Senators Move to Put Off New Highway Bill
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Three leading senators blamed election-year politics Tuesday for effectively blocking passage of a multiyear highway spending bill and proposed that Congress accept a six-month extension of federal funding at current, less generous levels.
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Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) had hoped to introduce a new bill this month, but staffers say hectic events forced him to push back those plans until early next year.
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Advocates of a bill promoting openness in government are fuming that a Republican senator is blocking a vote.
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By Zane Wilson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 16--COLUMBIA -- A Midlands Senator on Thursday blocked passage of a bill that would allow city and county council members to excuse themselves, rather than having to resign, if business with associates or relatives comes before them.
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A look at the lower end of I-95, the interstate highway that links Canada and the Florida Keys along the East Coast, shows why Republicans expect to hold onto the Senate in Tuesday&#39;s election.
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Congress approved an eight-month  extension of temporary highway funding on Thursday with  lawmakers still wrangling over spending and other proposals and  reluctant to test a White House veto threat.
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A move by Democrats to give US troops in Iraq more home leave is blocked by Republicans in the Senate.
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Several lawmakers said Thursday they would try to prevent a House energy plan that seeks to block California and other states from regulating tailpipe emissions.
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Two senators on Wednesday threatened  to introduce bipartisan legislation that would block the U.S.  Federal Communication Commission from acting quickly to ease  rules governing media ownership.
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The drive to pass a &#36;136 billion corporate tax bill hit a roadblock in the Senate on Friday when lawmakers upset about tobacco regulation, new overtime rules and combat pay employed delaying tactics to prevent a vote.
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Senate leaders said Tuesday they will hold off debating a repeal of the 2002 Iraq war authorization, possibly due to divisions that have emerged in the Democratic caucus over how to proceed on addressing the war in Iraq.
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Top senators prepared an anti-terrorism bill Tuesday that could spark future clashes with the House, proposing more homeland security money for smaller and rural states and dropping requirements for tougher cargo inspections.
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U.S. lawmakers worked on Friday to  push through a last-minute compromise to hike fines for  indecent radio and television broadcasts, but they made changes  to previous proposals that could stymie the measure.
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The House bill will look a lot like one that cleared the Senate last week, but it will omit issue of fuel-economy standards.
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WASHINGTON - The Senate resolved a dispute delaying passage of a sweeping corporate tax bill and two spending bills for disaster relief and homeland security last night, clearing the way for senators to adjourn today to hit the campaign trail.
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WASHINGTON - The Senate, in an unusual Sunday session, saw its effort to pass a sweeping corporate tax bill grind to a halt in the face of delaying tactics by a Louisiana senator upset that the measure did not include pay support for members of the Reserves and National Guard.    By a 66-14 vote, lawmakers did agree to limit debate on the tax bill, which provides $136 billion in new tax breaks for businesses and $10.1 billion separately to buy out tobacco farmers' government quotas...
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The argument in the Senate today seems likely to focus on potential changes to the bill, rather than on its overall fate.