Republicans Should Allow Stalled Nominees To Move Forward, Obama Says

President Obama on Wednesday criticized Republican senators for using legislative tactics to delay confirmation votes on several nominees for reasons unrelated to their qualifications, the Washington Post reports…

Senators Consider Women's Insurance Amendment, Medicare Funding Issues, With Votes Likely Today

The New York Times: “In a day of desultory debate on sweeping health care legislation, senators appealed to two potent political constituencies … with Democrats seeking additional medical benefits for women and Republicans vowing to preserve and protect Medicare for older Americans. The Democrats’ first amendment, offered by Senator Barbara A…

Senators Consider Women's Insurance Amendment, Medicare Funding Issues, With Votes Likely Today

The New York Times: “In a day of desultory debate on sweeping health care legislation, senators appealed to two potent political constituencies … with Democrats seeking additional medical benefits for women and Republicans vowing to preserve and protect Medicare for older Americans. The Democrats’ first amendment, offered by Senator Barbara A…

Senate To Vote On Sotomayor Confirmation Thursday Afternoon

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday announced that the Senate will hold a vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, CQ Today reports (Stern/Perine, CQ Today, 8/5).Sotomayor is expected to be confirmed with the support of all Democratic senators and some Republicans who have broken with party ranks (Rushing,

Sebelius Likely To Be Confirmed As HHS Secretary; Republicans Not Expected To Filibuster

Republican Senators are unlikely to organize a filibuster against Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D), President Obama’s HHS secretary nominee, bolstering the chances that she will be confirmed by a full Senate vote, CQ HealthBeat reports. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the ranking Republican on the

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