Speaker Refashions Transit Bill
“Republicans pledged to pass bills in a more transparent manner and reverse the era of quickly moving massive bills across the floor without proper examination.
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“Republicans pledged to pass bills in a more transparent manner and reverse the era of quickly moving massive bills across the floor without proper examination.
The offer is a major concession from GOP Members, who have held that Congress should pay for an extension of the $100 billion tax cut through the end of 2012.
“It’s good news the General Assembly reached an agreement on congressional redistricting without the involvement of the courts,” Chandler said in a statement.
Even without an amendment, what Senate GOP leaders decide could be dictated by the House GOP position and the posture of the next president.
enemies,” McConnell charged, adding that Obama “is telling the men and women who run religious schools, hospitals and charities in this country that they now face a choice that no one in the United States should
Advanced without hearings, this reckless proposal hit the relevant committees for action this week, literally a couple of hours after its release.
Long viewed as the most independent-minded Republican in leadership, Alexander can now take their calls and negotiate without looking over his shoulder. And he has.
“Attacks on women’s rights never come without being disguised as something else,” Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.) said at a hastily called press conference with Sens.
But that doesn’t mean he should let the Republicans take advantage of them without a response. “In the meantime, you’ve got to fight,” Kerry said.
Paul Broun (R-Ga.) introduced H.R. 3883, titled the Budget or Bust Act, but what more properly should be referred to as the “Let’s Forget What Didn’t Work Before Act.”
The Senate recently passed S. 1134 without debate. This legislation grants approval for construction of a $700 million bridge across the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) failed to report positions and income from outside organizations on his annual financial disclosure reports, it will do so without forming a formal investigative subcommittee.
“They should be presenting something. They can pass a budget with 51 votes; they have 53. There is no reason this body should not pass a budget so the American people can see what the game plan is.”
Those family farmers and people who live there are not going to accept it without a fight. This isn’t some inconsequential disagreement.
Texas: Lack of New House Map Impedes Fundraising Can House candidates fundraise without a district? It certainly makes it more difficult.
The whole thing should appear rather elegant and effortless, and the trick should belie all the everyday realities — and annoyances — that come with playing the game of this town on this Hill.
In both cases, the regulations were issued as “interim final” rules, which means the regulations were written and published without the benefit of public comments on proposed regulations.
The key is that Senators should try to treat contributors and noncontributors essentially the same.
But they’ll need to do that without creating uncomfortable daylight between the House Republican majority and the party’s eventual presidential nominee.
You would think that the deficit and national debt that many in Congress keep telling us are way too big would prompt a serious discussion about what should be done that has at least some prospect of actually