A Sen. Marsha Blackburn spokesman said Monday she would drop her objections if she received a promise in writing that taxpayers’ money wouldn’t be spent on crack pipes.
By Alan Fram | Associated Press
One measure would relieve much of the financially strapped Postal Service’s huge debt. The other would avoid a government shutdown this weekend. “There is no looming deadline that will necessitate rushed action by the Senate,” Scott said. The delay likely meant the Senate won’t approve the bill until after next week’s scheduled recess.
All 100 senators must all agree to let the chamber begin debating legislation and vote on it. That usually happens quickly and routinely for broadly supported bills. “Let’s help the American people and let’s show that the United States Senate knows how to get a job done,” said Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., an author of the postal measure.
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