And no emergency appears to warrant swift amendments to wiretapping laws, which are unrelated to the ruling from Luxembourg.New surveillance rules deserve careful consideration, argues Paul Bernal of the University of East Anglia not least because they are subsequently interpreted and exercised in secret.
The managers of the bill — Senators Joseph I. Lieberman, independent of Connecticut, and Susan Collins, Republican of Maine — agreed to a vote on an amendment to require swift disclosure of stock trades by executive branch employees.
One important amendment would ensure swift enactment of the Volcker rule — barring banks from risky trading for their own accounts and from owning hedge funds and private equity funds.
Presidents must first seek "fast-track" authority, a promise of swift congressional consideration of trade agreements with no amendments, before negotiations begin.
But, perhaps in a sign of how difficult swift changes are to make to laws governing Indian affairs, the amendment is not certain to receive a vote.
3. Generic Drugs: Vote on an amendment to Medicare legislation that would give consumers swifter access to low-cost copies of brand-name prescription drugs.
But her generalised comments were overshadowed by a swift reaction from several Republican opponents who reiterated their determination to defend second amendment gun rights.
Santos was initially counting on swift approval of the needed changes that in some cases require constitutional amendments.
The backlash to Trump's order has been swift and bipartisan — but it is not yet clear what support there will be for Gillibrand's planned amendment.
But the swift and unexpected move to call Saturday's session, which lasted only 10 minutes and approved the constitutional amendment for a three-year extension, stunned many here and provoked a widespread outcry.
… The backlash to Trump's order has been swift and bipartisan — but it is not yet clear what support there will be for Gillibrand's planned amendment". The New York senator plans to attach the amendment to a sweeping defense bill, but that legislation has already been held up by a separate proposal from Rand Paul.
