... That could explain why the toothy smile has recently faded from the face of Madam Speaker of the House, and the majority leader of the Senate. They each face gloomy polling in their home district. All the above indicated to me there is going ...

... in the full House by month's end, while the pace of activity quickened on the other side of the Capitol. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he wanted floor debate to begin a week from Monday. Other officials said that timetable was likely ...

... debates from dragging on and on. Republicans, however, have agreed to limit the amount of time debating the bills. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., acknowledged in a brief interview that one reason for restricting amendments is to save members ...

... measure to a highly uncertain fate in the Senate, where Majority Leader Harry Reid said he was "hopeful that the Senate will ... to do more. Some would like to do less," House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said in advance of the final ...

... 226-202, with only five Republicans voting for the bill and 32 Democrats opposing it. - Advertisement - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., unsuccessfully appealed to Republicans for support, saying 80 percent of the package still ...

... my constituents have told me that they basically voted to have an independent commission running this," House Majority Leader Steve Harrelson said. "They didn't want us involved in the day-to-day running of the lottery." Opponents ...

... million to provide air service to rural communities and $35 million for the FBI to fight mortgage fraud. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urged support for the package, saying it was not just a matter of numbers. "This bill also contains ...

... stick to the timetable" that included initial Senate action by August. Separately, Republicans who met with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he expressed flexibility on the timetable, indicating he was willing to allow more ...

... proposing they take effect unless rejected by the House and Senate. In a statement released after Obama spoke, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said lawmakers "now stand on the doorstep" of enacting legislation. For her part, Pelosi signaled that ...

... the unemployed purchase health insurance would be reduced to a 50 percent subsidy instead of two-thirds. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who had sought Friday to cut just $63 billion in spending from the bill, throwing a monkey ...