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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed “Democratic obstructionism” for blocking his three attempts to bring up a House-passed billthat attached several controversial amendments to block the President’s executive action on…
Late last month, the U.S. Senate voted to approve the siting of the Keystone pipeline by a vote of 62-36. This vote will ultimately have little impact on the project’s…
READ: Reid returns to the Senate in time for DHS funding fight But Democrats oppose adding what they call “poison pill’ amendments to the $40 billion funding bill. With the…
WASHINGTON — Conservation groups are balking at several amendments offered to Senate legislation that would approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, amendments they say don’t bode well for the…
60 votes were needed on a pair of procedural motions to end Democratic filibusters, but each failed on a 53-39 tally. READ: Keystone debate ends with Democrats’ ire – Sen….
A federal judge ruled Friday that Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The judge, U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade, ruled that Alabama’s constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, known…
It might not get that far. Senate Republicans could struggle to find the 60 votes necessary to clear procedural hurdles and bring the bill to a vote. Graham: GOP ‘playing…
“It is well past time,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the Republican chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. “We would like to see this pipeline moving but…