Tag: Harry Reid
U.S. Senate once again attempting comprehensive immigration reform
In voting against Patriot Act, Udall says Americans would be ‘alarmed’...
Senate blocks debate over Patriot Act re-authorization
‘Patriotic Millionaires’ battle Tea Party-fueled ‘war on the weak’
New Mexico lawmakers introduce bill to require uranium mining royalties
Colorado GOP senators mimic U.S. House leaders, would hold budget hostage...
ACLU to Congress: Vote on Obama’s use of force In Libya
As momentum wanes, Reid likely to call for vote on ‘Don’t...
From immigration to energy, Dems face high hurdles in lame-duck session...
With Congress gridlocked on climate legislation, environmental groups forge ahead
Despite the Gulf oil spill, a massive pipeline break in Michigan and broad concerns about global warming, ambitious climate-change and energy legislation is likely dead for the year. That poses a conundrum, going forward, for environmentalists: How to convince lawmakers of the need for legislation to sever the country’s decades-long ties to oil and to reform energy policy more generally?