Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today about Republican obstructionism in the Senate. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Over the last week, I’ve listened to my Republican colleagues come to the Senate floor to lament how little the Senate has accomplished during the 112th Congress. I…
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GOP Lawmakers Take More Hits At Home After Boehner Pulls Plug On Key Priority BOEHNER OFFICIALLY ‘PUNTS’ ON FARM BILL CNN: House GOP Punts On Farm Bill. “House Republican leaders announced Thursday they will not take action on a new farm bill until after the November elections — a sign of sharp internal GOP divisions on…
Convenes: 12:00pm Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. The first hour will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. During Thursday’s session, cloture was filed on H.J.Res.117, the continuing resolution and…
ROLL CALL VOTE 1) Motion to proceed to H.J.Res.117, the continuing resolution; Agreed to: 67-31 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Began the Rule 14 process of S.3607, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. (Hoeven) Completed the Rule 14 process of S.3576, Limitation on Foreign Assistance. (Paul) EXECUTIVE ITEMS Jointly referred PN1948, the nomination of Keith Kelly,…
There will be no further roll call votes during Thursday’s session of the Senate.
The Senate adopted the motion to proceed to H.J.Res.117, Continuing Resolution, by a vote of 67-31. Senator Reid then filled the amendment tree with technical amendments and filed cloture on the joint resolution. Senator Reid then moved to proceed to S.3525, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting,…
2:00pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to H.J.Res.117, the continuing resolution; Agreed to: 67-31
Washington, D.C.- Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: This month I join more than 52 million Latinos in Nevada and across the country to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Each year, Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity to honor the…
Convenes: 9:30am Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. The two hours will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. At 2:00pm, all post-cloture time on the motion to proceed to H.J.Res.117,…