Both the House and Senate are in session today as the Senate is posed to approve three new FERC nominees to finally re-establish a full slate of commissioners. The Senate is expected to take up the nomination of David Rosner to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June… Read More
With the House and Senate in Washington for a limited amount of time this week due to congressional delegations to Normandy for D-Day events, the Senate is expected to vote today on a bill that would guarantee access to contraception nationwide, as Democrats seek to draw a contrast with Republicans in the run up to… Read More
As negotiations continue in the Senate on immigration reform, Senate Republicans are vowing to block a bipartisan border security deal from moving forward on the floor, three months after Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) hailed it as a “huge success,” reflecting the rising partisan tensions of an election year. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer… Read More
While the House will reconvene tomorrow for votes at 6:30 P.M. for a very brief schedule this week, the Senate is in session today and will reconvene at 3:00 P.M. and following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to resume consideration of the nomination of Krissa Lanham, to be US District Judge… Read More
Top House Democrats plan to oppose GOP legislation compelling the delivery to Israel of defense equipment already approved by Congress — and are actively urging a no vote in their caucus, teeing up a fight over an issue deeply dividing the party. Democrats are rallying to oppose a House Republican effort, H.R. 8369 – Israel… Read More
The Senate reconvened at 10:00 A.M. and is expected to vote on confirmation of the nomination of Courtney Diesel O’Donnell to be United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, with the rank of Ambassador as well as the nomination of Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara to be United States District Judge… Read More
The Senate will reconvene for the week at 3:00 P.M. and will take up the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Courtney Diesel O’Donnell to be United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, with the rank of Ambassador. The House reconvened for the week at 2:00 P.M…. Read More
The Senate just cleared a procedural hurdle as it moved closer to reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline. Senators voted 84 to 13 to open debate on the five-year reauthorization, putting them closer to clearing the complex package. This comes as the House voted on Wednesday to pass a one-week… Read More
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) on Tuesday night teed up H.R. 3935, the FAA Reauthorization, for a procedural vote on Thursday. The package will need 60 votes to advance. The Senate’s push to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is coming down to the wire this week as they struggle to strike a… Read More
The Senate will reconvene at 3:00 P.M. and will consider the nomination of Donna Welton, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste with a vote expected at 5:30 P.M. Following disposition of the Welton nomination, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.3935, an act to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize… Read More
