Deal Not Yet Sealed; Schedule Uncertain
Emerging from the session, spokesmen for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said lawmakers and the administration are continuing to work toward an agreement
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Emerging from the session, spokesmen for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said lawmakers and the administration are continuing to work toward an agreement
Were not giving up, NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said.
Beyond that, the Senates schedule is murky at best.
Texas), who has been open about her desire to run for governor of the Lone Star State in 2010, informed her colleagues Thursday that she would not seek to retain her position as policy chairwoman of the Senate
An earlier-than-expected race for three posts in the Senate GOP leadership lineup kicked off in earnest Thursday after Sen.
Alas, his presidency was a one-hit wonder, too, and he lost a re-election bid to Grover Cleveland. Interesting note: Hes the only Hoosier to ever serve as president sorry, Sen. Evan Bayh (D).
Were going to begin again tonight at 8 oclock to see if we can put this train back on the tracks, Reid said.
The bar is just a stones throw away from the Senate offices that both presidential nominees call home.
House and Senate negotiators emerged from a meeting Thursday determined to take quick action to bail out a faltering Wall Street.
Theyre the only sticking point now, a senior Democratic aide said.
Were not pulling their chestnuts out of the fire. This is their mess; they need to provide most of the votes.
Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), who faces re-election in two years. I dont think any of us can see out six months from now, much less two years from now.
Theres the firing scene, the youre-in-late scene, and the make-up scene, he divulges. But he predicts that Sophie, a former intern in the office of former Rep.
Nonetheless, the district is the more left-leaning of the Granite States two Congressional seats, and freshman Hodes is expected to win re-election.
Even as they acknowledged that the deepening financial crisis has pushed energy issues off the front burner, House and Senate Republicans said they will continue to make the issue a central piece of their
Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) has hemorrhaged support since midsummer in his tough battle for re-election against state Speaker Jeff Merkley (D), according to a new automated poll conducted for Roll Call and KATU-TV
The Senate is scheduled to vote on several amendments to the extenders package this afternoon.
Were going to finish this at the right time, not some arbitrary date, Reid said.
Youre pulling some money out of the system. For now, fundraisers agree that lawmakers are insulated from the financial fallout.
Republicans distributed a polling memo on Tuesday showing that Chicago concrete magnate Martin Ozinga (R) is running head-to-head with state Senate Majority Leader Debbie Halvorson (D), a stark contrast