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A massive winter storm barreling down on the East Coast is scuttling the Senate's already brief work week.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP strategist donates to Alabama Democrat McConnell names Senate GOP tax conferees Brent Budowsky: A plea to Alabama voters MORE (R-Ky.) said on Wednesday evening that the upper chamber wouldn't have any additional votes this week.
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP strategist donates to Alabama Democrat McConnell names Senate GOP tax conferees Brent Budowsky: A plea to Alabama voters MORE (R-Ky.) said on Wednesday evening that the upper chamber wouldn't have any additional votes this week. "For the information of all senators, there will be no further roll call votes during this week's session of the Senate," he said.
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The Senate is still expected to convene on Thursday at 11 a.m.. Though with no votes, senators from states impacted by the burst of winter weather could leave Washington early.
Senators were already in town for an abbreviated work week, returning to Washington from the winter holiday at noon on Wednesday. They held a roll call vote on a defense nominee for President Trump
Donald John TrumpHouse Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for ‘serious case of amnesia’ after testimony Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don’t want to represent Trump at Olympics Poll: 4 in 10 Republicans think senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia MORE on Wednesday evening.
Donald John TrumpHouse Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for ‘serious case of amnesia’ after testimony Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don’t want to represent Trump at Olympics Poll: 4 in 10 Republicans think senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia MORE on Wednesday evening. Twelve senators missed the vote, including GOP Sens. Tim Scott
Timothy (Tim) Eugene ScottMcConnell names Senate GOP tax conferees GOP senator: Trump shouldn't pardon Flynn Trump should fill CFPB vacancy with Export-Import chief MORE (S.C.) and David Perdue (Ga.), whose states are currently seeing snow.
Timothy (Tim) Eugene ScottMcConnell names Senate GOP tax conferees GOP senator: Trump shouldn't pardon Flynn Trump should fill CFPB vacancy with Export-Import chief MORE (S.C.) and David Perdue (Ga.), whose states are currently seeing snow. The winter weather comes as lawmakers face a myriad of looming deadlines. They have roughly two weeks to prevent a government shutdown and automatic across the board spending cuts.
Congressional leadership met with Mick Mulvaney
John (Mick) Michael MulvaneyConsumers need a hero, not a hack, to head the CFPB Overnight Regulation: Feds push to clarify regs on bump stocks | Interior wants Trump to shrink two more monuments | Navajo Nation sues over monument rollback | FCC won't delay net neutrality vote | Senate panel approves bill easing Dodd-Frank rules Overnight Cybersecurity: Mueller probe cost .7M in early months | Senate confirms Homeland Security nominee | Consumer agency limits data collection | Arrest in Andromeda botnet investigation MORE, Trump's budget chief, and Marc Short, the director of legislative affairs, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
John (Mick) Michael MulvaneyConsumers need a hero, not a hack, to head the CFPB Overnight Regulation: Feds push to clarify regs on bump stocks | Interior wants Trump to shrink two more monuments | Navajo Nation sues over monument rollback | FCC won't delay net neutrality vote | Senate panel approves bill easing Dodd-Frank rules Overnight Cybersecurity: Mueller probe cost .7M in early months | Senate confirms Homeland Security nominee | Consumer agency limits data collection | Arrest in Andromeda botnet investigation MORE, Trump's budget chief, and Marc Short, the director of legislative affairs, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The Senate's next roll call vote will be on Monday. The House is also expected to return to Washington Monday.