Senate having trouble ‘doing business in the modern era’
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 13th, 2010 5:36 am by HL
Senate having trouble ‘doing business in the modern era’
Last week, the U.S. Senate failed for the first time in 48 years to pass an annual bill authorizing money for national defense – not over disagreement about the part of the bill that would repeal a ban against gays serving openly in the military but on procedural grounds. Moderate lawmakers incli…
The Fix: Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh won’t run for governor in 2012
Indiana Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh has decided against a run for governor in 2012, robbing Democrats of their top recruit in the Hoosier State.
Lawmakers predict Senate passage for tax package
The Senate will hold a key test vote Monday on the tax package President Obama negotiated with Republicans to prevent rate increases from hitting most American workers starting Jan. 1.