In a return to his “maverick” style, Sen. John McCain took to the Senate floor Wednesday to join the growing GOP chorus calling for revenue reform in the ongoing deficit reduction and debt ceiling debate.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) pulled a resolution on Libya off the floor Tuesday when it became clear that Republicans — including co-sponsors of the measure — would stage a filibuster to make a point about the larger deficit debate consuming Washington.
President Barack Obama has yet to respond to a request from Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) for a Wednesday meeting with Senate Democrats, days after rejecting an invitation from Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to meet with his Conference.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), fresh off an attention-grabbing mini-filibuster earlier this week, objected Thursday to Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) attempt to bring a resolutions on Libya to the floor.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he is “confident” President Barack Obama will meet with his Democratic Conference next Wednesday, even as a White House spokesman confirmed Obama had rejected a last-minute invitation from Senate Republicans to attend their Thursday lunch.
The conservative freshman Senators who rode into Washington as rock stars of the 2010 elections are beginning to find their comfort zone, sounding off this week after long silences on the budget, the president and even foreign policy.
The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill to simplify a nominations process often exploited for political maneuvering.
President Barack Obama challenged Republicans on Wednesday, saying that any package to reduce the deficit must take a “balanced approach” and that the GOP refusal to consider increased revenues is “not sustainable.”
The Senate offered a subtle rebuke of the International Monetary Fund through a series of amendment votes Wednesday, just a day after French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was named chief and weeks after its former head was arrested on sexual assault charges.
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