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30 Nov 2021, 6:03 am by Brad Schnure
Senator Steven Oroho and Assemblyman Hal Wirths, the Republican members of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee (JBOC), said they will not vote to approve an incomplete plan put forward by the Murphy administration for spending federal pandemic relief funds: Sen. [read post]
29 Nov 2021, 2:26 pm by Brad Schnure
” In April, Senate Republicans put forward a comprehensive plan for using the $6.2 billion in federal pandemic relief funds sent to New Jersey through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). [read post]
26 Nov 2021, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
By preventing a vote, the Republican Senators escaped accountability. [read post]
24 Nov 2021, 12:13 pm by Amy Howe
Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit rejected a request by Phil Berger, the president pro tempore of the state senate, and Tim Moore, the speaker of the state house of representatives, both of whom are Republicans, to join the case to defend the law. [read post]
24 Nov 2021, 9:41 am by Brad Schnure
Senate Republicans Proposed a Comprehensive Plan in April Senator Steven Oroho (R-24) responded to the Murphy Administration’s release of a long-overdue proposal for the allocation of billions in federal pandemic relief funds that were delivered to New Jersey in May through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). [read post]
23 Nov 2021, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
They insist that: (a) Republicans have an obligation to assist in passing bipartisan legislation to authorize borrowing to cover a revenue shortfall for which Republicans themselves bear substantial responsibility; and (b) given the action of eleven Republican Senators last month, Republicans will again blink and, as Democratic Senator Chris Murphy put it, “at least allow [the Senate] to increase the debt limit with Democratic… [read post]
23 Nov 2021, 12:34 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
  More than 150 academics have now signed a letter calling on Democrats in the Senate to suspend the filibuster and pass the Freedom to Vote Act. [read post]
22 Nov 2021, 9:27 am by John L. Culhane, Jr.
While the bill could be passed by the House, it seems doubtful that it would gain any traction in the Senate where Republicans can use the filibuster to block the bill. [read post]
21 Nov 2021, 6:28 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
We urge all members of Congress to pass the bill, if necessary by suspending the Senate filibuster rule and using a simple majority vote. [read post]
18 Nov 2021, 9:03 pm by Jillian Moss
Senate confirmed Willie Phillips as a commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. [read post]
18 Nov 2021, 3:02 pm by Steve Lubet
Eugene suggests that the 50-50 Senate would have no way of breaking ties, the VP having created a vacancy, and that Republicans could therefore block any replacement nominated by President Biden. [read post]
18 Nov 2021, 2:20 pm by Eugene Volokh
It's not clear why Republicans in the Senate would necessarily prefer those as potential Presidents over someone Vice-President Biden proposes. [read post]
18 Nov 2021, 11:30 am by Mark Graber
  Salmon Chase was a Senator from Ohio, Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln and the fifth Chief Justice (counting Oliver Ellsworth) of the United States Supreme Court. [read post]
18 Nov 2021, 10:49 am by Jessica Rich
Senator Sullivan cited a tweet from Bedoya calling the 2016 Republican convention a “White Supremacist rally. [read post]
18 Nov 2021, 9:28 am by Florian Mueller
It's truly impressive that Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and the executive director of the Coalition for App Fairness (which Epic co-founded) were able to discuss mobile app store issues at a Korean event ("The Global Conference for Mobile Application Ecosystem Fairness") with high-ranking politicians from Korea, Europe (French Secretary of State for Digital Affairs Cédric O, who happens to be half-Korean), and the United States (Republican Senator Marsha… [read post]
17 Nov 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
Senator Joe Manchin found exactly zero Republican senators willing to support his stripped-down voting rights bill, yet he continues to refuse to alter the filibuster to clear the way for a last-ditch effort to save free and fair elections in this country. [read post]