Losing Calheiros as senate president would be a severe blow to Temer, who is hoping to push through congress a series of belt-tightening measures this month.
(A bill to protect states' medical marijuana laws from federal interference is also making its way through congress, recently clearing the US House of Representatives).
145a90a5-e611-47b3-91bf-a045cac2f951 LOOKING at this new Gallup poll on attitudes toward immigration reform, it's easy to feel puzzled.Why hasn't comprehensive immigration reform simply sailed through congress?
Why else would it take so long for legislation to allow gay soldiers to serve openly in the army to limp through Congress?The White House complains that the left is making the best the enemy of the good.
Indigenous rights groups are also concerned by PEC 215, a proposed constitutional amendment working its ways through congress that campaigners say could threaten the land rights of indigenous people.
Mr Bayh was wary of attempts to rush health reform, and a cap-and-trade scheme to limit carbon emissions, through Congress—Indiana depends on coal and is a manufacturing hub.Republicans were already eyeing Mr Bayh's seat, but without much prospect of ousting the state's favourite son.
But as someone who pushed the reset button, and as a representative of an administration who pushed Start through congress, her words should resonate inside a Kremlin that has factored in the relationship with America as a foreign policy priority for Russia.
And they are trying to fast track them through congress and into law without any negotiation with the technology industry".
They're also cheer leading their own bill, the "Perform Act", through congress with the help of senators Feinstein (D), Graham (R), Biden (D) and Alexander.
Not only is Wilson wrong to argue that "these bills were written by the content industry" (is he suggesting that politicians Like Lamar Smith (R-TX), John Conyers (D-MI) or Bob Goodlate (R-VA) are in the pockets of the RIAA or MPAA?), but is also mistaken in saying that "they are trying to fast track them through congress and into law without any negotiation with the technology industry".
