Sentences with phrase «lame duck congressional»

That's the way things are shaping up in the closing weeks of the post-election lame duck congressional session.

Maybe it's the nature of lame duck congressional sessions.

* During the lame duck Congressional session last year, 15 House Republicans and eight Senate Republicans crossed over to support a repeal of «Don't Ask Don't Tell» that banned gays from serving openly in the military.

The provisions on TPP are almost certainly moot, as congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle say the deal will not come up for ratification in the lame duck congressional session.

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And in the lame - duck Congressional session that will follow the election, the best anyone can hope for is a short - term deal that punts the issue into the new year.

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.

Three other important federal education laws await final Congressional action, and if they don't get it during the waning weeks of 2016's «lame duck» session, the new administration will have a shot at influencing them during the 115th Congress.

And with Obama due to become a lame - duck president by year's end, his congressional Democrat allies have no reason to do any more than necessary for their political survival on the administration's behalf.

2) National: Activists urge lawmakers to use the Congressional lame duck session to protect the U.S. Postal Service from privatization before the Republican majority takes over the Senate next year.