Why They Didn’t Show Up to Sit In
His reason : He said that, while supporting “the principle of keeping guns out of the hand of terrorists, I felt my constituents were best served by my continuing to work and maintain my pre-existing schedule
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Politics · 114th Congress
Cash Grab: Obama Picks Up Fundraising Pace
June was his most prolific month, with six fundraisers, according to White House and other records of his public schedule. From January to March, he did nine. Sen.
Heard On The Hill · 114th Congress
The Idea That Kept America Watching the Sit-In
“Little did I know, my whole schedule would be blown out yesterday,” Peters said.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Disappear, Donald
His schedule should be packed with the fundraising events he’s started holding, both because he needs the money badly and because it would give him a chance to meet privately with GOP bigwigs and reassure
Inside the House’s First Social Media Non-Filibuster
What the House Democrats were demanding was the same as what their Senate Democratic colleagues achieved last week — a reversal by the GOP bosses to schedule roll call votes before the July 4th
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.
Politics · 114th Congress
White House Debuts Democratic Unity Sales Pitch
“He’ll be focused on a schedule that involves two fundraisers and taping of the Tonight show.”
Politics · 114th Congress
A Final Round for Obama’s Wish List
But before all eyes turn toward the post-Labor Day schedule, lawmakers and the White House have six weeks to make a case for their priorities.
Politics · 114th Congress
Crises Mount, House Still Won’t Act
That is also the targeted schedule for the House to pass legislation addressing the opioid epidemic.
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.
Policy · 114th Congress
Hastert Sentencing Delayed, New Witness May Testify
The judge delayed sentencing from April 8 because one of the individuals has a schedule conflict — a business trip. The new date is April 27, according to reports.
Policy · 114th Congress
The Cancer Caucus
Debbie Wasserman Schultz told about her cancer diagnosis at first were close family members, her roommates and the need-to-know staff who helped manage her schedule as she was going through treatment.
Politics · 114th Congress
No Role in Court Vote, But House Still Has Plenty to Say
(The GOP senators say they won’t schedule hearings, a vote, or even a courtesy meet-and-greet with President Barack Obama’s next high court nominee.)
Democrats Tie Up House Floor to Force Vote on Guns Bill
The House ultimately didn’t bring up a number of suspension measures that were on Tuesday’s schedule. By the fourth procedural vote on Tuesday, Republicans started to take the bait.
Daniel Webster Presses Nuanced Case for Speaker
Most pointedly, Webster says he’d remake the schedule so the last vote every day happens before sundown — a symbolic move in favor of “legislating in the sunshine,” he says, that would herald a
Will Speakers Ever Again Be Able to Stay on Their Own Terms?
The three intervening speakers who also got pushed out of office ahead of their own schedule were shown the door for different reasons.
Indiana Reps Still Wrestling With Residency
But members past and present agree that GOP leadership’s adherence to a predictable schedule consisting of fewer, longer days in session makes it easier to be present in their districts with their families
Members Living in Their Offices Rent-Free Adds Up
Even with that arrangement, House members would need to budget $17,000 for lodging on the 110 or so weeknights their schedule says they can expect to be in D.C. this year.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting to Run
“Some young person they’ve never met now manages their schedule, which includes everything from dentist appointments, to parent-teacher conferences, to when the in-laws are visiting.”
Democrat Has Trick Up His Sleeve to Battle Irrelevance
(An alternative would be filming a new trick only on Mondays the House is in session; Jan. 12 was the first of just 18 such days on the 2015 schedule.)