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Get Ready to Fight "Fast Track" in January
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December 19, 2013
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiators may have missed their year-end deadline to wrap up the deal, but "fast track" remains a serious threat.
Senate, House Pass Budget Deal Without Extending Jobless Benefits
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December 19, 2013
The budget agreement passed by both the House and Senate stops some of the senseless cuts required by sequestration and, at least for two years, means there won?t be a government shutdown over the issue.
Immigration Activists Tell GOP: See You in 2014
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December 19, 2013
This isn't the end. Immigration reform advocates are telling their elected representatives that, "We will be back in 2014" ? an election year.
Senate Rules Reform Update
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December 19, 2013
Since the Senate returned from its Thanksgiving recess, it has confirmed 13 presidential nominees, all of whom would have been blocked by Republican obstruction had Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid not moved to change the rules for confirmation of executive-office appointments and federal judicial nominees.
U.S. Senate Confirms Executive, Judicial Nominations
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December 12, 2013
The U.S. Senate moved forward to confirm the nomination of Rep. Mel Watt as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and confirmed Patricia Millett to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. And following a Republican "talk-a-thon" last night, the Senate also moved forward on the confirmation of Cornelia "Nina" Pillard, also to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals.