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5 May 2011, 10:27 pm by constitutional lawblogger
Senate Republicans wrote Thursday to President Obama that they would hold up any nomination to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created under the Dodd-Frank financial regulation act, unless the administration agrees to "structural changes that will make the... [read post]
2 Dec 2021, 1:15 pm by Steve Brachmann
Tillis is one of a growing number of Republican lawmakers who are speaking out strongly against Biden’s nomination of Sohn, who previously served as a senior staffer to former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler during... [read post]
20 Jan 2015, 6:00 am by Law Offices of J Craig Fong
Last week, Congressional Republicans held a bicameral retreat to discuss their plans for advancing their priorities, now that the party controls both the House of Representatives and the Senate. [read post]
8 Jun 2011, 11:44 am by Gene Quinn
It was a leading fiscally conservative Republican in the Senate who brought the USPTO funding issue out of obscurity and to the top of the agenda. [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 7:06 pm
"Filibuster by Senate Republicans Blocks Confirmation of Judicial Nominee": Charlie Savage and Raymond Hernandez will have this article Wednesday in The New York Times. [read post]
4 May 2009, 5:57 am
Photo from Simcox for Senate website David Catanese on Politico.com reports that Senator John McCain will face a challenger in the Republican primary -- Chris Simcox, the controversial founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, a restrictionist group that patrols... [read post]
22 Jun 2017, 4:30 pm by Jeralyn
The Senate Republicans' health care bill is apparently even worse than that of their House counterparts. [read post]
22 Jun 2010, 8:44 am by laborprof lpb
Senate confirmed the nominations of Republican Brian Hayes and Democrat Mark Pearce to be members of the National Labor Relations Board. [read post]
8 Mar 2007, 2:47 pm
"Senate Republicans Deliver Sharp Criticism of Gonzales; Senators Say Attorney General Fired Prosecutors Without Explanation": The Washington Post provides a news update that begins, "Senior Senate Republicans today delivered scathing criticism of Attorney General Alberto R. [read post]
12 Sep 2006, 4:12 am
Although the draft is closer to the Bush administration's own proposed legislation [PDF text; White House fact sheet], the senators' revision retains several points at [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 9:13 am by David Ingram
Republican U.S. senators stiffened their opposition today to confirming James Cole as deputy attorney general, adding to a list of reasons they cited last year in blocking a Senate vote on his nomination. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 9:53 am by Andrew Ramonas
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), garnered no support from committee Republicans, who expressed doubts about the likelihood that the bill would clear the full Senate, let alone the Republican-controlled House. [read post]
14 Jun 2009, 11:00 am
From The Blog of the Legal Times: Embattled Tax Nominee Advances on Party-Line Vote: Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted today to move ahead with the nomination of Mary Smith to head the Justice Department's Tax Division, over Republican objections that Smith lacks significant relevant experience. [read post]
8 Sep 2020, 10:18 am by Associated Press
“The Senate Republican majority is introducing a new ... [read post]
20 Dec 2017, 4:50 am
The approval of the bill in the House and Senate came over the strenuous objections of Democrats, who have accused Republicans of giving a gift to corporations and the wealthy and driving up the federal debt in the process.As the final vote approached in the Senate, Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, gave his closing argument against the bill and scolded his Republican colleagues for talking during his remarks on the floor. [read post]
11 Nov 2021, 12:37 pm by Matthew Gehring
Reno, Nevada Republican Donald Tatro has been chosen to fill the seat in Senate District 16 after Sen. [read post]