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3 Mar 2010, 8:48 pm
As I mentioned the other day, the reconciliation process was created to deal with budget-related bills, and one of the key architects of the procedure, Democratic Senator Robert Byrd, has insisted (repeatedly) that it should not be used for sweeping social legislation like the pending health care proposal. [read post]
Health Care Reform, Reconciliation, and the Role of the Senate: Some Wise Counsel from Key Democrats
28 Feb 2010, 7:46 am
Democratic Senator Robert Byrd, who defined the narrow contours of the reconciliation process in the so-called “Byrd Rule,” adamantly insists that the process is inappropriate for sweeping social legislation like the pending health care reform bill. [read post]
23 Feb 2010, 1:24 pm
(PA), Robert Byrd (WV), Claire McCaskill (MO), and Max Baucus (MT) in sending the letter, demanding a response to their concerns for the workers and industries affected in their states. [read post]
22 Feb 2010, 3:10 pm
Mark Begich of Alaska, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Carl Levin of Michigan and Max Baucus of Montana, said that while EPA has the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources, it lacked such power to regulate stationary sources. [read post]
19 Feb 2010, 11:51 am
Robert Byrd of West Virginia, who is 92 and frail. [read post]
16 Feb 2010, 5:43 am
Byrd The House of Lords is not the watchdog of the constitution; it is Mr. [read post]
4 Feb 2010, 7:30 pm
I've only got time tonight for a quick post that brings to the attention of those two of you who might not have seen last Saturday night's "Saturday Night Live" skit with actor John Hamm spoofing Senators Scott Brown, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer, and Robert Byrd, and one of Bank Lawyer's Blog's favorite buffoons, House Banking Committee Chairman Barney Frank. [read post]
18 Jan 2010, 8:19 am
(This comment was provoked by the revelation that Robert Gates was in a secret location during President Obama's inauguration so that he could take over if Obama, Biden, Pelosi, and Robert Byrd were all killed, Clinton and Geithner being unavailable to serve because neither had ben confirmed, unlike Gates, a carryover from the Bush Administration.) [read post]
17 Jan 2010, 9:46 am
First of all, whether he was the "most logical person" or not, there's the little matter of the Succession in Office Act of 1947, which places sucession, following the Vice President, in the Speaker of the House and then the President pro Tem of the Senate (currently Robert Byrd). [read post]
December 29, 2009 – Environmental Law Settlements, Decisions, Regulatory Actions and Lawsuit Filings
29 Dec 2009, 5:50 pm
December 29, 2009 – A summary review of environmental law settlements, decisions, regulatory actions and lawsuits filed during the past week. [read post]
December 29, 2009 – Environmental Law Settlements, Decisions, Regulatory Actions and Lawsuit Filings
29 Dec 2009, 5:46 pm
December 29, 2009 – A summary review of environmental law settlements, decisions, regulatory actions and lawsuits filed during the past week. [read post]
23 Dec 2009, 2:12 pm
Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., and Herb Kohl, D-Wis., and Rep. [read post]
21 Dec 2009, 9:47 am
Robert Byrd (D-W.V.) who has been in and out of hospitals and lay at home ailing. [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 9:54 am
Robert C. [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 9:54 am
Robert C. [read post]
7 Dec 2009, 4:08 pm
It was Democratic Senator Robert Byrd who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1964. [read post]
4 Dec 2009, 7:59 am
 West Virginia Senator Robert C. [read post]
3 Dec 2009, 7:44 am
Byrd Federal Courthouse in Charleston. [read post]
24 Nov 2009, 9:23 am
.), Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), Robert Bennett (R-Utah), Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), and Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) directed the USDA to study “controlled atmosphere stunning,” a method that, when done using a proper mix of gases, provides a more humane death by rendering birds unconscious before they’re shackled, let alone cut. [read post]
24 Nov 2009, 9:23 am
.), Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), Robert Bennett (R-Utah), Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), and Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) directed the USDA to study “controlled atmosphere stunning,” a method that, when done using a proper mix of gases, provides a more humane death by rendering birds unconscious before they’re shackled, let alone cut. [read post]
