be ill-advised to keep it's current April recess schedule for Easter in the event Gorsuch has yet to win confirmation.
Politics · 114th Congress
House, Senate Republicans Schedule Joint Retreat
House, Senate Republicans Schedule Joint Retreat -
Politics · 114th Congress
McConnell Pledges Obamacare Rollback But Cautions About Overreach
We have an election every two years right on schedule, and we have had since 1788,” the Kentucky Republican said. “We’ve been given a temporary lease on power, if you will.”
Politics · 114th Congress
Ryan, McConnell’s Spending Hopes Could Be Dashed — Again
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said the September schedule, which included several bills that are part of the GOP’s “A Better Way” plan, reflected a desire from members to provide a down payment
Heard On The Hill · 114th Congress
What’s the Secret to Balancing a Hill Job and Extracurriculars?
Beckelman kicks off the all-day event by putting up a big board with a list of rooms and blank schedule slots — nothing else.
Policy · 114th Congress
What Is a Continuing Resolution?
The process has been completed no less than three weeks behind schedule, and the average finish has been about 100 days beyond the legal deadline.
Politics · 114th Congress
Ryan Faces Competing GOP Interests in September Session
Before the House adjourned in July, the Freedom Caucus made moves to force a vote on an impeachment resolution and is planning to do so again in September if leadership doesn’t schedule a vote in
Policy · 114th Congress
5 Issues to Watch When Congress Returns in September
Leadership had two legislative days to schedule a vote on the matter. Those two days expired last month since the House met in a few pro forma sessions.
No, Congress Won’t Get More Productive Come Fall
Instead the members will have to take cold comfort in the realization that they’re on track, maybe even a little ahead of schedule, to match their constituents’ exceedingly low expectations for
Politics · 114th Congress
Congress Struggling to Finish To-Do List Before Summer Break
“The floor schedule is the problem,” he said.
Politics · 114th Congress
Order in the House
Then Republicans voted to start the July 4 recess, two days ahead of schedule. Democrats continued to occupy the House floor and tape their proceedings until about 1 p.m. June 23.
Policy · 114th Congress
House Democrats Stage Chamber Floor Sit-In For Gun Vote
Larson, D-Conn., a leader of the demonstration, reiterated that notion, telling members to schedule flights home on Saturday or Sunday if they’re “serious” about this sit in.
House and Senate Charge Ahead on 2017 Spending Bills
The week’s appropriations schedule is daunting: The full House Appropriations Committee will consider the fiscal 2017 Military Construction-VA appropriations bill at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Heading Into Endgame, McConnell Declares ‘Dysfunction is Over’
There’s also an unusually long August recess to contend with given the national party convention schedule. Those conventions start in July.
Congress Has a List of Deadlines, Is Checking It Twice
Congress returns this week for a pivotal work period with multiple deadlines, a busy schedule for an institution that tends to wait until the very last minute to get things done.
Appropriators Set Listening Sessions on Spending Bills
subcommittee chairmen whose bills the House did not pass earlier this year will host listening sessions Nov. 17 through Nov. 19 so members can ask questions or provide input on the measures, according to a schedule
Abortion Vote a Prelude to Senate’s Shutdown Watch
The schedule for the week is complicated by the Yom Kippur — which falls on Wednesday — and the historic joint meeting Thursday for the first papal address in the history of Congress.
Highway Bill Might Be Senate’s Last Accomplishment Before August
Other than advancing a three-month bill to keep transportation programs running past the end of July, there’s little thus far on the schedule for the first week of August.
‘Fast-Track’ Trade Fight Nears Crucial House Vote
uncertainty remains that Republican leaders haven’t yet added the bill — which would clear the way for President Barack Obama to move forward on a 12-nation Pacific trade deal — to this week’s floor schedule