The speaker has, from the beginning, objected to reversing the term-limits law, and, after briefly toying with the idea of approving a term extension, now sounds cool to that, too.
Under the proposal, sitting city officials would be given a chance at a third term even if voters approved a two-term limit.
Under the proposal on the ballot, those already in office would be given a chance to serve three terms even if voters approved a two-term limit.
MICHAEL BLOOMBERG is trying to push through legislation to alter term limits to enable him to run for a third term as mayor of New York, even though the voters twice approved a two-term limit and he earlier vowed not "to circumvent the will of the public".
Although the two houses are in final negotiations over a long-term FAA reauthorization, neither the House nor Senate has approved a long-term surface transportation bill.
On Thursday, the House approved a long-term reauthorization of the domestic violence bill, commonly known as VAWA.
The move was authorized Nov. 13 when the municipal Design Commission approved a long-term loan of the statue to Green-Wood.
Three years ago, directors at the Union Pacific Corporation, the transportation company in Omaha, approved a long-term pay plan for company executives and some lower-level employees.
With a promise that lawmakers would soon take up immigration, Congress approved a short-term spending bill to reopen the government after a brief but heated shutdown.
To keep the government running through Friday, lawmakers approved a short-term spending measure overnight — the Senate at 12 20 a.m. and the House at 12 40 a.m.
