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16 Mar 2020, 7:15 pm
That apparently is not possible because some Republican senators want to vote against this legislation. [read post]
17 Oct 2007, 2:56 pm
The move backfired when Republican opposition surmounted, threatening passage of the unrelated defense spending bill. [read post]
20 Jul 2021, 12:50 pm
Louisiana lawmakers will convene for the first veto override session in history as the Republican-dominated Legislature plans to challenge Democratic Gov. [read post]
25 Jan 2015, 10:28 am
But most bills don't hinge on partisan issues and Republicans don't vote as a unified block on everything.Looking at the big picture, switching from 21 to 19 votes makes it easier for bills of any stripe to pass, meaning the Lege will likely pass a greater volume of legislation overall (of as yet unknown content) under the new rules. [read post]
26 Feb 2015, 3:07 pm
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) today filed legislation to overturn the municipal broadband decision the Federal Communications Commission made earlier in the day. [read post]
14 Jan 2025, 7:10 am
Editor’s note: This piece is part of series presenting questions for Senators and journalists to ask presidential nominees for senior government positions. [read post]
22 Dec 2009, 1:37 pm
Senate: Former Mayor Rudolph W. [read post]
16 Jan 2009, 12:53 pm
MORE ON TIM GEITHNER AND CONGRESS: Senators who will vote to confirm his Cabinet appointment do not appear overly concerned by either of these “honest mistakes,” even though one of his larger responsibilities at Treasury will be oversight of the Internal Revenue Service. [read post]
30 Jul 2018, 10:09 am
” Susan Cornwell of Reuters reports that “Trump Supreme Court nominee picks up support from holdout Republican. [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 2:25 am
The vote result now leaves Democratic leaders in a tricky situation, given that Senator Nelson has repeatedly stated that it will be very difficult for him to vote in favor of a healthcare reform bill that does not contain the abortion funding restrictions he offered.Without Senator Nelson’s vote, Majority Leader Reid would be one vote shy of the 60 votes necessary to approve H.R. 3590, making it necessary for him to either find a Republican Senator… [read post]
4 Apr 2007, 4:43 pm
Those individuals include Republican donor Sam Fox, who is to be "recess appointed" to be Ambassador to Belgium. [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 4:18 pm
"Wisconsin’s newly elected senator has never served in public office. [read post]
5 Nov 2010, 4:33 am
While Republicans have control of the House now, Democrats remain in charge of the Senate, with the chair and ranking member of the Senate appropriations subcommittee whose jurisdiction includes NASA, Sens. [read post]
7 Feb 2017, 1:08 pm
First, Republican senators will praise him as an outstanding nominee with impressive credentials. [read post]
15 Jul 2022, 9:31 am
Second, it would triple Republicans’ opportunities to force Democrats to vote on politically awkward amendments. [read post]
15 Jul 2014, 7:56 am
Perhaps surprisingly, it’s Bill Clinton who emerges as selfish and coldly calculating in the portrait drawn by Halper’s reporting, and Hillary who comes off as warm and caring, albeit charmingly transactional for political gain, particularly with her Republican colleagues in the Senate. [read post]
24 May 2011, 11:42 am
That bill, H.R. 1893, passed the House by voice vote Monday afternoon and should be approved by the Senate this week. [read post]
17 Jul 2015, 9:08 am
(Note: the House impeaches or accuses; the Senate tries the official and can convict with a two thirds majority.) [read post]
11 Mar 2014, 5:49 am
Republicans in the House are expected to vote this week on legislation that would permanently repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) Medicare physician payment formula. [read post]
6 Feb 2007, 2:14 am
The Norfolk paper reports here on the strange report given by a lawyer who wanted to become a juvenile and domestic relations district court judge in Norfolk with a Republican member of the House of Delegates whom she says asked her questions about religion, abortion, politics, and feminism.Evidently, the really important questions were omitted, like who's better, Cowboys or Redskins, Army or Navy, Beatles or Rolling Stones, and if she was a cup of gelato, what flavor would she be, and… [read post]
