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Unfinished Appropriations Work Piled High as Yuletide Awaits
Complicating everything is a truncated schedule in the House, with lawmakers out until Wednesday, at least for the moment.
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Complicating everything is a truncated schedule in the House, with lawmakers out until Wednesday, at least for the moment.
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.
Specifically, the California Democrat asked the speaker to schedule a vote on the VAWA Reauthorization Act of 2018, a bill by Texas Democratic Rep.
Cory Gardner of Colorado had the responsibility of getting several district judges confirmed, passing remaining legislative items and — perhaps most importantly — announcing the schedule.
His bill is one of the three on the schedule for Thursday’s Appropriations Committee meeting.
The measures would give the Drug Enforcement Administration authority to deem certain fentanyl analogues as Schedule 1, a classification for drugs such as heroin that have no medical use and a high
“We thought it would be unfair to the other candidates to reschedule the debate based on Donna’s schedule,” he said. Longtime Republican Rep.
GOP leaders will also be under pressure to add funding flexibility for the military, including to help contractors stay on schedule for certain shipbuilding deliveries.
OIG had “selectively” left out a statement from an agency spokeswoman that the private and military planes were used only after officials had failed to find commercial flights that would meet Zinke’s schedule
“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.
House GOP Leaders Schedule More Health Care Votes -
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