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18 Apr 2008, 7:18 pm
.), ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and his Republican caucus, may block pending patent reform legislation until there is a "fair and equitable treatment" on the confirmation of federal judges, and resolution of provisions concerning apportionment of damages for patent infringement. [read post]
27 Apr 2015, 7:03 am
However, eight Republican senators joined all the Democratic senators to confirm Motl with a vote of 29 to 21. [read post]
12 Feb 2016, 7:05 am
The Republican-inspired measure, Senate Bill 408, would increase the limit on contributions to state office candidates from $1,000 to $2,700 per election. [read post]
20 Dec 2010, 8:47 am
The Washington Post (12/20, Layton) reports, "A bill that would overhaul the nation's food-safety laws for the first time since the Great Depression came roaring back to life Sunday as Senate Democrats struck a deal with Republicans that helped overcome a technical mistake made three weeks ago and a filibuster threat that seemed likely to scuttle the legislation. [read post]
2 Mar 2021, 6:02 pm
Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee. [read post]
21 Mar 2011, 7:24 am
Senators John Kerry (D-MA), Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Mark Udall (D-CO) have reintroduced the start up visa bill now that the new Congress is in session. [read post]
8 Jan 2020, 6:57 am
All of this occurred during a political battle in which Republican senators left the Capitol in order to prevent a quorum from being present in the Senate, and the governor ordered state police to arrest them and bring them back. [read post]
10 Sep 2020, 3:14 am
“ “Without posturing for cameras, Republicans and Democrats cooperate on some of America’s most complicated and urgent problems,” he wrote. [read post]
FIRST RUSH LIMBAUGH, THEN SARAH PALIN, NOW THIS: Senator Jim DeMint Threatens To Leave Current Repu…
20 Oct 2010, 7:36 pm
FIRST RUSH LIMBAUGH, THEN SARAH PALIN, NOW THIS: Senator Jim DeMint Threatens To Leave Current Republican Party. [read post]
27 Sep 2024, 5:25 am
Senate race this fall, according to a recording obtained by The… Continue reading The post “Top Michigan Republican already warns of a stolen election” appeared first on Election Law Blog. [read post]
2 Jul 2010, 8:42 am
Today the five Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee called on Democrats to concur with Governor Christie’s conditional veto of S-29, a statutory cap on property taxes. [read post]
6 May 2009, 1:14 pm
"Top Republican inclined against Scotus filibuster": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says he's inclined against using a filibuster to block President Barack Obama's nominee to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter. [read post]
16 Feb 2023, 11:32 am
Janet Malzahn and Andrew Hall working paper: We combine newly collected election data with records of public denials of the results of the 2020 election to estimate the degree to which election-denying Republican candidates for senator, governor, secretary of… Continue reading The post “Election-Denying Republican Candidates Underperformed in the 2022 Midterms” appeared first on Election Law Blog. [read post]
9 Feb 2011, 5:20 am
"Republicans ask court to toss climate case": Politico.com has an article that begins, "Two top House Republicans and the Senate's leading global warming skeptic asked the Supreme Court Monday to throw out a lawsuit seeking to force electric utilities to slash greenhouse gas emissions. [read post]
7 Aug 2010, 7:42 am
"Republicans block Bay Area judicial nominees": Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, "Senate Republicans have blocked confirmation votes on two Bay Area judicial nominees, Goodwin Liu and Edward Chen, and returned the nominations to President Obama, who must decide whether to resubmit them when Congress returns from recess next month. [read post]
23 Oct 2007, 9:54 pm
"Republicans target red-state Dems on Judge Southwick": Wednesday's issue of The Hill will contain an article that begins, "Senate Republicans and their conservative allies on Tuesday were targeting red-state Democrats in a last-ditch bid to win a confirmation battle over the most contentious judicial nominee of the 110th Congress, Leslie Southwick. [read post]
14 Feb 2012, 1:05 pm
Senators John Rockefeller and Dianne Feinstein, both Democrats; Susan Collins, a Republican, and Joseph Lieberman, an independent, have drafted a comprehensive bill that would require the secretary of homeland security to designate certain infrastructure as critical and compel steps to safeguard against hackers. [read post]
17 Nov 2011, 6:42 pm
Reid told Republican leaders of his decision in a letter late on Wednesday night, the top members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee said in a statement. [read post]
21 Dec 2006, 8:59 pm
"Senator Brownback and the Judge": The New York Times on Friday will contain an editorial that begins, "If most people were asked to list the qualities they want in a federal judge, few would include 'has not attended a same-sex commitment ceremony.' But that was the outrageous litmus test that Senator Sam Brownback, Republican of Kansas, applied to Janet Neff, whose nomination he has been blocking. [read post]
6 Dec 2010, 5:45 am
The website The Iowa Republican ("News for Republicans, by Republicans) reprinted a floor speech by Senator Grassley defending ethanol tax... [read post]
