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Vitter spent much of Thursday on the Senate floor, prepared to object to allowing other amendments to proceed without a guarantee of a vote on his measure (either on the current bill or another one
Vitter spent much of Thursday on the Senate floor, prepared to object to allowing other amendments to proceed without a guarantee of a vote on his measure (either on the current bill or another one
“Those in touch with reality, and most everyone is in touch with reality, should understand that passing a clean CR is the right thing to do,” Reid said.
And, instead of relying on a legislative maneuver to force the Senate to vote on defunding Obamacare without risking a shutdown at the end of the month, it contains language that would actually zero
That means, Ray said, the funds should not be charged the same fees the 2010 health care law will charge the insurance companies issuing those typical plans.
of the old idea that terrorism should be treated as a law-enforcement matter.
of the old idea that terrorism should be treated as a law-enforcement matter.
But Republican leaders believe they have found a way to finesse the situation, making the spending bill’s path less complicated without infuriating too many conservatives.
But no additional funding from the U.S. should be sent to Benin without a guarantee that the government restores respect for human rights and the rule of law.
With every deduction, exemption and credit in the U.S. tax code potentially on the chopping block, here is one policy goal that should make the cut: Every person in the U.S. should have a decent,
Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., has debated whether the United States should go to war several times — in Iraq, Kosovo, Afghanistan — but she has never had a vote on the call to war.
The FDA holds that when a compounding pharmacy does that, it has crossed the line into acting like a drug manufacturer and should be regulated by the agency.
That’s why the law should require manufacturers to test their chemicals and report their findings to the public.
Under normal circumstances, a limited cruise missile strike should not take more than a few hours and therefore doesn’t fall under the War Powers Act.
“Members should expect a robust debate and vote on an authorization of use of military force pertaining to Syria in the next two weeks.”
“Members should expect a robust debate and vote on an authorization of use of military force pertaining to Syria in the next two weeks.”
Another year should not go by without regular order in the House for the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill.
A thorough regulatory impact analysis should identify the widespread problem regulation might solve, consider a variety of alternative solutions, and then assess the benefits and costs of each alternative
Duncan’s legislative successes come from behind-the-scenes negotiating and without the need to tout them in his strongly Republican district.
Including a trigger would give the president the ability to respond swiftly to another use of chemical weapons without having to come back to Congress, and potentially be more of a deterrent to Assad