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The leadership of the Department of Defense should certainly inform the process, but the president is the commander in chief and should take full responsibility for any decision to deploy our brave service
And local activists launched a “Fridays Without Fitzpatrick” initiative, where they gather at his district office each week to discuss a range of issues.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared without hesitation Monday that Congress will raise the debt limit come September.
It should be a layup for a Republican senator from ruby-red turf to endorse his party’s sitting president for renomination.
Staff have accompanied lawmakers on many of their trips and often take delegation trips without members.
[Will Hurd: Trump Should Apologize for Charlottesville Remarks] Trump hit back on Twitter on Thursday morning, calling the senator “Publicity seeking Lindsey Graham” and saying Graham “falsely
side, Doug Jones, the U.S. attorney who successfully prosecuted two suspects for the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham that killed four young girls, secured the nomination without
“Without a teleprompter Trump just showed us his true colors – we should believe him.” she tweeted.
Without minimizing the long-term threat posed by North Korea to stability in Asia, there are — by virtually all accounts — no plausible military options.
The new bill, instead of leaving the definition of terminal illness to the states, says that eligible patients should have a “life-threatening disease or condition” as defined by current federal
Conyers, the dean of the House, filed paperwork that placed Martin on leave without pay for a three-month period then amended that to two weeks, which would have ended April 19, 2016.
McCain said in the radio interview that the Trump administration should immediately engage with China following the reports that the North Korean military now has a miniaturized nuclear device that
“It should be concerning to citizens that the cornerstone, the keystone of our democracy may not have the capacity to do its job as effectively as we need it to,” she said.
Meanwhile, CQ Roll Call has learned that behind the scenes, some Senate Republicans have been discussing various options for raising the debt limit in recent weeks, without coming to a public conclusion
But the realities of the Senate suggest the president and his team should tread lightly on the topic.
The history of Congress is full of achievements that never could have happened without collaborations among congressmen and senators who almost always disagreed with each other, but found a way to work
Trump tweeted Monday that the 2010 health care law is “hurting people,” and insurance companies and lawmakers should share in that pain.
“If they’re going to draft a bill in the backroom and expect me to jump on board without giving input, I’m not wired that way,” Tester said. “You’ve got to have a process of regular order.”
Republican Study Committee Chairman Mark Walker, R-N.C., suggested there should be some kind of consequences.
Of course, the GOP boss was suddenly without any motive to do his longtime frenemy a favor, after his stunning and decisive vote against the health care bill.