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> Any Harvey aid package would add yet another major item to a fall congressional agenda that already includes a debt ceiling hike, passing a spending bill to avert a government shutdown, a possible re-vote
. — On opposite sides of the Ohio River on Thursday, a Republican leader under attack from President Donald Trump and a Democratic senator facing a potentially difficult re-election bid sounded a similar
Bob Corker on Friday morning, tweeting he finds the Republican lawmaker’s recent criticism odd since he has “constantly” sought the president’s advice about his re-election prospects in Tennessee.
He hasn’t yet made a public announcement about running for re-election. But he’s continuing to raise money for his federal campaign account, which he couldn’t use for a gubernatorial bid.
A Republican member of the Senate Finance Committee thinks an overhaul of the tax code will pass this year — on Christmas Eve. “So, here’s my prediction: This is best case scenario, all right?
Holtzclaw was elected to the state Senate in 2010 and re-elected to a second four-year term in 2014.
And if the conference committee was able to reach an agreement, both the House and Senate would have to pass it before Trump could sign it into law.
After he began reading and re-litigating the words printed on the papers he placed on the blue podium, Trump devoted his next nearly 3,000 words to a harsh denunciation of specific media outlets,
And none who ran for higher office, such as for governor or Senate, won. Others have since left office. Former Kentucky Rep.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Staffers sit on the Senate steps in front of the U.S. Capitol during the partial solar eclipse on Monday.
Jason Pye, vice president of legislative affairs for FreedomWorks, said his group is still formulating specific asks but noted that any increase should be paired with “spending reductions or some sort of re-prioritization
Aside from spending more time outside his district, Scott said touring the state as a potential Senate candidate was not much different from campaigning for his own re-election.
He’s also lashed out at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a key player in any effort to push forward his legislative agenda.
And a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Kentucky Republican does not comment on personnel matters.
Corker’s comments show just how frustrated many congressional Republicans, especially in the Senate, are growing with Trump.
Mo Brooks is moving on after a distant third-place finish in the Republican primary on Tuesday for the Alabama Senate special election.
Luke Messer’s Senate campaign, and on the day Messer tweeted he was getting in the race, Greg Pence was the one who addressed the camera.
Republican candidates in the Alabama Senate primary are facing off Tuesday in the special election for the remaining term of former Sen. Jeff Sessions.
Gonzales rates the Alabama Senate race Solid Republican.
Trump’s critics say his initial reluctance to denounce the pro-white groups is a reflection of his political analysis that he needs many among their ranks to win re-election in 2020.