Sentences with phrase «before holiday recess»

I can't believe we are entering in the week before holiday recess!

Just before the holiday recess, the House and the Senate passed their reconciliation tax - cut bill.

McDermott won his last general election with 80 percent of the vote, but he had already attracted one primary challenger in his safe Democratic 7th District before the holiday recess.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) said there has been no movement on the Senate legislation since leadership cancelled a planned vote before the holiday recess.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Democrats will insist on safeguards for those in the DACA program before the holiday recess, suggesting Republicans will be on their own to prevent a government shutdown if that language is excluded.

Washington (CNN)- As Congress struggles to complete its lengthy to - do list before a holiday recess, bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate defense committees are pushing a compromise that would allow them to quickly pass a critical defense bill that is currently stalled in the Senate.

The lawmaker said there has been no movement since GOP leadership cancelled a planned vote before the holiday recess.

Not exact matches

The House is planning to leave for holiday recess that day and its rules require that members get at least three days to read any bill before voting on it.

Through all this, Waxman is sticking to his self - imposed deadline for passing the climate and energy bill out of committee before Congress leaves for its Memorial Day recess, but that's looking less and less likely as the holiday approaches.