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Democrats Once Outraged By The ‘Constitutional Option’

Source: Albuquerque Journal, Nov 26 2012, 2:53am CST

Majority Leader Harry Reid, frustrated by abuse of the filibuster, has vowed to change the Senate’s rule on the first day of the new Congress. If he chooses to invoke the “constitutional option” — the assertion that the Senate can, ...

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Senate rejects border fence

Source: Rantburg  |   Jun 18 2013, 11:10pm CDT

Senators on Tuesday rejected building the 700 miles of double-tier border fencing Congress authorized just seven years ago, with a majority of the Senate saying they didn't want to delay granting illegal immigrants legal status while the fence was b ...

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US: Immigration overhaul would cut federal deficit

Source: Times of India  |   Jun 18 2013, 10:53pm CDT

WASHINGTON: A US immigration overhaul would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the federal deficit over the next 20 years if it gets through Congress, congressional budget analysts said. Tuesday's ...

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29 weeks ago


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"If there were ever an example of an abuse of power, this is it. The filibuster is the last check we have against the abuse of power in Washington."


Source: Albuquerque Journal

 

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GOP support on immigration dissipating

Source: The Politico  |   Jun 18 2013, 10:37pm CDT

Congressional Republicans, who have been more receptive to immigration reform since last November, now appear increasingly unlikely to widely back the Senate immigration bill unless they can extract signifi ...

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Nuclear option uniting Republicans

Source: The Politico  |   Jun 18 2013, 10:32pm CDT

Senate Republicans have found an issue to rally around as immigration reform threatens to cleave them: opposition to the Senate Democrats’ filibuster reform threat. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky. ...

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Joe Biden touts White House progress on gun control

Source: Los Angeles Times  |   Jun 18 2013, 10:15pm CDT

In a speech to administration officials, members of Congress and gun control advocates at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Biden also tried to goad Congress to act on the issue, vowing that White House and gun control supporters would ...

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House approves ban on abortions after 20 weeks

Source: Salt Lake Tribune  |   Jun 18 2013, 10:09pm CDT

Politics » Republicans hope to capitalize on Philadelphia abortion clinic scandal. Washington • The House approved legislation Tuesday that would ban abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy, the most sweeping abortion restriction to pass any chamber ...

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Massachusetts Senate candidates spar on U.S. surveillance programs

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   Jun 18 2013, 8:23pm CDT

Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) arrives to meet with House Democrats and U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden about a solution for the ''fiscal cliff'' on Capitol Hill in Washington January 1, 2013. BOSTON (Reuters) - T ...

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Laxalt Was The Reagans “First Friend”

Source: The Moderate Voice  |   Jun 18 2013, 8:02pm CDT

Jun 18, 2013 by SCOTT CRASS Newstalgia.crooksandliars.com There is one Senator who was universally agreed to be Ronald Reagan’s number one supporter and best friend in the Congress. He was Paul Laxalt , a Senator and former Governor from ...

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Democrats Looking to Compromise on Student Loans

Source: Roll Call  |   Jun 18 2013, 7:21pm CDT

Senate Democrats will meet Thursday with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and top Obama economic adviser Gene Sperling at their weekly policy luncheon to discuss a potential compromise on student loans. Senate Majori ...

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