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14 Jun 2008, 7:16 pm
Championed by Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus, the bill faced stiff opposition from Republicans who objected to the tax offsets, most notably taxing offshore deferred compensation of hedge fund managers and delaying a business tax interest deduction until 2019. [read post]
17 Jul 2019, 10:11 am
” Yesterday, LeVine had an article headlined “Republican senators may sink another Trump judicial nominee; Senators have raised concerns about Halil Suleyman ‘Sul’ Ozerden’s judicial record and possible issues with a background check. [read post]
25 Jan 2009, 9:47 am
After I posted the list of Senators who voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay legislation -- those who voted against it were all Republican men and all women Senators, regardless of party, voted for it -- suggested that this is the prime example of why we need more women in office, regardless of how much some men support "women's" issues. [read post]
29 Jul 2008, 1:26 pm
Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator, has been indicted on seven counts of making false statements. [read post]
13 Jul 2011, 8:32 am
Increased Local School Aid Encourages Property Tax Relief Efforts Senate Republican Budget Officer Tony Bucco announced today that local school districts will receive an additional $318 million in school aid for the 2011-2012 school year: Senator Bucco worked closely with the Christie Administration in an effort to gain a fairer share of school aid dollars for suburban schools in the final state budget signed by the Governor. “School children and property taxpayers… [read post]
15 Feb 2014, 1:27 am
Senators voted 26-7 to send the measure to the House. [read post]
29 Apr 2008, 6:37 am
Castille has toughened his criticism of Senate Republicans for not acting on four interim appointments to state appellate courts, and dismissed their arguments about diversity as 'misplaced.'" And earlier this month, The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania published an article headlined "Top justice backs Rendell on 4 appellate nominees. [read post]
6 Oct 2011, 8:38 am
He’ll need a filibuster-proof 60 votes to win confirmation in the full Senate, but in May, 44 Republican senators signed a letter vowing to oppose any nominee unless the bureau is restructured with a board of directors akin to the U.S. [read post]
20 Feb 2009, 11:47 am
Republican lawmakers have introduced companion bills in the Senate and the House entitled the Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act--or the Internet Safety Act. [read post]
9 Nov 2016, 12:37 am
Many in the "sentencing reform" community thought that, while they lost in this Congress, they would win in the next one.So much for that.The Republicans kept their Senate majority, meaning that Mitch McConnell will remain as Majority Leader. [read post]
11 Feb 2022, 9:47 am
The Supreme Court has set itself on a collision course with the forces of change in an inexorably diversifying America.The six Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices have been nominated and confirmed by GOP presidents and senators representing the voters least exposed, and often most hostile, to the demographic and cultural changes remaking 21st-century American life. [read post]
8 Nov 2006, 3:06 pm
Voter turnout in North Carolina was low, a product of having no Senate race this year. [read post]
9 May 2016, 6:18 am
Here is the gist of the piece: But if the Senate Republicans won’t listen to Democrats — or even to the majority of Americans who want Garland to get a hearing — perhaps they will pay attention to the words of several Supreme Court justices, past and present, who have warned about the problems created by an eight-member court. [read post]
2 Feb 2016, 7:52 am
After a remarkable night in Iowa, one that served as a rebuke to Donald Trump and to the opinion pollsters, the Democratic Party was faced with the prospect of confronting a youthful and articulate Republican candidate come November: Senator Marco Rubio, who finished a strong third in the G.O.P. caucus, behind Ted Cruz and Trump. [read post]
1 Aug 2012, 9:21 am
Congratulations to Ted Cruz, who just won a runoff election for the Republican Senate nomination in Texas. [read post]
27 Jun 2007, 10:29 am
Via Yahoo/AP NewsWASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday killed a Republican proposal to require all adult illegal immigrants to return home temporarily in order to qualify for permanent lawful status in this country. [read post]
12 Jul 2022, 3:26 pm
If you check in on Twitter today, the left is uniformly thrilled that UC Berkeley law professor Khiara Bridges has put a couple of white Republican Senators in their place. [read post]
8 Nov 2008, 3:07 pm
"Put as many long-range torpedoes into the water aimed at Senator Obama's ship of state before Republicans lose control of the Executive Branch as possible. [read post]
31 Jul 2017, 8:53 am
Later Tuesday evening, however, the Senate denied by a 43-57 vote the Better Care Reconciliation Act, Senate Republicans’ primary health care reform legislation. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 9:13 am
President Obama’ American Jobs Act proposed extending this provision through 2012, and House Republicans have identified this as an issue of potential common agreement with the President. [read post]
