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S.2457, a bill to provide for extension of leases of certain land by Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe S.Res.434, a resolution designating the week of February 10-16, 2008, as “National Drug Prevention and education Week” S.Res.443, a resolution designating February 2008 as “Go Direct Month”
On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; A bill to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.Result: Agreed to (73-12, 15 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)Details: [click here]
On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; A bill to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.Result: Agreed to (73-12, 15 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)Details: [click here]
Washington, DC—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today on the floor of the U.S. Senate in response to the Republican leadership’s mischaracterization of the economic stimulus package: “Yesterday and today, we have heard some remarkable statements from our Republican colleagues. We heard the distinguished Minority Leader, Senator McConnell, come to the floor…
Republican rhetoric on the economic stimulus bill has heated up of late, but their claims have been divorced from reality. Senator McConnell claimed Democrats were delaying rebate checks, but checks cannot be sent until mid-May no matter what. Senator Gregg said extending unemployment benefits would not boost the economy, but economists say it is one…
On January 29, the House approved H.R. 5140, the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act. During the week of February 4, Senator Reid is expected to offer a substitute amendment that improves H.R. 5140. This Legislative Bulletin describes the substitute amendment, referred to as the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, which is…
Last August, the Bush Administration came to Congress seeking emergency changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) so that the government could legally continue its warrantless wiretapping program — a program it had previously operated in secret, without the authorization of Congress and in violation of FISA. Though the President had wasted precious years…
Washington, DC—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today in response to the Administration’s threat to veto the foreign surveillance bill: “I’m not sure why the Administration feels the need to issue a veto threat on the foreign surveillance bill when Senate Republicans will not even let it come to the floor for…
Motion to proceed to H.R.5140, the Economic Stimulus