Sentences with phrase «lame duck bill»

In The West Wing, Martin Sheen's idealised presidency was born out of liberal frustration as lame duck Bill Clinton gave way to the Bush administration.

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House Republicans opposed the bill as a needless expansion of government by the lame - duck Congress weeks after voters punished Democrats at the polls.

Which makes next week, after Thanksgiving and before Christmas, the perfect time for the lame - duck U.S. Senate to be deciding the fate of a bill that would pay the medical costs for thousands of people suffering from illnesses caused by the September 11 terrorist attacks.

In its final session Tuesday, the lame - duck City Council is poised to pass a slew of last - minute bills that have received only scant public review.

Gray is concerned that the Farm Bill may not be passed even during the lame duck session.

Alabama Republican Jeff Sessions urged his Senate colleagues Thursday to block a lame - duck attempt to pass the DREAM Act, warning that new versions of the immigration bill haven't received proper scrutiny.

The lame - duck House of Representatives today accepted a stripped - down Senate version of the America COMPETES Act, a bill to strengthen research, education, and innovation at several federal agencies.

DeGette will «face significant opposition» if she tries to «push the bill through in the final hours of this lame - duck session,» said Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican.

After extensive conversations over the past several weeks with senior staff persons and key Members of Congress who serve on the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the bill, it has become clear that very few, if any, public health bills such as the SMA Treatment Acceleration Act will move through Congress during the lame - duck session set to begin on November 15.

A proposed $ 5 million voucher program for military families that have children with special education needs is part of the defense - spending bill that Congress will take up in its post-election lame - duck session.

Some lawmakers are hoping to pass a bill in this lame - duck session of the Legislature that would force new teachers into a 401 (k)- style retirement system, and move the state away from supporting a traditional pension system.

The original bill died during the state's lame - duck session without action, due to delays caused by a blizzard and bitter infighting among Democrats that head up New Jersey's Senate and Assembly.

However, in the waning hours of the 2016 lame duck session, Gov. Rick Snyder demanded that legislators give him a completed bill.

One bill that could reach the Senate floor in a lame - duck session is the Bingaman - Brownback renewable electricity standard bill, S. 3813.

In Michigan today, Governor Rick Snyder signed two sweeping bills that the state's legislature passed on December 15th, the last day of its end - of - year «lame duck» session.

Senator Harry Reid says he may still try to pass even a minimalist renewable energy bill in the Senate, and then use it to ram through an economy - disrupting climate bill during a lame duck session, if even by a single vote.