Today in Washington D. C. - Nov 1, 2007
From Senate sources: A vote has finally been scheduled in the Judiciary Committee on the nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey to be attorney general. Despite earlier praise for Mukasey from Democrats, some are now joining the rush of Democrat presidential candidates to oppose his nomination. By the time Judge Mukasey gets his vote on Tuesday, his nomination will have been pending for over 40 days, longer than any other attorney general nominee in 20 years. Democrat objections to Mukasey have centered on their desire to get him to declare “that their whims on the tactic of waterboarding are law,” as National Review Online wrote yesterday.
Andrew McCarthy looked at Democrats’ views on this subject and noted that they seem to depend on the occupant of the White House at the time.
Meanwhile, CQ Today reports Democrats are moving forward with a plan to send a minibus appropriations bill consisting of the bloated Labor-HHS-Education bill and the Defense and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs bills to the president.
Today, 44 Republican senators, led by Sens. Judd Gregg and Mitch McConnell sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urging them to pass stand-alone Defense and VA spending bills by Veterans Day. The senators write in part, “Our soldiers and veterans already have done so much for our county. The Democratic Congressional Leadership should not now cynically use them to shoulder a bloated ‘minibus’ funding bill up Pennsylvania Avenue and wrest billions in excessive spending.”
On The Floor: The Senate reconvenes at 10 AM today. After an hour of morning business, the chamber will then resume consideration of the motion to proceed to the new SCHIP bill (H.R. 3963). President Bush has announced his intention to veto this version of SCHIP as well. Yesterday, the Senate voted 62-33 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the SCHIP bill. A vote on approving the motion to proceed to the bill could come as late as 1 AM tonight.
Next week, the Senate is likely to take up the $283 billion farm bill. Reid said he expects to spend a week on the bill, but it’s possible it could take longer than that.
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Andrew McCarthy looked at Democrats’ views on this subject and noted that they seem to depend on the occupant of the White House at the time.
Meanwhile, CQ Today reports Democrats are moving forward with a plan to send a minibus appropriations bill consisting of the bloated Labor-HHS-Education bill and the Defense and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs bills to the president.
Today, 44 Republican senators, led by Sens. Judd Gregg and Mitch McConnell sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urging them to pass stand-alone Defense and VA spending bills by Veterans Day. The senators write in part, “Our soldiers and veterans already have done so much for our county. The Democratic Congressional Leadership should not now cynically use them to shoulder a bloated ‘minibus’ funding bill up Pennsylvania Avenue and wrest billions in excessive spending.”
On The Floor: The Senate reconvenes at 10 AM today. After an hour of morning business, the chamber will then resume consideration of the motion to proceed to the new SCHIP bill (H.R. 3963). President Bush has announced his intention to veto this version of SCHIP as well. Yesterday, the Senate voted 62-33 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the SCHIP bill. A vote on approving the motion to proceed to the bill could come as late as 1 AM tonight.
Next week, the Senate is likely to take up the $283 billion farm bill. Reid said he expects to spend a week on the bill, but it’s possible it could take longer than that.
Tags: Judge Michael Mukasey, SCHIP, Defense and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs bill,US Congress, US House, US Senate, Washington D.C. To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
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