In 2007, Senate Democrats, under Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.,), began the practice ofholding “pro forma” (non-business) sessionsevery fourth day in order to block President George W. Bush from making recess appointments. Under the Constitution, “neither house… shall without consent ...
We watch Johnson applying the arm-twisting tactics that made him a legend in the Senate, and we follow King as he keeps the... N Kotz 被引量: 5发表: 2005年 Personnel Is Policy: George W. Bush's Managerial Presidency No accounting of George W. Bush's administrative strategy is complete...
Senators on both sides of the aisle left the Capitol frustrated as they began an August recess following seven months of work that saw political messaging wars crowd out legislative results. Aside from a major foreign aid package in April, most big-ticket legislative items stalled, leaving lawmake...
Kim’s job in the Senate cafeteria nets her only $10.33 an hour, and she doesn’t get paid at all when the Senate is in recess. In order to support her honor-roll son as a single mom, she was forced to take a second job as a dancer: ...
FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, April 10, 2024, in Washington. Johnson says he is sending impeachment charges against Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, April 16, forcing senators to convene a...
has said he wants to get a bill including the tax provisions on President-elect Donald Trump’s desk by the end of April— an ambitious timeline given the size of the package and Congress’ tendency to dawdle. Some tax vets now expect lawmakers to take until their August recess to...
The Senate is slated to leave town on Thursday, starting a two-week recess over the weekend. Lead Art: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is questioned by reporters as he walks to the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 5, 2024. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Feb 20...
The U.S. Senate didn't bring a "tax extenders" bill to a vote before recessinglastmonth.So,Section45G-orthe short-line tax credit legislation-will have to wait until the Senate returns this month to move closer to an extension, according to an American Short line and Regional Railroad ...
Senate returns from its week-long recess on April 19, 2004, lawmakers are expected to take up a corporate tax and trade package that has important provisions for architects and engineers. At the heart of the legislation, on which debate began before the break, is repeal of the ...
When Johnson announced broad contours of the plan Monday night, he predicted that the House would pass foreign aid before departing for a previously scheduled week-long recess. “We had a lot of heavy lifts here in the House in the last couple of months, and we finally got to this p...