No party holds a majority in the unelected upper chamber.
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The Senate, parliament's upper chamber, is controlled by the opposition.
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And it could decide which party controls America's upper chamber.
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The upper chamber is lucky to have your steady leadership.
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The upper chamber could then take up that new measure.
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The vote came after the upper chamber dispensed with Sen.
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It is not expected to pass through the upper chamber.
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Every single 2020 hopeful in the upper chamber — including Sens.
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The legislation is currently under discussion in parliament's upper chamber.
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The vote is now in the hands of upper chamber.
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It's spawned two competing probes in the upper chamber: Sens.
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The bill's path forward in the upper chamber is uncertain.
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Tokayev, then speaker of parliament's upper chamber, subsequently assumed the presidency.
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Still, getting half of the upper chamber on board was significant.
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A sponsor of the upper chamber version of the bill, Sen.
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She is expected to easily clear the upper chamber on Tuesday.
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Republicans hold a slim 51-49 majority in the upper chamber.
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The bill would need 60 votes to pass the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber is expected to vote later in the day.
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The upper chamber is expected to be in session until Aug.
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The Senate version passed the upper chamber on Wednesday 84-8.
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Those efforts are being matched in the upper chamber, where Sens.
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That would require a two-thirds vote in the upper chamber.
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It's easy to beat up on the upper chamber of Congress.
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Trump didn't give the upper chamber any ultimatums or deadlines, Sen.
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The bill could pass the upper chamber as soon as Tuesday.
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Doug Jones (Ala.), the most vulnerable Democrat in the upper chamber.
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It is, however, expected to pass overwhelmingly in the upper chamber.
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In the upper chamber, there are three African-Americans: Democratic Sens.
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The bill has been introduced in the upper chamber by Sens.
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Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), both represented Massachusetts in the upper chamber.
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Parliament&aposs upper chamber made the final approval in a vote Tuesday.
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The President himself is reportedly worried his support in the upper chamber.
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Trump is expected to be acquitted in the GOP-controlled upper chamber.
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Republicans in the upper chamber have overwhelmingly expressed public support for Sen.
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It'll be a battle for Democrats to take back the upper chamber.
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The bill faces a bumpier path in the upper chamber, where Sens.
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He served in the upper chamber of Congress from 1999 to 2011.
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The seat could be pivotal to which party controls the upper chamber.
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The senate, the upper chamber of parliament, has to approve the nomination.
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The upper chamber voted 0-85033 on taking up the resolution. Sens.
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Passage in the upper chamber is not guaranteed but appears increasingly likely.
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It's similar to a bill presented in the upper chamber by Sens.
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Those concerns are being echoed by Republicans in the upper chamber. Sen.
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Republicans will have a thin 51-49 majority in the upper chamber.
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Congress's upper chamber is notorious for strict rules from decorum to attire.
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But the bill faces an even tougher path in the upper chamber.
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It now has to pass the upper chamber, the House of Lords.
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Bolton has said he would comply if subpoenaed by the upper chamber.
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It appears unlikely the GOP-controlled upper chamber would remove the president.
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But Pelosi has not sent the articles to the upper chamber yet.
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The GOP has only a three-seat majority in the upper chamber.
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PiS's biggest problem was in the Senate, the upper chamber of parliament.
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It's unclear if the upper chamber will take up the House bill.
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Pat Toomey's career in the upper chamber after a single, six-year term.
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He said that plan would be improved before it reaches the upper chamber.
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GOP leadership will need 51 votes to clear it through the upper chamber.
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As it stands, the bill has enough votes to pass the upper chamber.
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Kamala Harris, a Democrat on the homeland security committee in the upper chamber.
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Traditionally, House GOP leaders avoid wading into procedural issues with the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber is already on record in opposition to the Cadillac tax.
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It only takes three defectors to kill the bill in the upper chamber.
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The Hill's Alex Bolton has more on the scene in the upper chamber.
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But even before she joined Congress' upper chamber, this had been Warren's crusade.
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Late last month, the upper chamber voted 63-37 to advance the resolution.
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Republicans in the Senate currently only hold 51 seats in the Upper Chamber.
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The measure does not have the support needed to pass the upper chamber.
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It will likely breeze through the upper chamber, and President Obama supports it.
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The bill is not expected to see any movement in the upper chamber.
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The three GOP senators aren't the only potential hurdles in the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber could try him for articles of impeachment early next year.
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Manchin's support could be essential to getting Trump's pick through the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber voted, 96-0, to approve a resolution championed by Sens.
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The upper chamber could vote on his confirmation as early as this week.
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Two former House members who were elected to the upper chamber, Democratic Sens.
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Grassley is one of several critics of the plan in the upper chamber.
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Republicans not only held but added to their majority in the upper chamber.
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There will always be squabbling, showboating and foot-dragging in the upper chamber.
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The legislation, along with three other measures, failed to clear the upper chamber.
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Loeffler was officially sworn in to to the upper chamber on Jan. 6.
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McConnell has said the measure is "dead on arrival" in the upper chamber.
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Opponents of the bill have one prominent ally in the upper chamber. Sen.
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Ed Markey (D-Mass.), a sponsor of the effort in the upper chamber.
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But lawmakers in the upper chamber are still struggling to reach a deal.
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McConnell had a narrow path to getting the bill through the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber has yet to take up the legislation for a vote.
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The upper chamber is aiming to finish up the defense bill on Monday.
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Senator Risa Hontiveros sponsored a counterpart measure in the upper chamber last year.
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Lawmakers are hoping the lopsided vote will push the upper chamber to act.
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He made the announcement at the House of Lords, the U.K.'s upper chamber.
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Allan is also a member of the parliament's upper chamber, the House of Lords.
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She has also received endorsements from conservative colleagues in the upper chamber including Sens.
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It will also have to be debated by parliament's upper chamber before becoming law.
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But the GOP had a great night in the battle for the upper chamber.
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The legislation is now expected to be packaged and sent to the upper chamber.
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The House's 2017 Space Corps plan died after fierce pushback in the upper chamber.
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Some worry a bill to repeal ObamaCare can't pass the upper chamber at all.
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At the moment, the president is torching goodwill among Republicans in the upper chamber.
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Senators introduced a version of the bill in the upper chamber earlier this month.
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The race could help determine which party controls the majority in the upper chamber.
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President Trump has suggested repealing and then replacing if the upper chamber cannot agree.
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That maneuver would allow it to pass the upper chamber with only 51 votes.
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So far, Trump still only has one supporter in the upper chamber, Alabama Sen.
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Just over a quarter of the House of Lords upper chamber members are women.
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It appears that the upper chamber might be able to pull it off. Sen.
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Today, Sanders rakes in $174,6900 every year from serving in the upper chamber Senate.
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However, his nomination has been gaining support among the Republicans in the upper chamber.
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Democrats have lost two seats since the resolution passed the upper chamber in December.
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Last month, only two members of the upper chamber voted against the Senate measure.
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The proposal will now head to the upper chamber where it's expected to pass.
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The impeachment rules in the upper chamber do offer the impeached person some rights.
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Fifty-five percent also said they endorsed the upper chamber bringing in new witnesses.
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The upper chamber is expected to vote on their version in the upcoming week.
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But Senate Democrats are expected to block it from passing in the upper chamber.
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Senators have said the legislation can't pass the upper chamber in its current former.
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Trump had congratulated McConnell after the upper chamber passed the bill early Wednesday morning.
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But it's clear that a clean repeal bill can't pass the upper chamber now.
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Senate Democrats still controlled the upper chamber, and Obama was in the White House.
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It will also have a record number of minority women serving in the upper chamber.
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Many political analysts expect Republicans to expand their majority in the upper chamber next year.
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It is expected to face an uphill battle in the Republican-controlled upper chamber. Rep.
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It would then pass to the upper chamber — the House of Lords — for further ratification.
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It is expected to face an uphill battle in the Republican-controlled upper chamber. Rep.
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In the upper chamber, that includes a bill that's been introduced by Trump ally Sen.
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Republicans face no room for error to get the conservative lawmaker through the upper chamber.
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McCain's potential defection will give Mulvaney little room for error to clear the upper chamber.
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The only black chief of staff in the upper chamber works for a Republican, Sen.
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At this rate, the prospects of passage in the upper chamber appear slim at best.
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MORE (R-Ariz.) blasts the process, urging the upper chamber to return to regular order.
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The GOP is looking to expand its narrow one-seat majority in the upper chamber.
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That measure advanced in the upper chamber on Tuesday by a vote of 68-29.
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Bernie Sanders are all potential candidates who also work with Feinstein in the upper chamber.
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Most large bills need 60 votes to pass the upper chamber to overcome a filibuster.
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It's unlikely the House-passed version will see movement in the upper chamber, where Sens.
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As Budget Committee chairman, he worked with his Democratic counterpart in the upper chamber, Sen.
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Since November, Brown has languished on the floor awaiting an upper chamber debate and ballot.
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Hawley released an announcement video, saying he didn't plan to run for the upper chamber.
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The two senators are the second-ranking members of their party in the upper chamber.
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Lawmakers in the upper chamber are due to begin discussing the legislation from 1030 GMT.
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Once the House clears these updates, the legislation heads to the upper chamber for consideration.
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Looking forward toward 2020, Democratic prospects of wresting control of the upper chamber are bleak.
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Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) in the upper chamber and Rep.
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The House of Lords, the unelected upper chamber, approved the legislation this week with amendments.
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Senate Republicans have a thin margin to get the final bill through the upper chamber.
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The GOP-controlled upper chamber, however, is unlikely to vote to remove Trump from office.
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Furthermore, Senate Democrats would likely block any movement in the upper chamber on individual bills.
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Wilson, a former congresswoman from New Mexico, was expected to easily clear the upper chamber.
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Marino has argued that the specific language in question originated in the upper chamber. Sen.
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Feinstein has served in the upper chamber since 1992 and is the oldest U.S. senator.
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If confirmed by the upper chamber, he will oversee the agency's review of major mergers.
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In 85033, Harris became the second black female senator to be elected the upper chamber.
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The party is looking to protect its slim 51-seat majority in the upper chamber.
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Democrats are heading into the 85033 midterms with the upper chamber in play after Sen.
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The deal, however, is expected to pass with strong bipartisan support in the upper chamber.
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Haspel went on to be confirmed by a 54-45 vote in the upper chamber.
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The Democrats in the upper chamber did not have the power to force such requests.
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The upper chamber canceled its planned recess next week but left Washington for the weekend.
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The EPA and Interior spending bill in the upper chamber, though, is playing out differently.
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Republicans in the House don't trust their peers in the upper chamber or each other.
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The upper chamber is expected to pass the measure, which would then go into effect immediately.
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Senators are always sought after, no matter how much time they've spent in the upper chamber.
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Lawmakers in the upper chamber are slated to vote on the articles of impeachment next Wednesday.
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A two-thirds majority in the upper chamber would be needed to remove someone from office.
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The party needs Clinton to win and at least four pickups to take the upper chamber.
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It's in keeping with the "cooling saucer" theory the founding fathers envisioned for the upper chamber.
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And it's not that Trump hasn't given the upper chamber plenty of nominations to act on.
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Democrats need to net five seats to gain a 51-seat majority in the upper chamber.
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He'll need 50 votes to clear the upper chamber, and Republicans hold a 52-seat majority.
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Buchanan said he was pleased to see momentum build for the legislation in the upper chamber.
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The bill, which is a companion to a measure in the upper chamber spearheaded by Sens.
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Without the filibuster's 60-vote threshold, nominees could pass the upper chamber with a simple majority.
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Democrats need to net four seats and retain the White House to retake the upper chamber.
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In order to retain the upper chamber, Republicans needed to keep to the same game plan.
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Nevada's marquee Senate race will likely determine which party controls the majority in the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber will have to vote on going to conference when it returns to Washington.
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It is unclear when it will be brought up for a vote in the upper chamber.
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Democrats, however, quickly called on the upper chamber to consider an Obama nominee to replace Scalia.
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But Senate Judiciary Chair Lindsey Graham quickly shot down such an idea in the upper chamber.
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Here are some of the House Republicans speaking out against their colleagues in the upper chamber.
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One of the main individuals responsible, Conservative Senator Don Plett, still sits in the upper chamber.
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Prospects: The measures await final passage in the upper chamber of Parliament and Mr. Putin's signature.
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The new measures await final passage in the upper chamber of parliament and Mr. Putin's signature.
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Others have chafed at the suggestion that the upper chamber would be responsible for cleanup duty.
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Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the party's leader in the upper chamber, wrote to Trump on Monday.
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The upper chamber voted 22019-0 in 2013 to put him on the federal appeals court.
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Legislation will need the support of at least eight Democratic senators to clear the upper chamber.
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The lengthier agenda in the Senate could keep the upper chamber in town through next week.
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Adam Schiff, the lead House impeachment manager at the Senate trial, told the upper chamber Thursday.
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A version that could pass the upper chamber would almost certainly require a pathway to citizenship.
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The upper chamber holds the power to convict and remove or acquit the president of wrongdoing.
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Senators in the Republican-controlled upper chamber act as a jury in a presidential impeachment trial.
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In the upper chamber, where Republicans hoped to develop their own bill, the stumbles arrived quickly.
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Given Republicans' continued dominance in the upper chamber, however, Democrats only have so many limited options.
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But this time, repealing the mandate was a necessity to win conservatives in the upper chamber.
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His triumph will likely help the party hang on to its advantage in the upper chamber.
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It has to pass through Parliament's upper chamber, the House of Lords, for that to happen.
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Unlike the former, though, he will need to be confirmed by his colleagues in the upper chamber.
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And the GOP-dominated upper chamber is unlikely to vote on any bill the president hasn't approved.
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The legislation began in the upper chamber and was passed to the House of Commons for consideration.
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But the upper chamber had in a number of occasions rejected the president's proposed bills and policies.
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Portman was consistently ranked as one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the upper chamber this year.
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He also would likely face an easy road to confirmation among his peers in the upper chamber.
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The state's other sitting senator, Richard Shelby, has served in the upper chamber since the late 1980s.
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Bottom line: There's a lot of enthusiasm in the upper chamber for this bill, sponsored by Sens.
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She served in the House from 85033 to 2013 before she was elected to the upper chamber.
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But Trump has a slim margin if he wants to get his pick through the upper chamber.
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The legislation began in the upper chamber and was passed to the House of Commons for consideration.
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The House passed similar measures in 2013 and 2015, both of which died in the upper chamber.
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That assessment comes weeks after many election handicappers said the upper chamber was unlikely to change hands.
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Kyl announced in 2011 that he would not seek reelection and would retire from the upper chamber.
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He's considered a prime target for Republicans trying to expand their slim majority in the upper chamber.
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The bill with the most votes over 218 would have then been sent to the upper chamber.
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It's a seat that could be pivotal in determining which party controls the upper chamber next year.
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Democrats need to go on a near-perfect run to flip the upper chamber, which seems unlikely.
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Enzi, 75, in May announced his plans to retire from the upper chamber after serving 22 years.
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This is the record for women in the upper chamber, which Smith will increase upon taking office.
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The controversial bill is expected to undergo significant changes so that it can pass the upper chamber.
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Kyrsten Sinema, the first Arizona Democrat to win a seat in the upper chamber in 30 years.
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The unelected upper chamber, the House of Lords, is due to begin debating the bill on Monday.
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She's served in the upper chamber since 1992 and has been a longtime staple in California politics.
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In the upper chamber, senators are also going to begin voting Monday on a medical innovation bill.
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He has also declined to support a somewhat more modest bill in the upper chamber from Sens.
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And second, she's fighting to make certain that Hispanic concerns aren't going ignored in the upper chamber.
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The letter adds to a list of upper chamber lawmakers who have expressed concerns about the plan.
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Democrats will capture the upper chamber if they pick up four seats and keep the White House.
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While ObamaCare will dominate the Senate's week, the upper chamber will also be working on administration nominees.
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It's unclear if Democrats in the upper chamber can win enough Republican support to pass the measure.
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Brown's tenure in the upper chamber was short, helping him argue that he's not a career politician.
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Democrats will need to net five Senate seats in 2016 to regain majority in the upper chamber.
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Democrats will need to win over at least 12 Republicans to get legislation through the upper chamber.
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A new Senate retirement could have major implications for Democratic efforts to retake the upper chamber. Sen.
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After all, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is openly bragging about the upper chamber being a legislative graveyard.
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Their replacement, Gavin Barwell, has been nominated to sit in Britain's upper chamber, the House of Lords.
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Resistance might come from the House of Lords, the unelected, upper chamber of Parliament that revises legislation.
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Both need only 50 votes to clear the upper chamber and Republicans have a 52-seat majority.
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When the upper chamber held a trial for Bill Clinton's impeachment in 1999, it lasted five weeks.
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The most recent attempt in the upper chamber came in the form of a bill from Sens.
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Florida's Senate race will likely be pivotal in determining which party controls the upper chamber next year.
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Republicans will need near-unanimous support from their slim majority to pass it in the upper chamber.
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Neither have brought it to a vote, though it would be expected to pass the upper chamber.
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Hamilton himself shared the Founders' faith in the independence and impartiality of the upper chamber of Congress.
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Some of the mechanisms could yet be modified or toughened up in the upper chamber of parliament.
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The House did indeed vote Wednesday to shift the Trump impeachment to the upper chamber for trial.
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Schiappa, who spent nearly three decades in the Senate, knows how members in the upper chamber think.
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If the AHCA passes the House, Medicaid funding could be a stumbling block in the upper chamber.
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They also admire a work ethic that has remained consistent after 30 years in the upper chamber.
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It will then head to the House of Lords, to receive formal approval from the upper chamber.
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The New Hampshire seat could be pivotal in determining which party gains control of the upper chamber.
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It is expected to pass through the lower chamber, but face more opposition in the upper chamber.
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Democrats, however, supported Pelosi's decision, saying she needs to ensure a fair trial in the upper chamber.
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Republicans have a 51-49 advantage in the Upper Chamber, but it is unknown if ailing Sen.
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Her win is seen as pivotal for Democrats' hope to retake the majority in the upper chamber.
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Democrats are waiting to see how the GOP majority in the upper chamber reacts to losing the House.
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The upper chamber, the House of Lords, continued to debate Brexit in a separate part of the building.
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However impossible sounding, it's increasingly becoming one of the most viable routes for the upper chamber of Congress.
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The upper chamber must resist the temptation to initiate a politicized and long-winded debate on the floor.
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However impossible-sounding, it's increasingly becoming one of the most viable routes for the upper chamber of Congress.
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There will be a lot of partisan pressure on Republicans in the upper chamber to finish the job.
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The Democrats are seeing market gains, now at 36% odds to regain their majority in the upper chamber.
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All eyes are on the Senate as the upper chamber works to hash out an agreement on healthcare.
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Bernie Sanders also voted for the spending bill, while four other 2020 contenders in the upper chamber, Sens.
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Now the upper chamber is can't figure out whether it can even bring up a health care bill.
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The latter is stalled in the upper chamber and, like the House measure, remarkably unpopular in public polling.
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Manchin also announced that he would remain in the upper chamber after his meeting with Trump last month.
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Moran said the legislation's supporters were "anxious" to get the bill to the floor in the upper chamber.
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Republicans signaled last week that they wanted to quickly move his nomination through the upper chamber next year.
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The move allows Gorsuch and future Trump picks to now clear the upper chamber with a simple majority.
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Even with New Hampshire as a pickup for Senate Democrats, Republicans preserved their majority in the upper chamber.
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Under the 2013 "nuclear option," most nominees only need a simple majority vote to clear the upper chamber.
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McConnell controls the Senate floor schedule, dictating what legislation will ultimately be taken up by the upper chamber.
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But after publicly weighing a gubernatorial bid for months, he announced that he'd remain in the upper chamber.
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Their support gives the measure enough votes to pass the upper chamber after clearing the House last week.
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That means Trump is losing some of his most vocal Republican critics in the upper chamber, like Sens.
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The upper chamber passed an FAA bill in April that would green light agency programs through fiscal 2017.
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Leadership is hoping to clear the energy and water appropriations bill through the upper chamber this week. Sen.
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But the Iowa senator said he wanted the upper chamber to "do its due diligence" on the issue.
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Pelosi noted she hopes the upper chamber will move on the resolution after it's passed in the House.
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Senators gave passionate speeches for and against Kavanaugh or lamented a breakdown in process in the upper chamber.
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Another woman said Franken touched her inappropriately in 2010, when he was already elected to the upper chamber.
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The House is slated to vote on it Thursday evening after its expected passage in the upper chamber.
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With Cochran absent, Republicans have a slim path to getting the budget through the upper chamber this week.
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The upper chamber confirmed him to the federal appeals court in 22019 by a vote of 97-0.
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That's a small ear-shaped sac in the muscle wall of the left upper chamber of the heart.
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Rick Scott (R) has yet to announce whether or not he'll run for the upper chamber against Sen.
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The move is monumental and a rare moment of bipartisanship between Democrats and Republicans in the upper chamber.
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The GOP-led upper chamber is expected to hold a vote on the measure in the coming weeks.
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The comings days are also poised to offer a flurry of cyber-related activity in the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber has saved this effort before, and America is ready for them to do it again.
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The toss-up race for the Florida Senate seat could be pivotal to control of the upper chamber.
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Hard to see how that would get through the Senate without 60 GOP votes in the upper chamber.
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If Heck won, it would make it significantly harder for Democrats to win control of the upper chamber.
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Senator Ed Markey said in a statement that all 49 Democrats in the upper chamber backed the repeal.
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Increasingly, with Republicans in power in the upper chamber, the respect for blue slips has taken a hit.
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Lady Trumpington was appointed to the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the British Parliament, in 22017.
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This past year, a Republican-dominated upper chamber approved 66 judicial nominees, including Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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Democrats also faced pressure from both a Republican-dominated upper chamber and the threat of a Trump veto.
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The subcommittee with jurisdiction passed it the same day as the Senate's, but the upper chamber moved faster.
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All 22020 states with Senate races voted for the same party for the upper chamber as for president.
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If the bill does pass the upper chamber, it would set up a difficult negotiation with the House.
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The so-called State and Local Cyber Protection Act is the upper chamber companion to a bill Rep.
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They would have trimmed the powers of the upper chamber of the legislature, a place where proposals die.
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But he has since reversed course, boosting Republicans' hopes of keeping control of the upper chamber in November.
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The comments from McCarthy come after the upper chamber failed in several attempts to repeal and replace ObamaCare.
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Republicans are looking to grow their ranks in the upper chamber, expanding beyond their slim 51-seat majority.
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The stated reason is to allow the Senate more time to move the package through the upper chamber.
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The Wisconsin lawmaker said the upper chamber should focus on issues like the debt ceiling and tax cuts.
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Senators who attended Wednesday's meeting expressed optimism about the prospect of passing a bill through the upper chamber.
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After that date, it would need 60 votes to pass the upper chamber instead of a simple majority.
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A Senate panel approved companion legislation known as SESTA in the upper chamber after resistance from internet companies.
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With a Republican-majority Senate, it is unlikely the upper chamber will vote to remove Trump from office.
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The government's Article 50 bill is expected to pass through the House of Lords, Parliament's upper chamber, this month.
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Scott called that vote in the GOP-controlled upper chamber inevitable at a news conference, according to ABC News.
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The state's upper chamber has already passed four gun reform bills, including red flag and mandatory background checks bills.
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Only 28503 votes are needed for it to clear the upper chamber and Republicans have a 22019-seat majority.
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The Senate, the upper chamber of parliament, voted in support of his candidacy, meaning his formal appointment is imminent.
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He called for "changing the rules," or for more Republicans to be elected to the upper chamber in 2018.
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The upper chamber was initially expected to vote last week, with hopes of returning early to the campaign trail.
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Tammy Duckworth is projected to win the Illinois Senate race, bolstering her party's chances of retaking the upper chamber.
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McConnell has convened a working group of senators as they look for legislation that could pass the upper chamber.
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These are fighting words to members of the upper chamber, who greatly value their time off in the summer.
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It now goes to the upper chamber, where senators on both sides of the aisle say it needs improvements.
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Those losses flipped Albany's upper chamber to Democratic control for only the third time in the last 50 years.
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In April, the upper chamber approved him nearly along party lines to be the deputy administrator at the EPA.
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It has been more than two decades since Tennessee was last represented by a Democrat in the upper chamber.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has also said lawmakers plan to introduce a companion bill in the upper chamber.
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Democrats will need to pick up at least four GOP lawmakers to push the resolution through the upper chamber.
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Democrats start 240 in a solid position, though they remain in the minority in the upper chamber of Congress.
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While the issue wasn't a priority in the House, it is sure to be divisive in the upper chamber.
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The Senate is still Republican, and every attempt the Dems make to discredit Trump won't pass the upper chamber.
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The Senate battlefield is expanding as Republicans seek to maintain or grow their slim majority in the upper chamber.
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Still, the bill passed the upper chamber by a vote of 84-8 with most Senate Democrats supporting it.
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If O'Rourke ran for Senate in 2020, it would likely increase Democrats' chances at taking back the upper chamber.
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The legislation that passed the House earlier this month cannot pass the Senate, Republicans in the upper chamber say.
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West Virginia, which Manchin represents in the upper chamber, has been hit hard by the United States' opioid epidemic.
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Chao is likely to get unanimous support, while Tillerson is likely to split the upper chamber along party lines.
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Rubio is seeking reelection to a Senate seat that could determine which party controls the upper chamber next year.
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Republicans would need 60 votes to overcome a Democratic filibuster but only control 52 seats in the upper chamber.
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The bill's passage also comes before a Senate Commerce Committee subcommittee hearing on related legislation in the Upper Chamber.
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Well, then: Who controlled the Senate during the 2014 election, when control of the upper chamber was at stake?
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Democrats need to net four seats and retain the White House if they want to regain the upper chamber.
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If he becomes president, Sanders will be lucky to have 6900 members of his party in the upper chamber.
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To avoid a filibuster in the upper chamber, Republicans will also need the support of at least eight Democrats.
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Both measures fell short of the 60 votes they would have needed to move forward in the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber has a busy week ahead, with lawmakers also taking up a hugely popular email privacy bill.
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Ryan met with Senate Republicans during a lunch Tuesday looking to tamp down growing opposition in the upper chamber.
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The Senate's Secret Santa aims to spread bipartisan "bonhomie" and good-spirited fun among lawmakers in the upper chamber.
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The bill has yet to hit the Senate floor but could face a tough path in the upper chamber.
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Similar legislation that would establish a program at the Department of Homeland Security passed the upper chamber in April.
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Cornyn, the Senate's No. 2 Republican, said in a statement Friday that the upper chamber is his top priority.
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His tweets come after two of the president's judicial appointments were successfully processed in the upper chamber this week.
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It is a tougher climb for the Democrats in the upper chamber, where the map is not as favorable.
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The New Hampshire race is likely to be pivotal in determining which party controls the upper chamber next year.
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Republicans say Flint aid is already included in a separate water infrastructure bill that recently passed the upper chamber.
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The measure next heads to Russia's upper chamber before heading to Russian President Vladimir Putin's desk for a signature.
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The House's bill fails to hew to crucial Senate budget rules — making the proposal untenable in the upper chamber.
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As Senate majority leader, McConnell has the power to largely decide what legislation is debated in the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber was a rare bright spot for the party in power during an otherwise abysmal election night.
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In total, the new class gives Republicans a slightly more durable majority, 20013 to 47, in the upper chamber.
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The Senate Health Committee is the panel of jurisdiction in the upper chamber, and hasn't announced a path forward.
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" Another verse takes aim at the upper chamber, saying: "Everybody knows 400 passed House bills and how it goes.
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Democrats are looking to flip at least three Senate seats in 2020 to take control of the upper chamber.
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The timing of the Senate's vote remains in flux as the upper chamber prepares to start Trump's impeachment trial.
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Senate Republicans predict any articles of impeachment passed by the House won't get any support in the upper chamber.
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The more restrictive Medicaid provisions that House conservatives want would further imperil the bill's chances in the upper chamber.
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The ruling bloc has a two-thirds majority in the lower house but lacks one in the upper chamber.
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The majority whip also said on Sunday the upper chamber will move forward with the healthcare debate once Sen.
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The House tried to repeal OLA in the CHOICE Act, which is currently collecting dust in the upper chamber.
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Democrats must net five seats — or four and retain the White House — to regain control of the upper chamber.
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Christopher Wray was approved unanimously by the Judiciary Committee, and is expected to easily skate through the upper chamber.
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The Senate requires 60 votes to pass this legislation, and there are only 52 Republicans in the upper chamber.
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But Senate Democrats are all but certain to block it if it reaches a vote in the upper chamber.
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Schumer would become the first Jewish Senate majority leader in history if Democrats were to recapture the upper chamber.
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He's repeatedly railed against the ineffectiveness of the upper chamber and brushed aside questions about his lax attendance record.
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The bill is a companion to one nearly 20 Senate Democrats have signed on to in the upper chamber.
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In a 56-42 vote, the upper chamber endorsed Jeffrey A. Rosen to be deputy secretary of the DOT.
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It's a highly unusual situation for the upper chamber to find itself in, made even more dramatic by Sen.
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A president is only removed if two-thirds of the Senate, the upper chamber, vote to find him guilty.
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The upper chamber is expected to vote in the coming week to confirm Wilbur Ross as secretary of Commerce.
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Unlike the vast majority of her GOP colleagues in the upper chamber, Collins has spoken up against the lawsuit.
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However, the proposal faces an uncertain future in the upper chamber, where companion legislation has not yet been introduced.
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The governor campaigned against them last year with an eye toward tipping Albany's upper chamber into the Democrats' hands.
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A bipartisan deal in the upper chamber could jump-start movement, if the House is willing to go along.
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The latest push began in 2013, when the federal legislature's upper chamber, representing Germany's 16 states, brought a new case.
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According to the New York Times, the bill will move to the body's upper chamber, their Senate, for discussion next.
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There is no companion legislation in the upper chamber, even though his measure has support from some White House hopefuls.
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On March 27th, a group of 22 Senate Democrats, including six presidential hopefuls, reintroduced the ERA in the upper chamber.
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The bill is now before the Senate upper chamber, where several members plan to introduce amendments to broaden the legislation.
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He already controls the lower house, and Sunday's vote could give him the numbers in the upper chamber as well.
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But senators are openly questioning whether a broad health care bill can come out of the upper chamber this year.
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MORE. Republicans would need 85003 votes to overcome a Democratic filibuster but only control 52 seats in the upper chamber.
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Sessions is expected to ultimately clear the upper chamber, with Republicans only needing 50 votes to win his confirmation. Sen.
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Less than two months ago, the Times gave Democrats a 65 percent chance of winning control of the upper chamber.
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Just as importantly, Republicans exceeded expectations in the Senate, sweeping at least three Democrats out of the upper chamber. Sens.
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Haspel needs support from 50 senators and Republicans have only a slim 51-49 majority in the upper chamber. Sen.
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Efforts to repeal ObamaCare faltered in the Senate, and Republicans in the upper chamber have little margin for error. Sen.
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The upper chamber would then pass the measure and send it to the House on Tuesday for a final vote.
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But they'll need to lock down a deal to move any of the nominees through the upper chamber on Friday.
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He often bashed Democrats for not passing a budget, which is required by law, when they controlled the upper chamber.
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But there are obstacles in the upper chamber, as key members are pushing for different pieces of prison reform legislation.
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The upper chamber would then pass the measure and send it to the House on Tuesday for a final vote.
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More than a quarter of senators have endorsed similar legislation in the upper chamber, including No. 2 Republican John Cornyn.
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They need to flip only two Senate seats to take the upper chamber, but face a far tougher map there.
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Democrats in the upper chamber are defending more than two-dozen seats this fall, compared to eight for the GOP.
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He steered his party to successfully taking control of the upper chamber in 2006 and maintained Democratic control until 2014.
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Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) in defending his remarks about working with segregationist senators during his tenure in the upper chamber.
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But it marks the first time during the Trump administration that the upper chamber initiated the repeal of a regulation.
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The three Democratic hopefuls are in competitive Senate races that could determine which party controls the upper chamber next year.
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On Tuesday, the Senate Budget Committee approved the Senate's tax plan, bringing the upper chamber closer to a floor vote.
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Still, in the upper chamber, one senior lawmaker held out hope that the administration and Democrats could move forward. Sen.
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Kauffman went on to say Sasse only holds sway in Congress's upper chamber because the Republicans are in the majority.
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It remains to be seen how the Senate will respond when the House sends the bill to the upper chamber.
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Maintaining control of the Senate paves the way for Republicans to continue advancing the President's agenda in the upper chamber.
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Republicans in the upper chamber released their $1 trillion coronavirus economic package, and the first vote is scheduled for Sunday.
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Cantwell and her staff have worked remotely since Wednesday evening, and others in the upper chamber have followed suit. Sens.
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Regaining control of the upper chamber may lie just outside the party's grasp, but it is not out of reach.
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The Senate bill in its current form doesn't have enough support among Senate Republicans to pass Congress's upper chamber. Sen.
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The proceedings came after the upper chamber voted to block new firsthand witnesses from coming to testify against the president.
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Scott Reif, a spokesman for the Senate Republicans, seemed confident that his party would retain power in Albany's upper chamber.
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But because the House amended it, the upper chamber must approve the updated version before it lands on Obama's desk.
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It is likely to pass along party lines in the House, but faces an unlikely path in the upper chamber.
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With a 52-seat majority, Senate Republicans have a narrow path to getting the tax plan through the upper chamber.
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The MacArthur amendment lets states opt of this mandate, and it's unclear if this will fly in the upper chamber.
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It's not just senators being courteous to a colleague known for being something of a loner in the upper chamber.
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" The bill faces an uphill battle in the Republican-controlled upper chamber, where GOP lawmakers argue the legislation is "socialist.
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Senators in both parties are worried about how the fight will affect the filibuster and the upper chamber at large.
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The leader of the upper chamber, Senator Mitch McConnell, has said there is no chance of the president being convicted.
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This isn't the first time Trump has faced resistance from the upper chamber on issues like trade and foreign policy.
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Trump said in mid-December that McConnell could decide on whether there would be witnesses in the upper chamber trial.
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A similar measure was voted down in Congress's upper chamber late June, winning the support of only four Republican senators.
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In the upper chamber, there's a perception that the power of individual senators to filibuster bills or introduce legislation has diminished.
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Some Republicans, however, fear such a maneuver could set a dangerous precedent for when they do not control the upper chamber.
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Should it pass the House of Commons, the proposal will also need to satisfy Parliament's upper chamber, the House of Lords.
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But with Republicans already assured of at least a 51-49 majority in the upper chamber, the drama will be muted.
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It remains to be seen whether members of Congress's upper chamber will put party aside and live up to Hamilton's billing.
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Half of the upper chamber of the National Diet is elected every three years and this election includes three new seats.
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Democrats need to net five seats, or four if they retain the White House, to retake control of the upper chamber.
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ALMATY, June 6 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan's upper chamber of parliament said on Tuesday it has appointed Mamarizo Nurmuratov new central bank chairman.
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While it's still early in the 85033 cycle, Senate Republicans are looking to hold onto their majority in the upper chamber.
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They spent hours on the Senate floor last week, keeping the upper chamber in session for roughly 57 hours straight. Sen.
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It would be just a procedural vote, which means the upper chamber could also be in session on Sunday or Monday.
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Twenty-five lawmakers voted for the measure, two more than the 23 required for passage in the 45-member upper chamber.
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The upper chamber is expected to vote on the measure before the body leaves on March 15 for a weeklong recess.
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But the provision was ultimately stripped out during negotiations with the Senate amid opposition from the upper chamber and the Pentagon.
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Republicans hold just 51 seats in the upper chamber, which means that Democrats could regain the majority by netting two seats.
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Worries that Ryan's job could be in trouble if he fails are being heard in the upper chamber, one senator indicated.
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A similar bill last year that would have blocked the FCC's repeal passed the upper chamber thanks to three Republican defections.
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The measure would need almost a dozen Democrats to back it in order to overcome procedural hurdles in the upper chamber.
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Democrats are looking to hold on to Menendez's seat in the fall as the party attempts to retake the upper chamber.
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Nigeria's upper chamber of parliament, the Senate, on Wednesday passed a motion to set up a committee to investigate the allegations.
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The budget was passed by the Senate, the upper chamber, and by lawmakers in the lower House of Representatives shortly afterwards.
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With the Senate Budget Committee having approved the Senate's tax plan, this brings the upper chamber closer to a floor vote, .
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Senate Republicans are growing increasingly concerned over Trump's impact on their ability to keep control of the upper chamber in November.
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Republicans overall picked up a pair of Senate seats, extending the party to at least 52 seats in the Upper Chamber.
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The House cannot hold an override vote unless the Senate does first, since the resolution that originated in the upper chamber.
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But it is not legislation -- it is a Senate resolution that doesn't become law and only applies to the upper chamber.
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Democrats intend to spotlight the issue in hopes that voters will respond by flipping the upper chamber in next year's elections.
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The party would need a net gain of two Senate seats in the midterms to take control of the upper chamber.
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A driverless car bill that had been speeding through the Senate hit a speed bump in the upper chamber this week.
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Cruz, arguably the biggest Tea Party star in the upper chamber, is spending all his time on the presidential campaign trail.
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Senators took to the Senate floor on Wednesday to honor Vice President Biden, who served in the upper chamber for decades.
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Democrats need to net five seats — or four if they keep the White House — to reclaim control of the upper chamber.
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Al Franken to resign amid allegations of sexual harassment, attempting to send a signal of zero tolerance in the upper chamber.
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The Vermont senator, who caucuses with Democrats, said "of course" the upper chamber has not done enough on gun control legislation.
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After the House and Senate approved his waiver, the upper chamber overwhelmingly green-lighted his nomination in a 98-1 vote.
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Schumer, who is now the top Democrat in the upper chamber, flat-out denied Democrats have transitioned on border security policy.
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Y.) is also vowing to force a vote on net neutrality in the upper chamber using the Congressional Review Act (CRA).
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Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, said the upper chamber could vote on Friday or Saturday on whether to add witnesses.
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It's an uphill battle for Republicans this year as they seek to hold onto their slim majority in the upper chamber.
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They'll need to net five seats — or four seats and retain the White House — to win control of the upper chamber.
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Now the Brexit legislation goes to the House of Lords, the unelected upper chamber, where it will face its next test.
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MORE (R-Ariz.) on Sunday said he doesn't have confidence that the Senate GOP's healthcare bill will pass the upper chamber.
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Collins has not ruled out the possibility of running for the upper chamber if he is not selected for the seat.
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The House passed the American Health Care Act in a 217 to 85033 vote, sending the bill to the upper chamber.
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Y.) to add the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act to must-pass bills in the upper chamber.
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The Maine senator remains a crucial swing vote for Republicans, who hold a narrow 52-seat majority in the upper chamber.
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Democrats need to flip five seats — or four if they keep the White House — to win control of the upper chamber.
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Casey, who is seeking his third term in the upper chamber, is considered a tough competitor to beat by both parties.
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McConnell has noted that on the day of his 85033 inauguration, Obama had seven Cabinet members confirmed by the upper chamber.
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She helped the upper chamber work through the controversial decision to remove the filibuster as a weapon to block judicial nominations.
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The reversal comes as Pelosi faces increasing pressure to transfer the House-passed articles to the upper chamber for a trial.
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The Senate trial is set to begin this week after the House sent two articles of impeachment to the upper chamber.
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If such a measure passes the Senate, it would allow the upper chamber and the House to conference their bills together.
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The controversial move would hasten the pace of the president's nominees getting confirmed and curtail Democratic power in the upper chamber.
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Senate Democrats were clear Tuesday that overzealous changes from the House would stop the bill from passing the upper chamber again.
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The Senate may be "back to work," but that hasn't stopped hundreds of House bills from stalling in the upper chamber.
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Durbin said Republicans don't need to trigger the nuclear option, citing the bipartisan talks currently taking place in Congress's upper chamber.
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But that measure is also mired in delays, with no clear timeline for the upper chamber to vote on it. Sen.
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Still, she says the frustration lies mostly with the members of their own party who wield considerable power in the upper chamber.
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And lawmakers are growing more and more worried the upper chamber could be blindsided by a call to action later this year.
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Romney is expected to be the only Republican in the upper chamber to buck party lines and vote to convict the president.
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Brasilia-based consultancy ARKO Advice projected that the upper chamber would vote 57-21 to try Rousseff, with three abstentions or absences.
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According to the Rutgers Center for Women in Politics, 16 women are running for the upper chamber -- 12 Democrats and four Republicans.
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Democrats hoped Tuesday's special election could finally give them control of the state's upper chamber — and full control of the state government.
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Nigeria's upper chamber of parliament, the Senate, said in November it would investigate the railway concession over possible violations by Nigerian officials.
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Democrats must seize five seats, or win four and the presidency, to wrest control of the upper chamber away from the GOP.
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John McCain's current absence from the upper chamber means that only one Republican vote could theoretically sway the fate of Kavanaugh's nomination.
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Democrats face an uphill battle to block any of Trump's nominees, who only need a simple majority to clear the upper chamber.
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Senators are also facing a compressed week, with the upper chamber tentatively scheduled to be out of session on Thursday and Friday.
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Democrats face an uphill battle to block any of Trump's nominees, who will need a simple majority to clear the upper chamber.
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Several Senate Republicans have raised questions about the bill, making it unclear whether it could win 50 votes in the upper chamber.
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The race for a crucial Senate seat could be pivotal in determining which party gains control of the upper chamber next year.
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The biggest thing to watch for in the upper chamber is a possible funding skirmish when money runs out on December 7.
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Jones's victory deals a blow to Trump and Senate Republicans, whose advantage in the upper chamber shrinks to a 85033-49 margin.
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The House has sent 28500 bills to the Senate this Congress, and 6900 of them have yet to pass the upper chamber.
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Democrats in the Senate need at least four Republicans to join them to pass any resolution through the upper chamber (The Hill).
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Later Thursday, the Senate approved a motion to proceed on the legislation, teeing up a vote in the upper chamber next week.
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The winner of the Republican Senate race will take on Jon Tester, who's running for a third term in the upper chamber.
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Democrats need to net five seats to win back control of the upper chamber, or four if they retain the White House.
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LEDE: The FCC's five commissioners return to the Senate Commerce Committee hearing room on Thursday for another grilling by upper chamber lawmakers.
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While the stand-alone legislation has been introduced in the Senate as well, no action has been taken in the upper chamber.
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They need to net five seats — or four if they retain the White House — to take back control of the upper chamber.
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The Senate Sergeant at Arms office, which handles security for the upper chamber, declined to comment to the AP for the story.
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McCain is helped by a public name identification of close to 2628 percent after serving nearly five terms in the upper chamber.
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If a female candidate were appointed, that person would be the third woman to serve in the upper chamber in Alabama's history.
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A raft of new data released this week offered conflicting signals about which way the political landscape tilts in the upper chamber.
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The bill is now before the Senate upper chamber, where several members plan to introduce amendments broadening the scope of the legislation.
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She has galvanized considerable support from progressive groups in the state who are eager to see more diversity in the upper chamber.
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If Tillerson makes it to the Senate floor, he would also only need 50 votes to be approved by the upper chamber.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, has refused to take it up in the upper chamber up until now.
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And the chairmen poised to lead the defense and foreign policy panels in the upper chamber are seen as staunch Trump allies.
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In the upper chamber, senators have introduced a bipartisan resolution to block Trump's national emergency declaration at the southern border with Mexico.
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That would leave the reconciliation process as an option, which only requires 50 votes to move a bill through the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber is mere weeks away from an expected vote, even though most senators have yet to see any legislative text.
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Her victory is another notch in Democrats' strong 2018 midterm showing and a crucial boost for their numbers in the upper chamber.
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Currently, Republicans, who have a 53-47 majority in the upper chamber, would need seven Democrats to join them to advance it.
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His efforts are the latest in a string of actions that Senate Republicans have taken to flout norms in the upper chamber.
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If he tries again, Mr. Modi knows he needs support from the upper chamber of Parliament, which his party does not control.
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After a trial in the Senate, two-thirds of the upper chamber would have to vote to convict to remove the president.
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Republicans in the General Assembly in Richmond once tried to lure him to switch parties to gain control of the upper chamber.
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If the upper chamber, the Senate, approves the measure, Argentina would become the most populous country in Latin America to legalize abortion.
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The president is set to speak to Senate Republicans during their weekly policy lunch, his first such appearance at the upper chamber.
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"She is far more radical than Labour recognizes," said Maurice Glasman, a Labour lawmaker in the House of Lords, Britain's upper chamber.
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"Our legislation isn't about one person," said Senator Brad Hoylman, a Democrat from Manhattan who sponsored the bill in Albany's upper chamber.
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The Michigan Democrat has served in the upper chamber since 2000 and easily won her two reelection races by double-digit margins.
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At the time, Biden argued the upper chamber should delay consideration of a hypothetical Supreme Court nominee until after that year's elections.
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Forty-nine percent of independents said they would want Democrats to win the upper chamber majority, while 40 percent chose the GOP.
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The Senate Republicans campaign arm raised about $6900 million in January as Republicans seek to keep their majority in the upper chamber.
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Senators would then decide in a trial whether to remove Trump from office, which is unlikely in the Republican-held upper chamber.
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The timing of the trial remains unclear as the House has yet to submit the articles of impeachment to the upper chamber.
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Pelosi said she plans to consult with her members later this week on when to deliver the articles to the upper chamber.
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While the Senate had voted to block such use of those funds, the upper chamber of Congress lacked a veto-proof majority.
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The NAFTA rewrite, known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, was approved Thursday in the upper chamber by a resounding margin.
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Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday that he thinks it has the votes to pass in the upper chamber.
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The bill passed the House in 28500 and was immediately dismissed by the Senate as too conservative to pass the upper chamber.
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The congressman keeps the open seat in Republican hands as the party seeks to preserve its slim majority in the upper chamber.
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The GOP holds the upper chamber with a shaky 85033-49 majority after Doug Jones (D-Ala.) joined the Senate on Wednesday.
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There have been only 52 female senators in US history; the most ever are the 23 presently serving in the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber confirmed by voice vote Batory's nomination, in addition to that of Adam Sullivan for assistant secretary of governmental affairs.
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Batory's confirmation had been stalled in the upper chamber since August, when the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved Trump's pick.
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Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), all of whom ran unsuccessfully for the upper chamber in 2016 after being out of politics for years.
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While Reid is optimistic that Democrats will win back the upper chamber, a net gain of five seats is an uphill climb.
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The bill passed the House in 85033 and was immediately dismissed by the Senate as too conservative to pass the upper chamber.
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Senator Bam Aquino promised that lawmakers in the upper chamber would debate the bill but acknowledged that blocking it would be difficult.
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Collins has also not ruled out the possibility of running for the upper chamber if he is not appointed to the role.
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Trump is expected to veto the measure, and GOP leaders say there aren't 67 votes in the upper chamber to override him.
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Senate Republicans are insisting they must pass a more comprehensive health plan if the upper chamber can advance the legislation on Friday.
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"I know change is scary, change is hard," said Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the Westchester County Democrat who leads Albany's upper chamber.
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As Democrats in the upper chamber tried to hold votes on a cluster of bills last week, they were shot down multiple times.
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Bolton changed his tune when the Senate trial kicked off in January, announcing he'd appear if the GOP-controlled upper chamber subpoenaed him.
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Many current policy debates would be rendered practically meaningless by divided government, or even by a slim Democratic majority in the upper chamber.
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The 47-member Democratic caucus in the upper chamber will have to stay united and convince at least four Republicans to join them.
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Mr Rajoy's conservative People's Party has a majority in the upper chamber and on this issue has the support of the opposition Socialists.
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With 24 Republican senators up for re-election this fall, Democrats know they have an opportunity to take control of the upper chamber.
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Even as the climate plan is becoming a litmus test for 2020 presidential candidates — every declared contender in the upper chamber, including Sens.
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The proposal, which is not expected to pass the Republican-dominated upper chamber, could force some Democrats to make a politically awkward calculation.
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Nigeria's upper chamber of parliament, the Senate, said in November that it would investigate the railway concession over possible violations by Nigerian officials.
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In the upper chamber, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump faces crucial decisions on economy, guns Are Democrats turning Trump-like?
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It's expected to pass the Senate before a Friday night deadline, despite some last-minute kinks to work out in the upper chamber.
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Meanwhile, senators express concerns with the House bill and make it clear the upper chamber won't simply take up the measure as is.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee, followed by the full upper chamber, approved most of these nominees without opposition and without even a recorded vote.
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In addition to the 108 elected senators, Kabila automatically gets a seat in the upper chamber under Congo's constitution as a former president.
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A forecast produced by FiveThirtyEight shows that the GOP has about an 80 percent chance of keeping a majority in the upper chamber.
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The Senate bill, if it passes the upper chamber, is likely a non-starter in the House because of the anti-BDS language.
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For Republicans, it's an opportunity to widen their advantage, as they currently hold a slim 51-49 seat majority in the upper chamber.
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Democrats need to net five Senate seats in 2016 to regain a majority in the upper chamber — unless they retain the White House.
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But the White House and leadership have endorsed the effort, meaning it's still likely to pass when the upper chamber takes it up.
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With the upper chamber back in session in the week ahead, senators will face questions on a pair of controversial new Trump nominees.
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The inability to turn the upper chamber was a devastating blow for the party, even if the odds of victory were always low.
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Twenty-two Senate Democrats — including a number of 85033 presidential hopefuls — voted to block the bill's advancement in the upper chamber last week.
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They have showered praise on the powerful Senate Finance Committee chairman for helping to shepherd the GOP's tax overhaul through the upper chamber.
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If Clinton wins the White House, Democrats need to pick up a net of four seats to recapture control of the upper chamber.
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Some states include Florida, Montana, Indiana and Missouri--all home to marquee Senate races that'll determine which party controls the upper chamber. Sen.
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The Nevada Senate race is one of a handful of key Senate contests next month that will determine control of the upper chamber.
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There are 2023 Democrats in the Senate and they'd only need 40 to unite to gum up the works in the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber needs a simple majority to pass the legislation, but several senators have expressed concerns about the effect on federal deficits.
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Democrats need to net five Senate seats in 2016 to regain a majority in the upper chamber, unless they retain the White House.
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Despite spearheading the efforts on the proposal, Ocasio-Cortez encouraged Democrats in the upper chamber to vote present as a show of togetherness.
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But it is unlikely to pass given Democrats are needed to meet a 60-vote threshold to approve legislation in the upper chamber.
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Senate incumbents and challengers are building up their bank accounts for 2018 as the battle for the upper chamber continues to heat up.
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Kyrsten Sinema's (D) victory in Arizona's Senate race is set to make her the first openly bisexual person elected to the upper chamber.
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While Solidarity won a significant victory with a majority in the upper chamber of parliament, the communists retained control of the lower chamber.
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"The market is behaving like there is still a risk of Rousseff returning," said Senator Eunicio Oliveira, PMDB leader in the upper chamber.
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Senate Democrats have a rough map in 2018 as they embark on an uphill battle for regaining the majority in the upper chamber.
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Republicans are defending 24 seats in the upper chamber, and Democrats only need to net five seats to regain control of the Senate.
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An upset in Wisconsin would likely reverberate across the battle for the Senate, spelling trouble for Democrats' efforts to regain the upper chamber.
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Trump has maintained that the GOP has enough votes to pass new health-care legislation, despite repeated failed attempts in the upper chamber.
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The move allowed the upper chamber to devote its full attention to passing the next relief package in response to the coronavirus crisis.
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"This is going to change the way every New Yorker lives," said state Senator Todd Kaminsky, the bill's sponsor in Albany's upper chamber.
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As Vox's Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen explained, Democrats still have a pretty tough challenge if they want to retake the upper chamber.
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Markey is a well-liked progressive senator, who was elected to the upper chamber in 2013 after serving in the House since 1976.
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Given that the Senate is currently controlled by Republicans, who hold 53 seats, it's highly unlikely the upper chamber will reach that threshold.
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The upper chamber of parliament also voted against allowing British courts to depart from rulings by the European Court of Justice after Brexit.
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Nevada was Republicans best chance to flip a Democrat-held seat, and undermine Democratic efforts to take back control of the upper chamber.
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But invariably the unelected upper chamber gives way to elected colleagues in the House of Commons, providing there is a clear majority there.
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Colorado is one of the few Republican targets this cycle as the party seeks to maintain its slim majority in the upper chamber.
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The progressive stalwarts have already endorsed a number of candidates in races that could determine which party controls the upper chamber next year.
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Senators voted 6900-2628 on the President Trump's nominee Monday evening, with only 28503 votes needed to clear him through the upper chamber.
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The rule, which would overturn Obama-era policies, has largely seen support from Republicans and faces an uphill battle in the upper chamber.
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Carper, the top Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee, has been a main upper chamber champion of legislation to bolster federal cyber defenses.
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This requires 2202 votes in the upper chamber to remove Trump from office, which will be very difficult with only 2628 Democratic senators.
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The House passed along articles of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress last week to the upper chamber for the president's trial.
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His comments come as Trump has intensified his public criticism of Sessions, a former senator and his first supporter in the upper chamber.
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Members on both sides of the aisle praised the law's passage and called on the upper chamber to take action on the legislation.
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With a 52-seat majority, McConnell had a narrow path to getting the votes needed to clear the budget through the upper chamber.
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The news makes the battle for Senate Republicans to confirm Trump's nominee harder given the GOP's razor-thin majority in the upper chamber.
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On Friday, Collins said she would not run for governor of Maine, ending months of speculation that she would leave the upper chamber.
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Republicans hold only 52 seats in the upper chamber, and raising the debt ceiling would require a filibuster-proof 60 votes to pass.
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But many Democrats are quick to note that a vote in the upper chamber is no guarantee that Ryan would take it up.
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But it is unlikely to pass given Democrats are needed to meet a 22019-vote threshold to approve legislation in the upper chamber.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the upper chamber would not consider it this week before lawmakers head out of Washington for recess.
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In contrast to McCarthy's comments, Senate Republicans are in talks with Democrats in the upper chamber on a deal for emergency funding. Sen.
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Part of that plan includes courting centrist GOP senators, such as Kirk, who have argued the upper chamber should at least consider Garland.
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Markey is a well-liked progressive senator who was elected to the upper chamber in 2013 after serving in the House since 1976.
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Senate Democrats, supported by at least three Republicans, said they have the votes to block the initial House bill in the upper chamber.
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Serving in the upper chamber since 85033, Brown was a House member for 14 years and was Ohio's secretary of state before that.
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He knows the party is divided on key issues and also needs to overcome the 60-vote filibuster threshold in the upper chamber.
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Biden, elected to the U.S. Senate in 1973 at the age of 30, served in the upper chamber for a whopping 36 years.
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The proposal passed the state Assembly earlier this month and is among a flurry of bills the upper chamber will consider starting next month.
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The GOP-controlled upper chamber is expected to vote to acquit Trump this week after an effort to subpoena new witnesses and documents failed.
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It's possible lawmakers would attempt to skirt a direct confrontation like this, and sanctions efforts could wither in the upper chamber as a result.
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More than a quarter of senators have endorsed similar legislation in the upper chamber to the House bill, including No. 2 Republican John Cornyn.
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This kind of debate between the British government and members of Parliament's upper chamber is so common that it has a name: ping pong.
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FRIDAY: The House of Lords The Lords, parliament's upper chamber, will begin scrutinizing and amending the bill through several stages and rounds of voting.
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It's uncontroversial legislation, but could run into difficulties in the Senate because the upper chamber has just introduced its own North Korea sanctions package
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Last month, Botswana's top court voted to decriminalize homosexuality, while Bhutan's lower house voted to repeal a similar law that needs upper chamber approval.
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Peers from across the political spectrum are poised to force changes when it begins its report stage in the upper chamber on April 230th.
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Republicans boast a 52-seat majority in the Senate, and only 50 votes are needed for an ObamaCare repeal to clear the upper chamber.
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However, time ran out on the 114th Congress before enough urgency could be mustered in the upper chamber, despite the support of prominent Sens.
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Franken, who was elected in 22019, has largely kept his head down in the upper chamber, focusing on legislative duties and representing his constituents.
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During an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation," host John Dickerson asked Barrasso which legislation the upper chamber will come up for a vote.
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" Defense bill: "The House is slated to vote to go to conference with the upper chamber on the National Defense Authorization Act this week.
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It's expected to pass the Senate before a Friday night deadline, despite some last-minute kinks to work out in the upper chamber. Sen.
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Some Republicans predict the House will send a tax package to the Senate by Thanksgiving, but won't speak for timing in the upper chamber.
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Over in the upper chamber, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump faces crucial decisions on economy, guns Are Democrats turning Trump-like?
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Democrats need to net five Senate seats in 2016 — or four while retaining the White House — to regain a majority in the upper chamber.
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Should Jones win, it will shave Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's slim majority even closer, with a 51-49 split in the upper chamber.
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Senate Republicans are writing their own proposal but will use the House bill as a shell to get their bill through the upper chamber.
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As Senate Judiciary Committee chairman in 21625, Biden shepherded through the upper chamber the landmark crime bill that included the federal assault weapons ban.
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A top Senate leader is throwing his support behind a compromise bill on encryption, possibly helping the measure gain momentum in the upper chamber.
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Neither measure is expected to receive the 60 votes needed to pass the upper chamber, raising the prospect that the shutdown stretches into February.
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In Alabama, Senator Douglas Jones is exceptionally vulnerable as the first Democrat elected to the upper chamber from the red state in 30 years.
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And some Republicans in the upper chamber grumble that the House has raced out ahead on tax reform without enough input from the Senate.
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Now attention is on the upper chamber, where nine Senate Republicans have said they will join Democrats to send the resolution to Trump's desk.
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If they win in both of those swing states – and every Democratic incumbent holds on – the majority in the upper chamber would change hands.
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But the latest New York Times forecast shows the Democrats with only a 56 percent chance of winning back control of the upper chamber.
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But McConnell is still planning to vote on the same sharply House partisan bill that was already blocked by Democrats in the upper chamber.
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The approval from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee occurred during a brief meeting in the Capitol between votes in the upper chamber.
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It comes after the top-ranking lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee sent a similar letter to leaders of the upper chamber last week.
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NDAA The House is slated to vote to go to conference with the upper chamber on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) this week.
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GOP leadership has little room for error to clear the repeal guidelines, which are attached to a shell budget resolution, through the upper chamber.
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Mirziyoyev, cabinet head since 2003, swiftly emerged as Karimov's most likely successor after the speaker of the upper chamber Senate stepped aside for him.
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The Republicans hold a slim 52-48 majority in the upper chamber, meaning they can only afford two GOP defections to pass the bill.
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A third model is slightly more confident in the GOP, giving the party a 2202-percent chance to keep control of the upper chamber.
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Closing the "boyfriend loophole" might not have stopped VAWA's reauthorization in the House, but the Republican-controlled upper chamber could be a different story.
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Democrats in the upper chamber blocked the Zika funding bill earlier this week and are calling for Republicans to return to the negotiating table.
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Democrats think they have a real shot at winning back the House and Senate next year, though the upper chamber is a steeper climb.
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That could affect Abe's decision on a snap election for the lower house in tandem with a July 10 poll for the upper chamber.
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The Senate races are likely to garner a lot of attention, but Democrats have only a small chance to take back Congress's upper chamber.
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Before assuming the presidency, Mr. Tokayev was chairman of the upper chamber of the rubber-stamp Kazakh Parliament, which is effectively devoid of opposition.
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"The Senate has changed so dramatically under McConnell's influence," said Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the second-ranking Democrat in the upper chamber.
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Don't forget about the second bill: McConnell on Tuesday also said the upper chamber will pass the House's second coronavirus funding package without changes.
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Now that the impeachment articles are in the Senate, Republicans in the upper chamber have grown increasingly optimistic about moving to quickly acquit Trump.
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" The aide also disputed the notion that Sanders will melt quietly back into being one of a hundred members of the upper chamber. "Sen.
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Sixty-seven votes in the upper chamber would be needed to convict Trump, who is expected to be acquitted in the Republican-controlled Senate.
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Democrats see the seat as one they can flip as they face a difficult map in their attempt to take back the upper chamber.
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How those races shake out will determine which party controls the upper chamber next year, as Democrats appear increasingly confident they'll retake the House.
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The House passed a bill last week with the funding, but the measure does not have the votes to pass in the upper chamber.
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GOP leaders can afford only two defections in the upper chamber, which would then require Vice President Pence to break a 50-85033 tie.
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The move came after weeks of Democrats and Republicans in the upper chamber duking it out over the terms of Trump&aposs impeachment trial.
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The so-called Senate Broadband Caucus was founded by five upper chamber lawmakers from states with significant rural populations, where connectivity is often limited.
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But Pelosi has yet to send the articles to the upper chamber, saying she wants to see the rules of the upcoming Senate trial.
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Brad Little (R) told the AP he had no comment on whether he would sign the law if it passed the state's upper chamber.
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Colorado is one of several Senate seats Democrats are looking to flip in November in an attempt to win control of the upper chamber.
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The Senate confirmed President Trump's pick to lead the Air Force, the first of his military branch leaders to get through the upper chamber.
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Senate Republicans are writing their own proposal, but will use the House bill as a shell to get their bill through the upper chamber.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price urged Republican senators to pass any healthcare bill that can get 50 votes in the upper chamber.
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Senate Democrats are warning that a slate of additional healthcare bills, supported by House Republicans and the White House, can't pass the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber should expeditiously process Puhl because it has a constitutional duty, and multiple precedents, regarding Bush appointees his last two years, apply.
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Republicans, who hold 51 seats in the upper chamber, would need to get nine Democrats on board to reach the required 60-vote threshold.
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Udall's announcement comes amid Democrats' efforts to take the upper chamber after capturing the majority in the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterms.
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Democrats need at least 103 votes to overcome a filibuster in the upper chamber and pass progressive climate measures like the Green New Deal.
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They pledged they would find a way to pass permanent tax reform that could pass the upper chamber with 60 or even 70 votes.
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The Senate Ethics Committee has a long-standing practice of not investigating conduct that occurred prior to a senator's election to the upper chamber.
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The approval from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee occurred during a brief meeting in the Capitol between votes in the upper chamber.
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When the Friday vote takes place, if 51 senators vote in favor of passing it, the upper chamber will curb debate on Kavanaugh's nomination.
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Even if Democrats keep the House and retake the Senate, they would need 60 votes in the upper chamber to push such legislation through.
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Some senators have reflected those doubts, even saying openly that they doubt the upper chamber can unite around any comprehensive health care legislation this year.
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Senators are expected to have an election security briefing soon, and Democrats in the House hope it will spur further action in the upper chamber.
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Trump and Republicans see the Alabama Senate seat as a top pickup opportunity in their effort to keep control of the upper chamber in 22019.
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In the upper chamber, it's known as the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act, or RESA, and its provisions largely mirror those in the House bill.
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Failing to endorse his party's frontrunner could be the exact kind of tipping point that brings an end to his career in the upper chamber.
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Since 1991, Buell has contributed to nearly every one of the 17 Democratic women currently serving in the Capitol's upper chamber, according to campaign filings.
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The ERS says that its study shows a "something for nothing" culture amongst some peers, after it analysed 779 peers' record in the upper chamber.
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Lawmakers in the upper chamber have clamped down on any tidbits of information that could add to a narrative journalists and activists can latch onto.
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The Senate is already an institution that favors smaller states, and the filibuster, empowering the minority, has turned the upper chamber into a supermajoritarian body.
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Republicans control the upper chamber of Congress and a routine vote there could starve the CFPB, Hensarling wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.
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Republicans hold 52 seats in the upper chamber, and Heitkamp and Manchin are the only two to have broken with their party to support him.
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Pat Toomey is projected to win the Pennsylvania Senate race, striking a blow to the heart of Democrats' efforts to win back the upper chamber.
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With a Republican majority of only two, it is hard to predict the shape in which a bill would eventually emerge from the upper chamber.
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The GOP currently holds 52 seats in the upper chamber, meaning they will likely have to win at least eight Democratic votes to confirm Gorsuch.
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Phil Bredesen is one of a handful that are seen as a crucial inroads for a possible — but unlikely — Democratic majority in the upper chamber.
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Democrats could win control of the upper chamber of the state legislature in Washington if Democrat Manka Dhingra wins over GOP candidate Jinyoung Lee Englund.
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It's no wonder that Congress's approval ratings reached record lows during his tenure, and voters ultimately gave control of the upper chamber back to Republicans.
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Despite bipartisan support and industry optimism, it's unclear if it will gain the traction it needs in the upper chamber to be reauthorized this session.
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Senators gathered today to officially kick off the immigration debate in the upper chamber, which could last weeks and go any number of different ways.
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While a working committee—consisting of 13 men—has been formed, every indication is that the upper chamber is going to take its sweet time.
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It will require substantial revisions to win the support of moderate Republicans in the upper chamber — something that will likely make it unacceptable to conservatives.
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With Republicans adding to their majority in the Senate, the Democratic-backed measure is a near-lock to disappear once it reaches the upper chamber.
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The measure would force votes on four immigration proposals, with the measure that receives the most of 218 votes being sent to the upper chamber.
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They are facing a tough road in the upper chamber where they have 10 members defending in states that were won by Trump in 2016.
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A bipartisan group of senators is currently trying to attach election security legislation to a must-pass defense policy bill moving through the upper chamber.
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The Senate is expected to pass the budget, but there have been worries across the Capitol, with House Republicans expressing frustration with the upper chamber.
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Democrats see the state as a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in their bid to take back the upper chamber in the midterms.
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The Democrats face an uphill battle in the upper chamber, where 10 Democratic senators are defending their seats in states that Trump won in 2016.
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Kavanaugh is expected to face a tough confirmation process in the Senate, with various Democrats in the upper chamber expressing their displeasure with the nomination.
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" At the same time, McConnell predicted Trump would be acquitted in the upper chamber: "I will say I'm pretty sure how it's likely to end.
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Scalise echoed McCarthy's sentiments on Friday, arguing the fate of the government reopening lays in the hands of the upper chamber and the White House.
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Through their electoral success in many federal states and the Bundesrat upper chamber of parliament, the Greens already have a major say in passing laws.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has indicated he wants to get the farm bill through the upper chamber before the July 4 recess.
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Steve Daines (R-Mont.), a freshman who has been at the forefront of calls to reduce the amount of idle time in the upper chamber.
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The senator decided against running for reelection to pursue his White House bid and will now return to the upper chamber as a lame duck.
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As Republicans seek to defend their slim 51-49 Senate majority, Montana could play a role in which party controls the upper chamber next session.
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The whole point of being majority leader is to wield the power of the majority party in the upper chamber to get key bills passed.
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They are facing a tough road in the upper chamber, where they have 10 members up for reelection in states that Trump won in 2016.
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And while Democrats have a very slim chance of winning the upper chamber, party leaders are now hopeful they can limit GOP gains. http://bit.
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The Iowa Senator was deployed in Kuwait during the Iraq War, making her the first female combat veteran to be elected to the upper chamber.
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She is also a lawmaker in the U.K.'s upper chamber of parliament, and was appointed by former Prime Minister David Cameron two years ago.
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Republicans in the upper chamber, however, have shown little confidence in the bill and have signaled that they're starting from scratch with their own bill.
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How to become the exception to the rule Three factors seem most important in shaping those exceptions and determining which side controls the upper chamber.
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He has argued that the current measure won't be able to pass the upper chamber, saying that the House should slow down the repeal process.
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However, the president appeared to backtrack on Thursday, saying he could be open to a bipartisan short-term ObamaCare stabilization deal in the upper chamber.
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If Democrats cannot cut into Republicans' strength in areas far from major cities, they may struggle mightily to take back the upper chamber in 22020.
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Lawmakers in parliament's upper chamber have raised concerns that Britain could veto itself, by asking for the delay and then refusing to agree to it.
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While the upper chamber cannot realistically block Brexit, they may seek to delay it, or else use their influence to reshape the government's negotiating principles.
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It is a reflection of the narrowly divided upper chamber, a body that could decide whether the next president is able to advance their agenda.
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On Tuesday, she said she's still waiting on the rule specifics from the upper chamber before transferring anything, though McConnell has chafed at this request.
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"I believe that one needs to approach (any) changes to the interest rate in Poland with utmost care," Kropiwnicki told the upper chamber of parliament.
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Trump's warning comes as Republicans are struggling to save the Senate's healthcare plan, which has run into a wall of opposition in the upper chamber.
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But that hasn't stopped Democrats from also taking aim at vulnerable Senate Republicans — and GOP House members weighing their own bids for the upper chamber.
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Meadows shot down any chatter of a bid for the upper chamber while talking to reporters early on Wednesday before news of his retirement emerged.
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Senators say the legislation can't pass the upper chamber in its current form, and they are looking to put their own stamp on the bill.
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The CPPCC, made of 2,195 delegates, is an upper chamber consisting of sector leaders, politicians, and organizational representatives in its role of advising the government.
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Conservation can show the way MORE (Colo.) as the state's Senate election this coming November could help determine which party will control the upper chamber.
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Once the legislation passes the upper chamber, senators will need to head to conference with the House to merge their two versions of the bill.
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WASHINGTON — The House is an impeachment hot zone, leaving the Senate to face a cold, hard truth: Things are looking down in the upper chamber.
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The referendum maintains the power of the Italian legislature's upper chamber, a potent check on the Five Star Movement, or any government pursuing radical change.
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Evan Bayh over recent reports showing that the Indiana Democrat was searching for a new job while finishing out his term in the upper chamber.
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Senate Democrats say the bill is all but doomed in the upper chamber, where it will need support from members of their party to pass.
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They need to net four Senate seats to win back the upper chamber if they also retain the White House, or five seats otherwise. Sen.
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Trump is very unlikely to be convicted and removed from office by the upper chamber of Congress because it is controlled by his Republican Party.
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The MTB bill has broad bipartisan support in the House and the Senate but has yet to land on the schedule in the upper chamber.
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The initiative suffered a defeat in March after the Senate voted to block the Green New Deal resolution introduced in the upper chamber by Sen.
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She wants the upper chamber to set the rules that will govern the impeachment trial, and sees withholding the articles as providing leverage to Democrats.
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But conservative House members are already warning the upper chamber that any drastic changes could kill the bill once it's sent back to the House.
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Assuming they win the White House (and thus the tiebreaker vote), Democrats will need to gain four seats this November to control the upper chamber.
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The bill only required a simple majority of votes, or 51, in the Senate, meaning it could go through the upper chamber without any Democratic support.
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The legislation, which is in the final and most tense stages of becoming law, is due to be discussed in the upper chamber on June 18.
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During the Clinton impeachment trial, witnesses who testified in the Senate had done so before the House voted on and transmitted articles to the upper chamber.
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Failing to endorse Trump would only fuel an internal party civil war that undermines the ability of the GOP to keep control of the upper chamber.
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While running for the Texas Senate last year, O'Rourke said he'd vote in favor of impeaching Trump if he won a seat in the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber of Poland's parliament, the Senate, has already approved the candidacies of three PiS-backed central bankers: Eugeniusz Gatnar, Marek Chrzanowski and Jerzy Kropiwnicki.
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On Thursday, lawmakers will be asked to give final approval to the measure, which has since been strengthened by parliament's upper chamber, the House of Lords.
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Republicans in the upper chamber are expected to move towards acquitting Trump on two charges: abuse of power concerning his Ukraine dealings and obstruction of Congress.
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But with only a 52-85033 edge in the Senate, some of those may not make it through the upper chamber where Democrats have filibuster power.
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But McConnell, a well-known institutionalist, has been noncommittal about whether he would invoke the so-called "nuclear option" to force Gorsuch through the upper chamber.
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Without a historic rule change, McConnell will need at last eight Democrat votes to get legislation or a Trump Supreme Court nominee through the upper chamber.
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That's because the upper chamber, the Senate, will have 250 members appointed by the current junta and has a hand in appointing the next prime minister.
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Senate Republicans are expected to make significant changes to the House legislation as they try to put together a proposal that could pass the upper chamber.
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Trump and Vice President Pence are set to meet Tuesday with 13 GOP senators to discuss the status of ObamaCare repeal efforts in the upper chamber.
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John Cornyn (R-TX) also has a bill in the upper chamber that would allocate $15 billion toward border security, for physical barriers and security technology.
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If Democrats win the White House, it would be virtually impossible for the party to enact a sweeping liberal agenda if Republicans retain the upper chamber.
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Duckworth and Murphy are both running for Senate seats in races that could be key to Democrats' hopes of gaining a majority in the upper chamber.
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The Senate is expected to overhaul the bill as they try coming up with a plan that can muster enough support to clear the upper chamber.
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Democrats need to net four seats to win back the upper chamber if they also retain the White House, and five to win it back outright.
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The House has already passed a repeal resolution, and Senate Republican aides said Tuesday that the upper chamber could vote to nix the rule within days.
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Ten senators missed a Thursday vote and 11 missed a Wednesday vote, most of them Republicans, effectively giving Democrats a weeklong majority in the upper chamber.
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Republicans control 6900 seats in the upper chamber and can only afford to lose two votes, since Pence can vote to break a 2628-28503 tie.
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Key economic reforms on land and tax remain blocked in parliament, where the opposition controls the upper chamber, and two consecutive droughts hit rural India hard.
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Missouri, a state that President Trump won by nearly 20 points in 2016, could play a pivotal role in determining which party controls the upper chamber.
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And in the upper chamber the law only requires a simple majority, not 60 votes, an added bonus for Republicans who can avoid a Democratic filibuster.
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In the upper chamber of Congress, the blue wave crashed into a giant seawall and this will create serious problems for Democrats in the coming years.
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Under the so-called "nuclear option," Cabinet picks can now get through the upper chamber by a simple majority rather than the higher 60-vote threshold.
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The controversy surrounding Kavanaugh is shifting almost daily as Republicans press ahead with efforts to shepherd his nomination through the upper chamber in the coming weeks.
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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday unanimously passed its bipartisan water infrastructure bill, putting the biennial legislation on track in the upper chamber.
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Supporters of requiring women to sign up for Selective Service see the upper chamber as their last best hope for getting legislation to President Obama's desk.
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McCaul said he believes they can garner the 218 signatures needed to force the vote, noting the measure overwhelmingly passed the upper chamber with bipartisan support.
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Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), a foreign policy expert who served in the upper chamber for more than 30 years, has died at the age of 87.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had a similar impact in the upper chamber, where he nudged the once-collegial body into maximalist partisanship and constitutional hardball.
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House lawmakers will be away from Washington in the coming week and the upper chamber will have a shortened schedule, with senators planning to leave Wednesday.
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While Democrats won control of the House, the GOP held its majority in the Senate and may increase its number of seats in the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber is also beginning its appropriations process, with committees holding hearings on budgets for the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodities Futures Trading Commission.
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Democrats are urging McConnell to reconvene the upper chamber amid the August recess, but the GOP leader has signaled he has no intention of doing so.
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The upper chamber of Congress is now so partisan that the majority leader, anticipating the inevitable, will move to break a filibuster before it even begins.
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Republicans who publicly ripped Trump are now getting in line, so muscling big-ticket items through the upper chamber using budget reconciliation shouldn't be that challenging.
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Elect all of the Democratic candidates MORE (D-Minn.), a 2020 presidential contender, has pushed for a vote in the upper chamber on election security legislation.
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The Senate Majority PAC, a Democratic group dedicated to flipping the upper chamber, now has a $2023 million television campaign focused on the Boston media market.
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The House on Tuesday moved to begin negotiations with the Senate on a Pentagon spending bill, which the upper chamber paired with a domestic appropriations measure.
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The Regulatory Accountability Act reintroduced Wednesday in the upper chamber would require federal agencies to issue the most "cost-effective" rules necessary to accomplish their goals.
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That first procedural vote, known as a "cloture" vote, is aimed at limiting this debate so that the upper chamber can actually vote on a nomination.
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In 2003, lawmakers were given seven different options for proposed reform of parliament's unelected upper chamber, the House of Lords, but no options garnered a majority.
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The upper chamber voted 88-11 to add language to a spending bill that would give Congress more oversight on tariffs imposed for national security reasons.
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He'll need both of their votes to confirm his eventual nominee, given that Republicans have a slim 51-49 advantage in the upper chamber and Sen.
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But the crusade died in the Senate, where Medicaid cuts were one of the most contentious issues that helped doom the plan in the upper chamber.
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And Arizona's woman-versus-woman Senate battle is guaranteed to send at least one more to Congress' 100-member upper chamber, which now includes 23 women.
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Senate Republicans this week adopted rule changes that could make the august upper chamber something like a miniature version of the raucous and deeply partisan House.
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The Senate, meanwhile, has canceled its previously scheduled recess to consider the House coronavirus package, though it's unclear when the upper chamber will consider the proposal.
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At one point, senators — only 14 of whom served in the upper chamber during Clinton's impeachment trial — were scolded by McConnell for not exercising proper decorum.
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Republicans control 52 seats in the upper chamber and can only afford to lose two votes, since Pence can vote to break a 21625-2900 tie.
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With the current Republican majority in the upper chamber, that would seem less than likely, though most senators would not prejudge evidence not in the record.
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And there are lingering concerns that an immigration fight on the CR could derail bipartisan DACA talks that seem to be progressing in the upper chamber.
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But, as Abruzzo recounted, the upper chamber presented obstacles, and to get the measure through the Senate, he turned to allies including the Bidens and Rep.
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With Republicans controlling the upper chamber — and a two-thirds majority of those present required to convict — the threat of Trump's removal is dim, at best.
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The GOP leader spoke shortly after the House clerk notified the upper chamber of the House's appointment of the impeachment trial managers on the Senate floor.
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On Tuesday, Kaine secured four Republican votes on his Iran war powers resolution, giving it enough votes to pass the upper chamber with a simple majority.
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The Speaker also faced calls among Democrats for her to end the deadlock, particularly in the Senate, and pass the two articles to the upper chamber.
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They write that the upper chamber is not functioning "as the Framers of the Constitution intended" in the letter, which was published by The Washington Post.
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Hoyer said the government-funding bills would be the top priority to allow the Senate time to move the package through the upper chamber next week.
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James Lankford (R-Okla.) is working behind the scenes in the upper chamber to build support from a handful of moderate Democrats for regulatory reform legislation.
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Chief Justice John Roberts would preside over a televised trial in the Senate, and all 100 members of the upper chamber would serve as the jury.
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One conservative aide wrote in an email that leaders will need to ensure the bill defunds Planned Parenthood or the bill won't pass the upper chamber.
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The Senate's decision to delay August recess could boost efforts to advance a long-term aviation bill in the upper chamber, a top Republican said Tuesday.Sen.
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Bannon argued that McConnell has refused to take up bills in the upper chamber that could help oust red-state Democrats in the 2018 midterm elections.
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Once the bill passes the upper chamber, negotiators from the House and Senate will need to meet to hash out the details of a compromise bill.
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The Senate is out this week for the Columbus Day holiday, meaning the upper chamber won't consider the disaster relief until next week at the earliest.
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Republicans could also use other procedural maneuvers to prevent the completion of a trial, even if the impeachment charges are taken up by the upper chamber.
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Senate Republicans say that a brewing controversy in the House on state and local tax deductions won't be much of a problem in the upper chamber.
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Republicans worried about holding on to their Senate majority are trying to convince three lawmakers to reconsider their decisions and run for the upper chamber. Reps.
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With the Republicans' slim 28500-seat majority in the upper chamber, Collins's centrist politics have put her in the middle of some of Washington's biggest fights.
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He hoped the Senate would serve as a republican analogue of Britain's upper chamber, protecting the states as the House of Lords protected the British aristocracy.
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Congress's upper chamber in December passed a parallel resolution, 56 to 41, in a striking rebuke to the president and his administration's defense of the kingdom.
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She would become the first openly bisexual candidate to be elected to the upper chamber and the state's first female senator if she wins in November.
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There's no legislative text yet in the upper chamber, and Senate leaders have said there won't be until the House wraps up debate on their bill.
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The potential nomination faces a tough test in the upper chamber, where at least four Republicans have said they plan to oppose Cain, seemingly dooming his chances.
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Mr. Kerimov, 52, is both the owner of Polyus, Russia's biggest gold mining company, and a member of the Federation Council, the upper chamber of Russian parliament.
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However, in the upper chamber, where members are elected by proportional representation, the party should win at least three seats, says William Bowe, an analyst in Perth.
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At the moment, it seems unlikely the legislation will pass in the upper chamber, as it needs 60 votes and Republicans only have a 52-seat majority.
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Jon Tester, known for his trademark buzz cut, is one of 10 Democratic lawmakers in the upper chamber who represents a state that Trump won in 2016.
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Pressed if he thought the House bill was dead on arrival in the upper chamber, McCain suggested that he was waiting to see what changes are made.
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Freedom Partners Action Fund has frequently advertised in some of the top Senate battlegrounds this cycle, as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of the upper chamber.
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The Maryland Democrat, who served the longest tenure of any woman in Congress, said women in the upper chamber are subject to different rules than men are.
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Democrats have panned many of Trump's cabinet nominees, pledging to give them "thorough" hearings though the picks will only need a simple majority clear the upper chamber.
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He said it would be tackled through the Senate budget tactic called "reconciliation," which allows major spending-related bills to pass the upper chamber without a veto.
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But Senate Republicans are expected to make significant changes to the House legislation as they try to cobble together a proposal that could pass the upper chamber.
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The Senate's top Democrats are making an 11th-hour push to help energize supporters in North Carolina, where voters could determine which party controls the upper chamber.
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Senate Republicans are expected to make significant changes to the House legislation as they try to put together a proposal that could pass the upper chamber. Sen.
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As long as the filibuster remains in place, it will be much harder for Republicans to push key elements of the Trump agenda through the upper chamber.
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But the outcome is raising questions about whether Democratic senators up for reelection in 220006 will similarly break rank as the fight shifts to the upper chamber.
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In the state Senate, the Democrats captured two seats, bringing the upper chamber margin to 22019-21 (one open seat Democratic gain and one Republican incumbent defeat).
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MORE, who was diagnosed in July with brain cancer, back in the Senate, the upper chamber is turning its attention to a mammoth annual defense policy bill.
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The party must pick up two Senate seats to do the same in the upper chamber, though a number of vulnerable Democratic senators are up for reelection.
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Democrats need a net gain of two seats to flip the upper chamber — a difficult prospect with so many Democratic senators on the ballot in red states.
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The Senate Finance Committee passed a CHIP bill without Puerto Rico funding, and ever since, the upper chamber has been focused on ObamaCare repeal and tax reform.
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They view their majority in the upper chamber as a firewall for the party as they remain concerned that Trump could lose his reelection bid next year.
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The upper chamber of the left side of Mr. Kaine's heart is enlarged, but Dr. Monahan noted nothing else unusual about his heart or major arteries. Mrs.
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The Senate Budget Committee approved the Senate's tax plan on Tuesday, bringing the upper chamber closer to a floor vote, which is expected to take place Thursday.
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The bill's DNA is in the majority-rules House, which for years has passed a series of financial regulatory reforms that have stalled in the upper chamber.
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Voelkel said Johnson was expressing his frustration with the two opposing bills to reopen the government that both failed in the upper chamber shortly after the encounter.
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It's not clear opponents could muster the 67 votes in the Senate to override Trump either, though it might be a closer call in the upper chamber.
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Jones's victory provides the GOP with a razor-thin majority in the upper chamber and puts the Senate in play for Democrats in next year's midterm elections.
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The sexual harassment tsunami and the almost 50/50 split in our upper chamber of Congress make almost all 2018 election prognostications a fool's errand right now.
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But O'Rourke refused to take the bait on Thursday, telling MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell he would not "in any scenario" run for a seat in the upper chamber.
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Republicans hold a slim 52-48 majority in the upper chamber and several GOP senators have already announced their opposition to the bill in its current form.
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The bill collapsed in the upper chamber on Tuesday mostly due to Democrats' gripes about Republicans leaving out money to deal with lead contamination in Flint, Mich.
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If found guilty, Menendez will not automatically be forced out of the upper chamber, though he could choose to resign or be voted out by his colleagues.
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Heller and Rosen are locked in one of the most competitive Senate races of the cycle, which could determine which party controls the upper chamber next year.
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Background: The House has already passed a repeal resolution, and Senate Republican aides said Tuesday that the upper chamber could vote to nix the rule within days.
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Tillerson will need a simple majority to clear the upper chamber, meaning he can only lose up to 85033 Republicans if no Democrat votes for him. Sen.
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Missouri and Tennessee feature two of the key Senate races in Tuesday's midterm elections, when Republicans will look to maintain their slim majority in the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber voted 95-1 to set up a conference committee with the House that will seek to iron out the differences between the chambers' bills.
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Even with Senate Democrats threatening to filibuster Trump's nominee, Republicans are already off to a quick start as they seek to shepherd him through the upper chamber.
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Democrats face an uphill to block the resolution — only 50 votes are needed for it to clear the upper chamber, and Republicans have a 52-seat majority.
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Minutes earlier, the head of the Senate, Eva Copa, said the upper chamber would pass a bill on new elections in a late-night session on Friday.
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His nomination comes as the upper chamber is busy working on legislation to address the coronavirus pandemic, and it's unclear when his nomination process would take place.
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The senator, Simcha Felder, is a key player in the fractured Senate, representing the decisive vote in Albany's 63-seat upper chamber, which is ruled by Republicans.
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State legislatures appoint the members of the upper chamber, and the B.J.P. is already trying to topple legislatures in a few states that have narrow anti-B.
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Democrats need a net gain of two Senate seats to take a majority in the upper chamber, which would allow them to more effectively counter Trump's agenda.
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This would make moving legislation through the often-infuriating upper chamber easier, more like in the House, which provides few protections against the tyranny of the majority.
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The Republicans also lost eight seats in the State Senate, shattering their perennial hold on the majority in Albany's upper chamber, resulting in an all-Democratic Legislature.
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The House's repeal plan halts Medicaid money for Planned Parenthood, and one senator or another is certain to force the issue in the upper chamber as well.
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The early stages of the impeachment trial involve the opening statements from both sides, who are given 24 hours in total to speak to the upper chamber.
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The upper chamber officially opened its trial on Thursday and senators were sworn in even as new evidence against the president continued spilling out into the public.
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The measure overwhelmingly passed the upper chamber in an 22020-10 vote after the House signed off on it in December following months of closed-door negotiations.
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The highly partisan process has since moved to the upper chamber, where both sides will seek to win the PR battle in a high-stakes election year.
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Following a delay in Senate Republicans' efforts to repeal and replace ObamaCare, lawmakers are struggling to move forward with viable legislation that can pass the upper chamber.
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Republican leadership in the upper chamber last week decided to delay legislation to repeal and replace ObamaCare when it became clear it lacked the votes for passage.
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With a razor-thin majority in the upper chamber, Senate Republicans can afford to lose only one GOP vote if all Democrats vote against the nomination. Sen.
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McConnell's comments come as several GOP senators are signaling growing pessimism about the chances of clearing an ObamaCare repeal and replacement bill through the upper chamber. Sen.
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Meadows shot down any chatter of a bid at the upper chamber while talking to reporters early on Wednesday before news of his retirement emerged (The Hill).
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Trump tweeted Thursday that he wanted "an immediate trial" after House Democrats adjourned for the Christmas recess without sending the articles of impeachment to the upper chamber.
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The measure overwhelmingly passed the upper chamber in an 89-10 vote after the House signed off on it in December following months of closed-door negotiations.
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The legislation won quick passage in the House this term and, with Congress returning from recess, is expected to win passage in the upper chamber as well.
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More than 100 companies on Monday pressed the Senate to pass its driverless car legislation before Memorial Day, as the bill remains stalled in the upper chamber.
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Scott Walker (R) is calling on Senate Republicans to get rid of the filibuster to help a Trump administration get its priorities passed through the upper chamber.
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On Friday, Trump tweeted that the Senate should get rid of the filibuster and move to a 51-vote threshold for passing bills through the upper chamber.
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H.) on Wednesday introduced a bill in the upper chamber designed to help the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) improve its ability to identify potential terrorist threats.
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Paul tweeted that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told him the upper chamber would take up the 28503 ObamaCare repeal bill previously passed by Congress.
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A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he had no updates on when the bill may be taken up in the upper chamber.
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Shortly afterward, Pelosi said Democrats would not send those articles to the Senate immediately, citing an "unfair" process being prepared by GOP leaders in the upper chamber.
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Democrats took control from Republicans in the House on Tuesday but Republicans outperformed expectations in Senate races and were set to pick up seats in the upper chamber.
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Unless the Republicans do away with the filibuster altogether, Senate Democrats will still have leverage in the upper chamber to obtain concessions from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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If Johnson can get his Withdrawal Agreement Bill through the House of Commons, it would then need to be ratified by Parliament's upper chamber, the House of Lords.
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That does not sound too hard, but even a net gain of three seats looks a stretch because of the way the upper chamber over-represents rural America.
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McCain — the legendary senator who represented Arizona in the upper chamber for more than three decades — is only the 31st person ever to be honored in this way.
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Several thousand people gathered in Poland's largest towns on Thursday evening to protest against a judiciary system overhaul, while the upper chamber of parliament discussed the proposed legislation.
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It makes a great deal of sense to include Anglican bishops in our upper chamber, given the ways in which Anglicanism still pervades our political and moral lives.
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They saw a lawmaker who not only felt justified protecting comity in the upper chamber, but also didn't believe there was any downside to taking away Warren's microphone.
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The bill's prospects in the Senate remain unclear, though the 419-0 vote in the House was likely to put pressure on the upper chamber to approve it.
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But Congress began its own effort, and a war authorization was approved in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in December 2014, when Democrats still controlled the upper chamber.
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Now that the GOP has only 51 votes in the upper chamber, giving it only one vote to spare, passing a reconciliation bill would be that much harder.
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Her plans face rejection by parliament's upper chamber on Monday, setting the stage for a high-stakes and potentially destabilising confrontation with rebel lawmakers later in the week.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has threatened to hold a vote on the proposal in the upper chamber in order to highlight divisions among Democrats over the plan.
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PiS, which has 235 seats in the 460-strong lower chamber and 63 in the 100-strong upper chamber, denies accusations that its moves go against democratic standards.
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Any spending bill will need Democratic votes to clear the upper chamber, giving the party leverage as lawmakers inch closer to a shutdown that had once seemed improbable.
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Republicans, with their 85033-person majority in the upper chamber, still need six Democrats to support the nominee to reach the 60 votes currently required to end debate.
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The Democrats need to pick up two seats in the upper chamber while trying to defend 10 seats in states that Trump won in the 85033 presidential election.
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She served one term in U.S. House of Representatives from upstate New York before ascending to the upper chamber and winning two reelection campaigns to keep her seat.
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Sen.-elect Doug Jones (D-Ala.) on Sunday said he will "of course" consider voting with Republicans on certain issues once he is sworn into the upper chamber.
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The prospect of a Democratic House has made Republicans desperate to take advantage of a favorable Senate map to hold or expand their majority in the upper chamber.
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Trump separately on Wednesday tweeted that Senate Republicans should do away with the filibuster, which requires most legislation in the upper chamber to win 60 votes for passage.
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The one that receives the most votes over 218 would then be sent to the upper chamber, in what is known as a "Queen of the Hill" rule.
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It can pass the upper chamber without any Democratic support due to the process known as reconciliation, but Dems are promising to pressure GOP colleagues against the bill.
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The New York Times's editorial board ripped Senate Republicans' tax plan on Saturday, calling it a "tax heist" just hours after it passed through the the upper chamber.
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And states with a bicameral legislature can have some mixture of these theories, such as one population base for its lower house and another for its upper chamber.
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Approval shouldn't, in theory, be a problem — the UK's upper chamber plays the important role of scrutinising new laws but generally approves legislation that the elected Commons passes.
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The investigation in the upper chamber has been markedly different, enjoying comparatively little media attention as a result of how little members have said publicly about the probe.
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They currently hold a 52-person majority in the upper chamber and would need five additional Democrats or Independents to back Gorsuch if the rules are not changed.
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Many House Republicans were skeptical of the plan while GOP members in the Senate said it was dead on arrival if it ever got to the upper chamber.
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Ramming such bills through the Senate, which only need a simple majority in the upper chamber, could make it easier for Democrats to unify against a President Trump.
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Behind Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the Democrats are hoping to attach their provision to an energy bill currently on the floor in the upper chamber.
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A passionate pro-gun enthusiast, Torshin, 65, was a senator in the Duma and the first deputy chairman of the Federation Council, the upper chamber of Russia's Parliament.
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