Dec 16, 2018 – Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the rare farmer in the Senate, was among the rump of Republicans to vote against the bill. … Then once House Republicans gave up on that issue, Democrats apparently were hungry to pass a bill that would deliver on SNAP. … And Trump has signaled his readiness to sign a bill with no savings. Edwards sees "classic logrolling" at work.…

Dec 11, 2018 – If you're late to this story, read two pieces to get yourself caught up: First, the Washington Post's extensive report about the history … vote there. … But it’d be the wrong thing to do.…

Dec 7, 2018 – Susan Collins (R-ME), who could have been a “no” vote, to vote for confirmation. … In order to make up for the rest of what he owes, Avenatti will have to hand over a number of assets for his wife to liquidate. … Avenatti will also be required to sign over to his wife his law firm’s stake in a 2016 Honda private jet.…

Dec 23, 2018 – It’s up to the church to change the abortion laws.” Now, you might disagree with his perspective, as I do. … Of course, there’s always the question of whether we have a God-given responsibility to vote and be involved. … Well, I hate to break the news to you, but if we don’t vote and get involved politically, we won’t even have the ability to fight things…

Dec 22, 2018 – Conservatives in Congress and in the media were urging Trump not to sign. … Speaker Ryan never wanted the border wall, so he would never bring up a bill to fund it for a vote in the House. … Now's his time to put up or shut up.…

Dec 21, 2018 – “Now it’s up to the Democrats as to whether or not we have a shutdown tonight. … it, but he provided few specifics on what he would sign, according to two people present who spoke on the condition of anonymity to … ) December 21, 2018 The Senate passed a procedural vote Friday evening to take up a short-term spending bill passed by the House.…

Dec 21, 2018 – The president is willing to sign it into law.   … Either they will vote to keep the government open and secure our border, or they will vote for open borders, drug trafficking, and … Question, though: Might some Democrats vote with Republicans to abolish the filibuster, knowing they'd exploit the new rule down the…

Dec 20, 2018 – President Trump is expected on Thursday to sign this 10-year, $867 billion agro-monstrosity. He shouldn’t. … “The final text continues to allow farmers who earn up to $1.8 million to receive taxpayer subsidies.” … The main thing is for the president NOT to sign the Farm Bill any time soon.…

Dec 19, 2018 – Not to be. It then got kicked back to Dec. 7, only to again be delayed to Dec. 21. … And we’re here to say that we’re ready to fight on behalf of all the freedom-loving Americans to make sure we have secure borders. … President, we’re going to back you up. If you veto this bill we’ll be there.…

Dec 19, 2018 – There probably is going to be a veto override vote after Christmas: Saying that signing a gun rights measure “would be detrimental … to the safety of all of our citizens,” Gov. … “Why would I sign a bill that gives more power to the gun advocates?”…

Dec 18, 2018 – Other organizations to sign onto the bipartisan letter include U.S. … Safavian, General Counsel at The ACU, concluded by noting to fellow conservatives that "Charles Grassley is not making members vote … Senate just invoked cloture on the First Step Act (vote 82-12). Debate is now limited to 30 hours.…

Dec 17, 2018 – also sign on to receive ballots by mail in perpetuity. … , you know, try to make sure the only people who vote are those legally allowed to vote. … Perhaps that’s one reason they want to turn more and more of the electoral process over to vote-by-mail and the myriad ways pressure…

Jan 3, 2019 – Remember her infamous mantra that Congress had to "pass it to find out what's in it?" … In November a group of 16 Democrats released a "Never Pelosi" letter pledging to vote against her come election time. … Andy Kim (NJ), also backtracked when it came time to actually vote.…

Jan 3, 2019 – Lindsey Graham has a warning for President Trump about the fight over border wall funding: to give up would be to kiss the presidency … “He’s not going to sign a bill that doesn’t have money for the wall. I can tell you exactly how this is going to end. … House Democrats plan to vote on legislation Thursday that would reopen the government.…

Nov 23, 2015 – On a vote of 289-137, including 47 Democrats, the House voted to require the FBI to closely vet any applicant from Syria and to guarantee … I think it is a sign of Washington's moral and intellectual bankruptcy that U.S. citizens are being forced to pay for those fleeing … How about President Obama himself, a president elected to end wars, but who has ended up starting more wars than his predecessor?…

Dec 3, 2015 – Vote still underway — Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) December 4, 2015 Budget reconciliation pkg to repeal Obamacare/defund Planned … The 1,300-page bill was nearly a decade in the making, and the White House has said President Barack Obama was ready to sign it — and … Collins and Cruz being mum on how they're going to vote. It's also unknown how Sens. Rubio and Paul will vote.…

Nov 30, 2015 – National Review reports: President Obama didn’t require Iranian leaders to sign the nuclear deal that his team negotiated with the … Rouhani warned that passage would force him to sign the document, which he'd avoided doing.   … The 'Supreme Leader' runs the show in that country, and he allowed his so-called Guardian Council to sign off on the accord, guaranteeing…

Dec 10, 2015 – The truth is that this Senate vote is much bigger than Obamacare supporters would like you to believe. … For states like Kentucky and New Hampshire that are poised to rollback their expansions entirely, the Senate vote is confirmation they … They’ve enrolled 33% more people than the state promised would ever possibly sign up.…

Dec 26, 2019 – up any of the claims. … She also cited the loosening of the unmasking protocols under Obama as another sign of what was to come within the halls of the DOJ … Congress has had numerous chances to step up oversight of FISA process amid repeat, documented surveillance abuses against US citizens…

Dec 24, 2019 – Quite literally, nothing was changed by the House Democrats’ formal vote to impeach the president, a formal vote to say nothing more … What if the House voted to impeach a president, but failed to send such impeachment to the Senate, does the impeachment even matter … To believe, as Speaker Pelosi evidently does, that withholding the articles could somehow compel the Senate to cater to her partisan…

Dec 22, 2019 – He said, 'I just want to let you know that you have to vote for impeachment.' And I said, 'What do you mean?' … And he said, 'You've got to vote for impeachment. … "We are there to work for the American people and not to have constant political bickering and to come up with a weak impeachment.…

Jul 5, 2018 – remind them to vote. … maybe that was a side benefit to growing up in a small town -- people were eager to do anything new. … We would wake up before dawn and drive to some small town where were would meet local volunteers who had decorated a convertible, or…

Jul 10, 2018 – Are they simply expected to sign a document they can’t read and vote on a measure they don’t understand? … sign a petition, am I entitled to read the petition or the proposed measure before I make up my mind?” … sign and return to you.…

Jul 10, 2018 – It’s not impossible, but it makes it that much harder and increases the chances that whatever they do come up with to explain their … to take back the Senate. … moderates, and that’s a very good sign of things to come,” Ron Bonjean, a GOP operative who managed White House communications during…

Jul 27, 2018 – Final sales to domestic purchasers 3.9%, Final sales to private domestic purchasers was up 4.3% Major drag was residential investment … But those kinds of things are not going to have an influence on my vote.” Also, Mrs. … win just over 50% of toss-ups or 25% of Toss-up/lean R to take bare majority. https://t.co/274clJce5y — amy walter (@amyewalter) July…