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31 Dec 2009, 10:03 am by Ximena Marinero
[JURIST] Thirteen state attorneys general, all Republicans, demanded in a letter [text, PDF] sent Wednesday to the Speaker of the US House of Representatives and the Senate Majority Leader that a controversial provision in the health care reform bill [text, PDF] approved [JURIST news report] in the Senate [official website] last week should be struck because it unfairly benefits the state of [read post]
27 May 2009, 7:26 am
[JURIST] Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions [official website], the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee [official website], said Wednesday that he does not anticipate a filibuster [AP report] against US Supreme Court [official website] nominee Sonia Sotomayor [official profile]. [read post]
21 Sep 2010, 12:33 pm by Susan I. Nelson
[UPDATE: Senator Reid was one of the no votes so that means he can bring the bill back during this Congress which means we need three votes (to make up for Prior and Lincoln's defections and the missing Republican vote)] via blogs.ilw.com [read post]
5 Feb 2012, 2:31 pm by lsammis
Florida Senate Bill (SB 1810) introduced by Senator Stephen R. [read post]
7 Mar 2003, 1:08 pm
[JURIST] The US Senate Republican Policy Committee has posted a background paper on the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 [PDF text] (S. 3) scheduled to come up for consideration in the Senate on Monday, March 10. [read post]
13 Feb 2003, 12:34 pm
[JURIST] Responding to White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales' refusal to provide further documentation [Gonzales letter, PDF] on the nomination of Miguel Estrada, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy posted a statement on his website Thursday noting that the letter in fact contained "an admission that the Justice Department and Senate Republicans had previously refused to make. [read post]
27 Oct 2005, 1:15 pm
[JURIST] After Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination [JURIST report] to the US Supreme Court in a letter [PDF] to President Bush Thursday, Republican and Democratic Senators who had generally been lukewarm about her nomination and skeptical of her experience and credentials seemed ready to move on to a new candidate. [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 10:01 am by Associated Press
Three Democratic senators have also filed a lawsuit challenging [...] [read post]
16 Dec 2008, 9:06 am
[JURIST] US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official website] announced [press release] Monday that confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder [professional profile] will be delayed [hearing notice] one week, after Republicans objected that they did not have enough time to review Holder's record. [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 1:25 pm
Senator Joe Kyrillos, a senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said he was pleased and proud that most members of the committee voted to approve the nomination of Andrew Eristoff as state treasurer. [read post]
26 Sep 2011, 1:17 pm
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean (R-Union) issued the following statement today after the Senate passed a number of bills focusing on job creation and economic growth: “Given the fragile nature of the national economy and the uncertain future so many workers face, it is common sense we focus on job creation, economic development and fighting to make New Jersey competitive again. [read post]
18 Nov 2004, 5:06 pm
[JURIST] Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have unanimously chosen Senator Arlen Specter to be chairman next year. [read post]
9 Jun 2015, 12:31 pm by Associated Press
Democratic state senators Bob Smith and Linda Greenstein, and Republican senator Kip Bateman, who represent central New Jersey, introduced a bill Monday that would ask voters whether to approve new casinos in the northern and central ... [read post]
22 Jun 2014, 1:22 pm by Mike Shovan
We got a majority — 58 senators were ready to go our way — but the Republicans filibustered the bill and we didn’t even get to debate it. [read post]
6 Nov 2008, 1:47 pm
"Shape of Chamber Hangs in Balance; Outcomes of Four Tight Races Could Take Up to a Month to Determine": The Washington Post today contains an article that begins, "The final shape of the new Senate lingered in doubt yesterday with a runoff likely in Georgia, recounts pending in Minnesota and possibly Oregon, and uncertainty over whether the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history had held on to his Alaska seat barely a week after being convicted… [read post]
23 Aug 2022, 7:07 am by Rick Hasen
NBC News: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Monday that he isn’t worried about threats to American democracy after a national NBC News poll revealed voters ranked it as the top issue facing the country.The Republican Senate leader… Continue reading [read post]
31 Mar 2023, 1:41 pm by Capital News Service
Wes Moore’s desk Friday, despite continued pushback from Republican lawmakers. [read post]