How Republicans should respond to Reid in the lame-duck session
Nothing is more fun in Washington than a good election cleansing followed by the spin doctors trying to define what it means. Tuesday's bloodletting was no different, but that time is almost over as we...
View ArticleThis week: Welcome to the lame-duck session
After nearly two months on the campaign trail, Congress will be back in session on Wednesday for new member orientation and leadership elections.Work on major legislation won't commence until after the...
View ArticleWednesday: Welcome back, Congress
The House and Senate return Wednesday for the first day of the lame-duck session.Both chambers have been in recess so that members could campaign since Sept. 18. The voting schedule for lawmakers'...
View ArticleThis week in Congress: Keystone, immigration
The Keystone XL oil pipeline and President Obama’s expected executive action on immigration will loom over this week in Congress.Both chambers will likely adjourn by Thursday and not return until after...
View ArticleHouse finishes lame-duck session
The House adjourned at 10:29 p.m. Thursday, completing its work for the 113th Congress after a long day of drama over whether a government funding bill would be approved.House members are now headed...
View ArticleMcConnell deals blow to Obama TPP hopes
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday crushed any hope that Congress could pass a sweeping Pacific Rim trade agreement before the 2016 elections.McConnell, who has expressed...
View ArticleChamber's Donohue: TPP vote likely after the elections
A top U.S. business leader expects a vote on a massive Asia-Pacific trade agreement after the November elections.U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue said Monday that election-year pressures...
View ArticleHouse lawmakers urge Obama to forgo lame-duck TPP vote
Six House Republicans are calling on President Obama to forgo a congressional vote on a Pacific Rim trade deal before he leaves office.Michigan Reps. Candice Miller and Dave Trott spearheaded a letter...
View ArticleRyan: TPP doesn't have support for House vote this year
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis) on Thursday said an expansive Asia-Pacific trade deal won’t get a vote in Congress this year because there isn’t enough support.Ryan said there is no point in bringing up the...
View ArticleProgressives praise Clinton's stronger stance against the TPP
Progressives praised Hillary Clinton for sharpening her opposition to an Asia-Pacific trade agreement, calling her position necessary to kill the far-reaching deal. Several left-leaning groups said the...
View ArticleProgressive groups urge Clinton to lead fight against a TPP vote
A coalition of progressive groups on Thursday sent a letter to Hillary Clinton urging her step up her opposition to holding a vote on a sweeping Asia-Pacific trade agreement this year.Democracy for...
View ArticleLew: TPP vote still possible in lame-duck
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Wednesday said he still believes Congress could vote to ratify a broad Asia-Pacific trade deal, despite some high-profile opposition.Days after Senate Majority Leader...
View ArticlePresident Obama, Congress at odds over Pacific trade deal
President Obama and congressional leaders remain at odds over whether an Asia-Pacific trade agreement will get a vote before he leaves office.House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said...
View ArticleReichert: President Obama must rally Dems around Pacific trade deal
The head of a House trade subcommittee said Wednesday that President Obama must rally members of his own party to pass an expansive Pacific trade agreement in Congress this year.Rep. Dave Reichert...
View ArticleHatch: TPP deal will get done in lame-duck session
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch said Wednesday that Congress will pass a sweeping Asia-Pacific trade agreement before the end of the year.The Utah Republican said he is working with the...
View ArticleHouse Democrat expects support to grow for Pacific trade deal
A pro-trade House Democrat said Monday that there are more than 28 votes within his party for an Asia-Pacific trade agreement that may come up during the lame-duck session.Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia...
View ArticleRyan: Pacific deal can't be fixed in time for lame-duck vote
Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday he doesn’t think the White House can fix problems with a sweeping Pacific Rim trade deal before the end of President Obama’s tenure.The Wisconsin Republican and one of...
View ArticleSchumer says Pacific trade pact may have enough votes to pass the Senate
The expected future leader of Senate Democrats said Tuesday that there is a chance the upper chamber will pass an Asia-Pacific trade agreement this year while acknowledging there is a tougher road in...
View ArticleFroman: Congress can pass the Pacific Rim trade deal
The nation's top trade official on Tuesday expressed optimism that Congress can pass a sweeping Pacific Rim trade pact this year. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said that if House and Senate...
View ArticleGOP loads up lame-duck agenda as House control teeters
Republican lawmakers are packing their agenda for the lame-duck session after the Nov. 6 elections, recognizing it could be their last shot for at least two years to pass legislation under unified GOP...
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