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Despite Rancor On Tariffs, Senate GOP Rejects Legislative Response
Despite controlling the floor schedule and having a majority in the chamber, some GOP senators put the blame on Democrats for the muted response.
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Despite controlling the floor schedule and having a majority in the chamber, some GOP senators put the blame on Democrats for the muted response.
When White House officials briefed reporters on the proposal Thursday night, they were a few days ahead of schedule.
Grassley announced in November that he would schedule confirmation hearings for appeals court nominees even when a home-state senator objects and doesn’t return a blue slip — as long as the White
On the floor, McConnell has twice sought to put a slate of appeals court nominees on the schedule within a day after the Judiciary Committee advances them, something Democrats say shortchanges senators
The programs over which lawmakers exercise their power of the purse each year, through their convoluted and always-behind-schedule appropriations system, routinely comprise just under 30 percent of
Grassley is planning to schedule a hearing to consider Trump’s nomination of Kyle Duncan of Louisiana to a seat on the 5th Circuit, according to the Politico report, on whom home-state Republican
Indeed, lawmakers cannot let any fiscal 2019 reconciliation effort slip into October of next year because that time is likely to be reserved on the schedule for lawmakers to be home running their
Confirmation votes continue In the meantime, confirmations are expected to dominate the floor schedule, with preference given to judicial nominees, the vast majority of whom will be lifetime appointees
“The Senator expects to resume his regular work schedule soon,” according to a statement to WAPT-TV in Jackson. Trump’s tweet appeared to indicate Sen.
Ross cited the short congressional schedule in September as a reason for getting the debt ceiling settled.
Aggressive schedule Short outlined what he acknowledged is an “aggressive schedule” for putting together a still-unwritten tax bill.
That means, right on schedule, it is time for endless repetition of the Trump talking point that only out-of-touch elites peddling “fake news” care about the Russia scandal.
Social schedule With the D.C. weather expected to remain hot — sunny and muggy and in the mid-90s all week, here are some events on the Hill to keep you busy. And cool.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced a truncated August recess, but the new schedule might just be the opening bid in a complex negotiation with Democratic leaders over the terms of debate
They argue that the Republican strategy of keeping the bill’s contents and schedule under wraps has been effective at avoiding public pressure against the bill.
President Donald Trump and his nominal congressional allies have fallen so far behind the budgetary schedule that it’s already impossible for them to recover in time to avoid a pileup of political
Sometimes he just wants to get through the upcoming floor schedule announcements and bats down Hoyer’s questions — which wouldn’t be out of place in the British House of Commons’ Prime Minister’s questions
They said they wanted to wait until voters had picked the next president, and because they were in the majority, they controlled the schedule.
Much of the floor schedule in the coming weeks will be occupied with efforts to confirm Trump's cabinet, with Democrats slowing the pace on a number of the nominees.
The White House schedule notes a 45-minute meeting for the four Senate leaders, followed by Trump meeting with McConnell alone.