Monthly Archives: February 2010
Kyl Says Senate Will Approve Temporary Unemployment Extension
The Senate will “pass the stalled temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits but a yearlong extension might be a tougher sell, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) said Sunday,” The Hill reports. Republicans and Democrats “had reached an agreement on … Continue reading
Filed under Party Leadership, Sunday Shows, Unemployment
Conrad Supportive of Reconciliation on Health Bill Fixes
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) “on Sunday defended the use of filibuster-busting budget reconciliation rules to pass a narrow bill amending the health care reform legislation passed earlier by the Senate,” Roll Call reports. Conrad said on CBS’ … Continue reading
Filed under Health, Sunday Shows
McConnell Optimistic about Midterm Elections
The top Republican “in the Senate suggested Sunday that his party will likely face a favorable political environment in November’s midterm elections,” CNN reports. “Obviously we’re optimistic,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, said Sunday on CNN’s State of the … Continue reading
Filed under Election, Party Leadership, Sunday Shows
Menendez Predicts Democrats Have Votes for Health Reconciliation
Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) “on Sunday predicted that Democrats would get enough votes to pass healthcare reform legislation,” The Hill reports. Only a simple majority of senators is needed to pass legislation under reconciliation rules, which are typically used to … Continue reading
Filed under Health, Sunday Shows
Alexander Calls Health Reform a ‘Political Kamikaze Mission’
Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) “says pushing health care reform through Congress by a simple majority using the reconciliation process would be political suicide for Democrats and vowed to campaign for the repeal [of] the bill if it … Continue reading
Filed under Health, Party Leadership, Sunday Shows
Congress in Your Pocket
