11-18-2024, 01:25 PM
Bkls Iran Update
WASHINGTON -- The Republican-controlled Congress approved a bill Wednesday to construct the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting up a confrontation with President Obama, w stanley cup ho has threatened to veto the measure.The House voted 270-152 to send the bill to the president, endorsing changes made by the Senate that stated climate change was real and not a hoax, and oil sands should no longer be exempt from a tax used to cleanup oil spills. Only one Republican voted against the measure.But neither chamber has enough support to overcome a veto, and supporters were already strategizing on how to secure the pipeline s approval using other legislative means. Sen. John Hoeven slams Obama s Keystone veto threat 05:41 The evidence is in. Th stanley cup e case ought to be closed, said Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., chairman of th stanley cup e House Energy and Commerce Committee. For Republicans, the bill s passage capped weeks of debate on a top priority after they took control of Congress last month. Hours before the vote, they prodded Democrats who did not take their side.Democrats, meanwhile, called the effort a waste of time but said the provisions on global warming and oils spills marked progress for Republicans on those issues. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., said the bill was another example of Qvtw Venezuelan opposition seizes diplomatic offices in U.S.; Maduro official warns of reciprocal action
Former Sen. Trent Lott says Senate Republicans should roll out the red carpet to persuade Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman to join their ranks. They should aggressively pursue him, Lott said in an interview with The stanley cup Hill. While Lieberman still caucuses with the Democrats, his aggressive campaigning on behalf of John McCain has touched off rumors that he may be stripped of his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. If the Democrats take away his credentials or they take away his committee, why would he want to make them a majority Lott asked. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 stanley quencher display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-c8a4f7f6-8c88-11e2-b06b-024 stanley quencher c619f5c3d, right-rail-recirc-item--id-c8a4f7f6-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-c8a4f7f6-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: block;
WASHINGTON -- The Republican-controlled Congress approved a bill Wednesday to construct the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting up a confrontation with President Obama, w stanley cup ho has threatened to veto the measure.The House voted 270-152 to send the bill to the president, endorsing changes made by the Senate that stated climate change was real and not a hoax, and oil sands should no longer be exempt from a tax used to cleanup oil spills. Only one Republican voted against the measure.But neither chamber has enough support to overcome a veto, and supporters were already strategizing on how to secure the pipeline s approval using other legislative means. Sen. John Hoeven slams Obama s Keystone veto threat 05:41 The evidence is in. Th stanley cup e case ought to be closed, said Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., chairman of th stanley cup e House Energy and Commerce Committee. For Republicans, the bill s passage capped weeks of debate on a top priority after they took control of Congress last month. Hours before the vote, they prodded Democrats who did not take their side.Democrats, meanwhile, called the effort a waste of time but said the provisions on global warming and oils spills marked progress for Republicans on those issues. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., said the bill was another example of Qvtw Venezuelan opposition seizes diplomatic offices in U.S.; Maduro official warns of reciprocal action
Former Sen. Trent Lott says Senate Republicans should roll out the red carpet to persuade Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman to join their ranks. They should aggressively pursue him, Lott said in an interview with The stanley cup Hill. While Lieberman still caucuses with the Democrats, his aggressive campaigning on behalf of John McCain has touched off rumors that he may be stripped of his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. If the Democrats take away his credentials or they take away his committee, why would he want to make them a majority Lott asked. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 stanley quencher display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-c8a4f7f6-8c88-11e2-b06b-024 stanley quencher c619f5c3d, right-rail-recirc-item--id-c8a4f7f6-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-c8a4f7f6-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: block;
