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House members were told to stay flexible on their schedule as efforts to avoid a government shutdown continued in Washington. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Bottom row from left, Rep.
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 budget recorded a $69 billion surplus in fiscal 1998, four years ahead of schedule.
The Senate tax bill keeps a more complex rate schedule, with seven brackets beginning at 10 percent and topping out at 38.5 percent.
Coming off a grueling 2014 schedule and a 30-point re-election victory, Rep.
“Not to say it’s different than other jobs, but a lot of days on the Hill, you don’t know what your schedule is going to be or when you’re going to get off,” Looser said.
The discussions on the schedule, which the lawmakers say are not yet final, is a testament to how much the chamber still has to accomplish before the year’s end and the looming political battle over
“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.”
“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.”
Given the current tempo of the congressional schedule, the members’ team, which includes other freshman players, hasn’t had a practice session.
Despite the tight schedule in front of them, House Republicans were optimistic after Brady’s announcement Wednesday and see the task ahead as doable.
McConnell did not mention the ticking clock on DACA at all on Tuesday when laying out the Senate schedule for September.
With lawmakers returning to kick off the fall working session, energy and environment policies won’t be high on their to-do list, but their champions aim to fill any floor schedule gaps with measures that
“When I look at my schedule and I don’t see ‘call time’ [for fundraising] and I look at my schedule and I don’t see ‘endless markup in committee,’ I relish it,” said former Rep.
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
Here is the schedule: July 13: “The Princess Bride” July 20: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” July 27: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” Aug. 3: “Back to the Future” Aug. 10: “Top Gun”
Jumping in Given how this week’s schedule for the House floor amounts to another period of legislative water treading, however, McHenry’s first task was to put his organization skills to work on another
Scalise makes it to every practice, despite his busy schedule. He told Roll Call he was trying to turn around a losing record.
The remark again showed how the president sees his business experience as allowing him to fundamentally change and reverse years of major weapons program cost overruns, schedule delays and cancelations
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