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Senate logjam raising the stakes

Source: Arkansas Online, Nov 25 2012, 4:26am CST

WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. Bob Dole had just assumed the mantle of Senate majority leader, after the Republican landslide of 1994, when he confronted a problem. Piles of Republican legislation from Newt Gingrich’s self-styled “revolutionary” House were stacki ...

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Bipartisan proposal on student loans circulating

Source: WBAY-TV  |   Jun 19 2013, 3:15pm CDT

By PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan compromise on student loans started to take shape in the Senate on Wednesday linking interest rates to the financial markets. If approved, it would preve ...

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Steve King: Boehner 'Has Given His Word' on Immigration

Source: Roll Call  |   Jun 19 2013, 3:11pm CDT

Rep. Steve King signaled he could be softening to his party’s leadership the day after Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, all but pledged not to bring immigration legislation to the floor without a majority of Republican support. “I’m not concerned about ...

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"It’s completely reasonable that senators choosing to argue [that] there should be more debate should have to make their case in public"


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After CBO report gives backers a boost, foes of immigration bill push back

Source: MSNBC  |   Jun 19 2013, 3:03pm CDT

By Carrie Dann, Political Reporter, NBC News After supporters of the Senate immigration reform bill got a boost from a new report estimating that the bill would substantially decrease the federal budget deficit over the ne ...

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Bill could reduce illegal immigration 25 percent

Source: Daily Chronicle  |   Jun 19 2013, 2:55pm CDT

WASHINGTON – Illegal immigration into the United States would decrease by only 25 percent under a far-reaching Senate immigration bill, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office that also finds the measure reduces federal de ...

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Wisconsin Senate to debate state budget Thursday following quick Assembly passage

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune  |   Jun 19 2013, 2:50pm CDT

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Senate plans to debate the state budget on Thursday, and Republican Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says no changes are planned. Fitzgerald said Wednesday he thinks there are enough Republican votes in t ...

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Politics is a twisted serpent

Source: The Bellingham Herald  |   Jun 19 2013, 2:42pm CDT

We’re getting mixed signals about what the state Legislature will accomplish over the next several days. It’s trying to pass a 2013-15 budget before the budget period begins, on July 1. Otherwise, parts of the government will shut down. In ...

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Which immigration amendments will pass next?

Source: The Fix  |   Jun 19 2013, 2:39pm CDT

The Senate is on the verge of considering another 10 amendments to the bipartisan immigration bill, four from Democrats, five from Republicans and one bipartisan proposal. Every time that the Senate plans to vote on amendments, we’ll ...

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Senate Majority Leader: No Changes Planned for State Budget Bill

Source: WBAY-TV  |   Jun 19 2013, 2:27pm CDT

The Wisconsin Senate plans to debate the state budget on Thursday, and Republican Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says no changes are planned. Fitzgerald said Wednesday he thinks there are enough Republican votes in the Se ...

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Wisconsin Democrat say decision not to debate budget was strategy, not surrender

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune  |   Jun 19 2013, 2:25pm CDT

MADISON, Wis. — Assembly Democrats say their decision not to debate the state budget was part of a strategy, not surrender. Democrats prepared 211 amendments going into Wednesday's floor session but didn't introduce any of them. Minority Leader Peter ...

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