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The floor schedule for the few remaining weeks is a bit convoluted, a point that Cornyn emphasized on Monday. “It looks like we’re going to have to vote on the Yemen resolution by Sen.
The speaker sets the majority party’s agenda and controls the floor schedule. The gavel holder is also the lead negotiator for the House in matters involving the Senate and the White House.
Scott campaign manager Jackie Schutz Zeckman told reporters that the governor’s schedule for the week was not yet finalized, and a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., had
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Also on Wednesday’s committee schedule are the nominations Karin Immergut for a district judgeship in Oregon and Richard Hertling for the Court of Federal Claims.
Grassley said the nominees on the schedule had already made travel plans to get to D.C. “You argue that it’s unprecedented to do so without the minority’s consent.
“Stop and think about what we hear now in airport lobbies from those who wander around shouting personal details into their phones: babbling about next week’s schedule, orders to an assistant, or arguments
nomination, McConnell filed a cloture motion to limit debate on a House-Senate agreement on reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration, putting that legislation ahead of the judge in line for the floor schedule
nomination, McConnell filed a cloture motion to limit debate on a House-Senate agreement on reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration, putting that legislation ahead of the judge in line for the floor schedule
The meeting, according to an aide to the Kentucky Republican, is designed to discuss the path forward for the floor schedule and the vote schedule.
Senate Republican leaders want to schedule a floor vote for Monday or Tuesday on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court “unless something derailed it along the way,” according to Senate
If the schedule holds, it means senators serving on the committee will be voting less than 24 hours after hearing testimony from Christine Blasey Ford, who was the first woman to come forward with
The House is scheduled to vote this week on the five-year bill, which members of the House and Senate from both parties agreed to early Saturday morning, but the Senate schedule is less certain.
Republican leaders want to schedule a floor vote for Monday or Tuesday on Kavanaugh’s confirmation “unless something derail[s] it along the way,” according to Senate Republican Conference Chairman
The panel has an 11-10 party breakdown, meaning if there is a Republican who acts contrary to leadership’s initial plan and schedule, it could spell trouble for the nominee.
A scheduled Thursday afternoon Judiciary Committee vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination was always going to be the most significant event on the schedule.
“Now at the eleventh hour with committee votes on schedule after democrats have spent weeks and weeks searching for any possible reason that this nomination should be delayed, now, now they choose
The House Rules Committee was prepared to schedule a meeting once the Senate adopted the conference report, with the measure likely to be cleared for the president’s signature by week’s end.
The Senate’s schedule for September is already pretty full, with spending bills, major authorization measures and the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
With an ambitious schedule for appropriations bills in September, floor time has been a major hurdle for getting the bill to the floor.