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Salon
January 24, 2018
Whatever his motivations were, McConnell doubled down on the filibuster quite literally. During the 110th Congress, 139 cloture motions were filed, compared to 68 when Democrats controlled the chamber in 2005 and 2006. McConnell ramped up his legislative blocking in 2013 after Obama was re-electedÃÂ ...
MENAFN.COM
January 15, 2018
As Chairman Rangel did with HAMP in the 110th Congress (House Ways & Means Committee), we are calling on Congress to hold hearings to deconflict the laws and institute safe harbors to support the economy and enhance uniform public policy. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher: Rydstrom says, theÃÂ ...
Meriden Record-Journal
January 12, 2018
Congressman-Elect Chris Murphy speaks about the agenda of their first 100 hours of the 110th Congress during a press conference at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford Wednesday afternoon December 20, 2006. Behind him are Congressman-Elect Joe Courtney, left, and Congressman JohnÃÂ ...
Washington Examiner
August 29, 2017
This achievement ranks the 115th Congress alongside the 110th Congress for the fifth-highest count of laws compared to the past 16 sessions of Congress. Fourteen of those 46 measures had the "sole purpose" of overturning Obama-era regulations under the 1996 Congressional Review Act, Pew added.
Vox
July 25, 2017
Make no mistake: This is a very different process from what we saw in 2009 and 2010 during the 110th Congress, when the Affordable Care Act was drafted. To show this, we used a tool from the research website ProQuest to search for all hearings marked as part of the bill's legislative history. We found 38ÃÂ ...
Civilrights.org
June 21, 2017
The Leadership Conference Voting Record, published annually, contains a sample of Senate and House votes from the current Congressional session. The included votes reflect positions taken by every senator and representative on the legislative priorities of The Leadership Conference and its coalition members.
Physics
June 3, 2017
Before I committed to running, I volunteered on candidate Patrick Murphy's campaign and then served as a 51-year-old intern in newly-elected Congressman Patrick Murphy's office. So I like to say that I started the 110th Congress as an intern and ended it as a sitting Congressman. (So no one should think that an internshipÃÂ ...
CNN
April 3, 2017
That marked only the second time ever the number of cloture motions reached triple digits; in the 110th Congress, 112 cloture motions were filed with less than half -- 61 -- succeeding. There are lots and lots of reasons to explain the soaring filibuster numbers. Senate Republicans insist that former SenateÃÂ ...
Roll Call
March 30, 2017
Connors estimated the association has been around since the 110th Congress, but that's hard to pinpoint. “Even if it wasn't officially a House administration official organization, there's been an informal one,” she said. “We've always been a unified group, always tried to work together.” Want insight moreÃÂ ...
Annanews
November 2, 2017
In 2007, the 110th Congress incorporated language in H.R. 4986 authorizing the Secretary of Defense to conduct a program commemorating ...
eNews Park Forest
October 29, 2017
... the 110th Congress incorporated language in H.R. 4986 authorizing the Secretary of Defense to conduct a program commemorating the 50th ...
R Street
October 18, 2017
However, in the 110th Congress, their use increased significantly, totaling 37 instances. The use of the tactic remained relatively level in the ...
Washington Examiner
August 29, 2017
This achievement ranks the 115th Congress alongside the 110th Congress for the fifth-highest count of laws compared to the past 16 sessions ...
Vox
July 25, 2017
Make no mistake: This is a very different process from what we saw in 2009 and 2010 during the 110th Congress, when the Affordable Care Act was drafted. To show this, we used a tool from the research website ProQuest to search for all hearings marked as part of the bill's legislative history. We found 38Â ...
Observer
June 27, 2017
As minority leader, Pelosi established a reputation as a pragmatist who enforced party discipline. Fast forward to the 2006 elections, with Democrats gaining 30 seats and majority party control. Taking the gavel at the start of the 110th Congress, Pelosi became the first female speaker of the House, presiding ...
Civilrights.org
June 21, 2017
The Leadership Conference Voting Record, published annually, contains a sample of Senate and House votes from the current Congressional session.
Physics
June 3, 2017
So I like to say that I started the 110th Congress as an intern and ended it as a sitting Congressman. (So no one should think that an internship won't get you ...
Wildfire Today (blog)
April 27, 2017
In 2007 Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington introduced Senate Bill 1152: Wildland Fire Safety and Transparency Act of 2007. It never made it to the Senate floor and died in the 110th Congress which ended in December. The bill had one co-sponsor--Colorado Senator Ken Salazar, who is now President ...
Huffington Post
April 5, 2017
In the 110th Congress in 2007-08, when I had the honor of working for House Judiciary Chair John Conyers, Democrats had just regained ...
CNN
April 3, 2017
That marked only the second time ever the number of cloture motions reached triple digits; in the 110th Congress, 112 cloture motions were filed with less than half -- 61 -- succeeding. There are lots and lots of reasons to explain the soaring filibuster numbers. Senate Republicans insist that former Senate ...
Roll Call
March 30, 2017
Connors estimated the association has been around since the 110th Congress, but that's hard to pinpoint. “Even if it wasn't officially a House administration official organization, there's been an informal one,” she said. “We've always been a unified group, always tried to work together.” Want insight more ...
Roll Call
March 30, 2017
Ayshia Connors, president of the Black Republican Congressional Staff Association, works in Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick's office. (Tom Williams/CQÂ ...
The Hill
March 18, 2017
Many of the Democrats who served in the 110th Congress say the party's lurch left — in part caused by moderate losses, in part by liberal ...
United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
December 16, 2016
Congressional Record - A substantially verbatim account of proceedings in the Senate for the date specified. Daily Digest - A summary of the day's floor and ...
Liberty Nation (registration) (blog)
August 15, 2017
I am proud to support this legislation that I originally sponsored with the late Senator Edward Kennedy in the 110th Congress, because makingÃÂ ...
NRA ILA
August 11, 2017
An earlier version of the bill introduced in the 110th Congress made clear that this restriction would apply to all semiautomatic handgunsÃÂ ...
Newsweek
July 2, 2017
Taking the gavel at the start of the 110th Congress, Pelosi became the first female speaker of the House, presiding over an 84 percent maleÃÂ ...
Physics
June 3, 2017
So I like to say that I started the 110th Congress as an intern and ended it as a sitting Congressman. (So no one should think that an internship won't get youÃÂ ...
Wildfire Today (blog)
April 27, 2017
It never made it to the Senate floor and died in the 110th Congress which ended in December. The bill had one co-sponsor--Colorado SenatorÃÂ ...
Huffington Post
April 5, 2017
In the 110th Congress in 2007-08, when I had the honor of working for House Judiciary Chair John Conyers, Democrats had just regainedÃÂ ...
Roll Call
March 30, 2017
Ayshia Connors, president of the Black Republican Congressional Staff Association, works in Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick's office. (Tom Williams/CQÃÂ ...
San Francisco Chronicle
January 5, 2017
“The 233 jubilant Democrats in the new 110th Congress cheered and clapped as they voted unanimously for their 66-year-old party leader.”.
Daily Signal
December 29, 2016
In his report, Grassley noted that the Judiciary Committee “has considered nominations at a pace similar to that of the 110th Congress … whenÃÂ ...
United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
December 16, 2016
Congressional Record - A substantially verbatim account of proceedings in the Senate for the date specified. Daily Digest - A summary of the day's floor andÃÂ ...
The Hill
March 18, 2017
Days after the 2006 elections that gave Democrats control of the House for the first time in a dozen years, freshman lawmakers gathered for a candlelight dinner at the Library of Congress.
The Hill
March 18, 2017
Days after the 2006 elections that gave Democrats control of the House for the first time in a dozen years, freshman lawmakers gathered for a candlelight dinner at the Library of Congress.
Observer-Reporter
March 9, 2017
A similar scenario played out in the Democrat-controlled 110th Congress when Speaker Nancy Pelosi preferred a weakened President George W. Bush to impeaching him for lying to the American people about the Iraq War.
NJ TODAY
March 6, 2017
... the first time since 1974 that both chambers passed a concurrent resolution calling for a posthumous pardon of an individual. Additionally, the resolution passed the House in the 110th Congress and passed the Senate in the 108th and 113th Congresses.
Transport Topics Online
March 5, 2017
TIA successfully fought off unnecessary and unreasonable bond and other regulatory measures in 2008 during the 110th Congress. Shippers began demanding individual bonds to earn their business. Eventually, with OOIDA and ATA pushing for a bond ofÃÂ ...
The Inquisitr
February 12, 2017
It was the 110th Congress. The bill had 93 co-sponsors in the House. It was sent out to subcommittees. Then, nothing happened.
Mic
February 10, 2017
When Jeff Sessions was sworn in as attorney general on Wednesday, he said that the U.S. should end undocumented immigration. "We need to end this lawlessness that threatens the public safety, pulls down the wages of working Americans," he said.
Media Matters for America
February 2, 2017
In total, the GOP Senate allowed just 20 confirmations -- two appellate judges and 18 district court judges -- during the 114th Congress.
Media Matters for America
February 1, 2017
In total, the GOP Senate allowed just 20 confirmations -- two appellate judges and 18 district court judges -- during the 114th Congress.
The Global Dispatch
January 26, 2017
On January 23, 2008 the 110th Congress introduced Reinstatement of the Secure Fence Act of 2008 (H.R. 5124). This bill called for Homeland Security to construct an additional 700 miles (1,100 km) of two layered, 14 foot (4 m) high fencing along theÃÂ ...
The Global Dispatch
January 26, 2017
On January 23, 2008 the 110th Congress introduced Reinstatement of the Secure Fence Act of 2008 (H.R. 5124). This bill called for Homeland Security to construct an additional 700 miles (1,100 km) of two layered, 14 foot (4 m) high fencing along theÃÂ ...
AirForceTimes.com
January 23, 2017
She tried to run for former New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici's seat in 2008, but lost the Republican primary and retired from the House when the 110th Congress concluded. But controversy has also followed Wilson in her career. In 2007, she was connected ...
KRWG
January 13, 2017
Representative Pearce served on the House Natural Resources Committee from the 108th to 110th Congress. During the 109th Congress, he served as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, and during the 110thÃÂ ...
El Defensor Chieftain
January 13, 2017
Pearce served on the House Natural Resources Committee from the 108th to 110th Congress. During the 109th Congress, he served as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, and during the 110th Congress, PearceÃÂ ...
Bristol Press
January 6, 2017
The OCE was established by the 110th Congress in 2008 to increase accountability and transparency in the House of Representatives.
Pacific Daily News
December 21, 2016
Bordallo and representatives from the other U.S. territories are asking the U.S. House of Representative to again give them a symbolic vote during the Committee of the Whole, as they had in the 110th Congress and 111th Congress. Delegates from theÃÂ ...
