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7 Dec 2010, 11:28 am
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean issued the following statement in remembrance of Pearl Harbor Day: “Every year we honor the thousands of people who lost their lives or were injured during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. [read post]
26 May 2011, 6:10 am
In today's edition of The Los Angeles Times, James Oliphant reports that "Obama court nominee Goodwin Liu withdraws after filibuster; UC Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu's decision is a victory for Senate Republicans; The GOP said Liu would bring an expansive view of rights to an already liberal-leaning 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. [read post]
28 Sep 2018, 10:14 am
Also online there, Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer have a post titled “E-mails Show That Republican Senate Staff Stymied a Kavanaugh Accuser’s Effort to Give Testimony. [read post]
6 Aug 2009, 12:18 pm
Just as quickly as news wires confirmed an additional Republican vote for Sonia Sotomayor, the Senate voted to seat her on the Supreme Court, 68-31. [read post]
26 Jul 2011, 10:20 am
President Obama had nominated Liu for a seat on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, but Senate Republicans refused to even let his nomination come up for a vote. [read post]
27 Jul 2012, 1:43 pm
He was rated unanimously well-qualified by the American Bar Association, has the support of both Republican home-state senators, and was approved by all but one member of the Senate Judiciary Committee two months ago. [read post]
26 Apr 2007, 1:18 pm
I love this quote from McConnell: "The solution is simple: Take out the surrender date, take out the pork, and get the funds to our troops," said Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. [read post]
11 Mar 2010, 3:40 am
”Chairman Dodd’s announcement has further fueled skepticism over whether the Senate will be able to pass a financial regulatory reform bill this year, given that at least some Republican support will be necessary now that Democrats no longer hold a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. [read post]
8 Jul 2016, 10:16 am
The resolution was introduced by Senator Chuck Grassley and cosponsored by all 14 members of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus (seven Democrats and seven Republicans). [read post]
11 Mar 2010, 3:40 am
”Chairman Dodd’s announcement has further fueled skepticism over whether the Senate will be able to pass a financial regulatory reform bill this year, given that at least some Republican support will be necessary now that Democrats no longer hold a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. [read post]
1 Feb 2021, 2:14 am
If there is any chance of picking up the necessary 10 Republican senators, it will be thanks to the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. [read post]
30 Jan 2015, 8:24 am
While bipartisan sentiment may be difficult to find in Washington, it is clear that both Republican and Democrat Senators view wellness plans favorably, recognize the crucial role that wellness plans play in lowering health care costs, and are concerned with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s litigation challenging wellness plans, especially in the absence of an articulated policy by the EEOC. [read post]
13 Oct 2020, 4:00 am
Judge Amy Coney Barrett introduced herself to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday — but only after senators from both parties spent most of the day doing the talking. [read post]
29 May 2008, 2:48 pm
But if a proposal from the top Republican from the Senate Intelligence committee is any indicator, telecom amnesty would be all but assured in any final bill. [read post]
18 May 2007, 12:53 pm
WaPo reports:At a bipartisan gathering in an ornate meeting room just off the Senate floor, McCain complained that Cornyn was raising petty objections to a compromise plan being worked out between Senate Republicans and Democrats and the White House. [read post]
21 Dec 2011, 3:53 am
Five Republican Senators have called for the House to stop playing politics and start paying attention to the Nation’s business. [read post]
4 Nov 2022, 12:10 pm
If a state has two Republican Senators, they may simply not be willing to allow a vote on a Biden nominee. [read post]
18 Nov 2006, 5:39 am
Following up on new Senate Pro Tem David Long's announcement this week (see ILB entry here) that the Senate's generous health care perk will be pared somewhat, the Indianapolis Star opines today on other "areas ripe for reform":Long plans to sign an administrative order eliminating senators' heavily subsidized health-care perk. * * * Eliminating the perk will be a sound start for the new leader, a Republican from Fort Wayne. [read post]
3 Mar 2022, 6:07 am
Under the Senate rules, therefore, Democrats need at least one Republican present to constitute a majority of the committee. [read post]
3 Nov 2010, 4:57 pm
His views are typical of Republicans. [read post]
