REPUBLICAN PARTY

Articles and editorials

Anti-Human-Trafficking Bill Gets Caught Up in Abortion Politics in Senate, S1460 [12MR]

Can the GOP Change?, S844 [9FE], S876, S890 [10FE]

Confirm President Obama’s Judges, S7964 [16NO]

Conservatives Question ‘Gimmicks’ in House GOP’s Defense Budget, H1860 [24MR]

Current Senate Gridlock Is Hurting the Diversity of Our Justice System, S7488 [26OC]

Disgraceful State of Judicial Nominations, S7114 [5OC]

GOP Holds Security Hostage to Immigration, H676 [2FE]

GOP in Denial on Climate Change (excerpt), S1600 [18MR]

GOP Should Focus on Fixing Immigration, Not Compromising Security, S924 [11FE]

GOP Water Bill in Congress Should Be Rejected (excerpt), H5272 [16JY]

GOP’s Judicial Logjam, S6368, S6369 [5AU]

House GOP 2016 Budget Resolution Is DOA, H1860 [24MR]

House GOP Members Threatening To Take Budget Down Over Defense, H1859 [24MR]

House Panel Votes To Cut Amtrak Budget Hours After Deadly Crash, H2900 [13MY]

James B. Edwards, E9 [6JA]

Jim Edwards Had Transformative Role in S.C. Shift to GOP, E9, E10 [6JA]

Loretta Lynch Confirmation Mess, S1568 [17MR]

Loretta Lynch ‘Led the Nation’ on Human Trafficking Despite Republican Standoff, S2367 [23AP]

Poll Finds Agenda Gap Between Leaders, American People, H446 [21JA]

Republican Filibuster—Blowing Up the Senate’s 60-Vote Rule Would Gain No Policy Victory, S6827 [21SE]

Republicans Make Dubious Claims in Defense of NSA Surveillance, S2752 [11MY]

Rumors of the GOP’s Death Exaggerated, E1696 [2DE]

Short Memories, S3923 [9JN]

Where Republicans and Democrats Agree the Government Needs To Spend More, H1282 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 155), H1769 [18MR] (see H. Res. 555), H9079 [8DE]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 6), H43 [6JA] (see H. Res. 29), H358 [13JA] (see H. Res. 39), H480 [21JA] (see H. Res. 165), H1900 [24MR] (see H. Res. 199), H2210 [14AP] (see H. Res. 229), H2654 [29AP] (see H. Res. 272), H3388 [19MY] (see H. Res. 304), H4136 [10JN] (see H. Res. 442), H6260 [25SE] (see H. Res. 517), H8152 [5NO]

Committees of the Senate: majority party appointments (see S. Res. 18), S12 [6JA] (see S. Res. 21), S59 [7JA] (see S. Res. 23), S100 [8JA]

Dove, Laura C.: election as Sec. for the Majority of the Senate (see S. Res. 14), S12 [6JA]

House of Representatives: declare vacant the Office of Speaker of the House for failure to function effectively in the service of all citizens (see H. Res. 385), H5589 [28JY]

Senate Rules: modify extended debate rules (see S. Res. 120), S2041 [26MR]

——— provide for consideration of a minimum number of amendments (see S. Res. 121), S2041 [26MR]

Letters

Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Paulette Brown, ABA, S8442 [7DE]

Lists

Capitol Pages, S8866 [18DE]

Committee on the Budget (House) majority staff, H2702 [30AP]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) majority staff, H8997 [3DE]

Quotes by Conservatives in support of a tax on carbon emissions, S4032 [10JN]

Papers

Senators’ Questionable Claims About NSA Bulk Collection: Harley Geiger, Center for Democracy & Technology, S2752 [11MY]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: legislative process, H151 [8JA]

Bipartisan Task Force To Combat the Heroin Epidemic: establishment, H7013 [20OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1011 [12FE], H1667, H1668, H1669, H1697–H1704 [17MR], H1726, H1727, H1730, H1732, H1733 [18MR], H1774 [19MR], H5862 [9SE], H6782 [1OC]

——— comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, H1878–H1881 [24MR], H1909, H1911 [25MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), E419 [25MR]

Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 155), H1730 [18MR]

——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 555), H9032 [8DE]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 6), H28 [6JA]

——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 29), H232 [13JA]

——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 39), H443 [21JA]

——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 165), H1855 [24MR]

——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 199), H2161, H2162 [14AP]

——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 229), H2574 [29AP]

——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 272), H3318 [19MY]

——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 304), H4015 [10JN]

——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 442), H6256 [25SE]

——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 517), H8136 [5NO]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, H872 [10FE], H2322 [21AP], H5760 [29JY], H10698, H10699 [18DE]

——— goals of the 114th Congress, H5 [6JA], H58 [7JA], H147–H152 [8JA], H184 [9JA], H7339 [29OC]

——— importance of bipartisanship, H8872 [2DE], H9687 [17DE]

——— legislative priorities, H7102, H7106 [22OC], H8346–H8349 [18NO], E1179 [29JY]

——— legislative process, H1549, H1550 [3MR]

Courts: Federal court ruling to allow House of Representatives v. Burwell to continue relative to the use of funding not appropriated by Congress to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5945 [11SE]

Domestic policy: national agenda, H15 [6JA], H95 [7JA], H230, H235, H236 [13JA], H712 [3FE], H1697–H1704 [17MR], H2321 [21AP], H3494, H3499 [20MY], H6168 [18SE], H6800 [6OC], H6896 [8OC], H7038 [21OC], H7170 [23OC], H7627 [4NO], E635 [30AP]

——— questions for potential Presidential candidates, H6007 [16SE]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H1935 [25MR]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H9266–H9268 [10DE]

Eximbank: abolish, H2971 [14MY]

House of Representatives: authorizing majority leader and minority leader to accept resignations and to make appointments, H32 [6JA]

——— importance of bipartisanship, H511–H513 [22JA], H621 [27JA], H1531–H1535, H1558–H1564 [3MR], H1652 [16MR], H4526–H4528 [18JN], H6311 [29SE], H6713 [30SE], H7040 [21OC], H7319 [28OC], H8140 [5NO]

——— legislative priorities, H504 [22JA], H1558–H1564 [3MR], H5540, H5542 [28JY], H5601, H5610 [29JY], H6324 [29SE], H7149 [23OC], H7199 [27OC]

——— legislative process, H511–H513 [22JA], H621 [27JA], H717 [3FE], H1558–H1564 [3MR], H7637 [4NO], H9090 [9DE]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H615 [27JA]

Immigration: reform, H1167 [26FE], E223 [17FE]

Iran: impact of letter sent by Republican Senators to Iranian leadership on any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H1710 [17MR]

McCarthy, Representative: selection as majority leader of the House of Representatives, H6 [6JA]

Republican Study Committee: budget priorities, H1959–H1963 [25MR]

Scalise, Representative: selection as majority whip of the House of Representatives, H6 [6JA]

Trump, Donald: call for end of Presidential candidacy, H9028 [8DE]

Wall Street Journal: results of poll taken on national objectives priority assignments, H446 [21JA]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: legislative process, S5022 [14JY], S6865–S6867, S6869, S6886 [22SE], S7208–S7210 [7OC], S7227–S7231, S7242 [8OC], S7794–S7796 [5NO], S8029, S8030 [18NO], S8226, S8228 [1DE]

——— making continuing, S6673 [16SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1592 [18MR]

——— comparison between Senate and Obama administration proposals, S1591 [18MR], S1756 [24MR]

Climate: assessment of Republican Party Presidential candidates relative to views on climate change, S6066 [28JY], S6277 [4AU]

——— express agreement that climate change is real and is not a hoax, S8060–S8062 [18NO]

——— global warming, S4232 [17JN], S4570–S4572 [24JN], S4834–S4836 [8JY], S5092 [15JY], S6272–S6278 [4AU]

Committee on Finance (Senate): accomplishments during 114th Congress, S8765–S8768 [17DE]

——— report on investigation of allegations that the 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny by the IRS, S6356–S6363 [5AU]

Committees of the Senate: majority party appointments (S. Res. 18), S22 [6JA]

——— majority party appointments (S. Res. 21), S67 [7JA]

——— majority party appointments (S. Res. 23), S117 [8JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S909 [11FE], S2283 [21AP], S2315 [22AP], S2378–S2380 [23AP], S2743, S2744 [11MY], S3635 [3JN], S4628, S4629, S4636–S4638 [25JN], S4669 [7JY], S4818 [8JY], S6152 [30JY], S6249, S6278 [4AU], S6333 [5AU], S8181, S8182 [30NO], S8197 [1DE], S8248 [2DE], S8325 [3DE], S8433–S8435 [7DE], S8461, S8469, S8473–S8475 [8DE], S8507, S8528 [9DE], S8564–S8566, S8568–S8570 [10DE], S8655, S8657–S8659, S8660 [15DE], S8838, S8841, S8866 [18DE]

——— goals of the 114th Congress, S27–S29 [7JA], S78, S80, S92–S94 [8JA], S1207 [2MR]

——— importance of bipartisanship, S7428 [22OC]

——— importance of bipartisanship in addressing climate change, S365 [21JA], S575–S577 [28JA], S871 [9FE]

——— legislative priorities, S6224 [3AU], S7289 [19OC], S8183 [30NO], S8508 [9DE]

Discrimination: anti-Muslim rhetoric by Republican Party Presidential candidates, S6821 [21SE], S6891 [22SE], S8443 [7DE], S8446, S8447, S8473, S8476 [8DE], S8625 [14DE]

Domestic policy: national agenda, S712, S713 [3FE], S1843 [25MR], S2283 [21AP], S3090 [20MY], S4536 [23JN], S4903 [9JY], S6328 [5AU], S6616 [15SE], S6860 [22SE]

Dove, Laura C.: election as Sec. for the Majority of the Senate (S. Res. 14), S8 [6JA]

Iran: impact of letter sent by Republican Senators to Iranian leadership on any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S1324, S1325 [9MR], S1347–S1349, S1363–S1365 [10MR], S1398 [11MR], S1452, S1479 [12MR], S1513, S1520 [16MR], S1643 [19MR], S2674 [6MY], S6442 [8SE], S6672 [16SE]

Koch, Charles: impact of contributions on Republican causes and candidates, S4066 [11JN], S6093, S6095 [29JY], S7130 [6OC], S7734 [4NO]

Koch, David H.: impact of contributions on Republican causes and candidates, S4066 [11JN], S6093, S6095 [29JY], S7130 [6OC], S7734 [4NO]

McConnell, Senator: correlation made between recent elections and economy, S155 [12JA]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S8777–S8779 [17DE]

——— State of the Union Message, S221 [16JA], S249, S250, S253–S255, S260 [20JA], S617–S619 [29JA]

Political campaigns: require campaign finance disclosures for certain individuals benefiting from tar sands development, S401 [22JA], S525 [27JA], S570 [28JA]

Political ethics: impact of rhetoric, S8249 [2DE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of diplomatic nominees, S4989 [13JY], S6369 [5AU], S6995 [29SE], S7428–S7430 [22OC], S7583 [28OC], S7846 [9NO], S7975, S7978 [17NO], S8187, S8193 [30NO], S8198–S8200 [1DE], S8656 [15DE], S8844, S8871 [18DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2029 [26MR], S2263, S2264 [20AP], S3223 [21MY], S3849 [8JN], S4591 [24JN], S4677 [7JY], S5002 [13JY], S5048 [14JY], S5432 [22JY], S5487 [23JY], S6151, S6152 [30JY], S6368 [5AU], S6456 [8SE], S6693 [16SE], S6793 [17SE], S6995, S6999 [29SE], S7114–S7116 [5OC], S7313 [20OC], S7487 [26OC], S7652 [29OC], S7858 [9NO], S7964 [16NO], S7974, S7978 [17NO], S8441 [7DE], S8446 [8DE], S8786–S8788 [17DE], S8841 [18DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S877 [10FE], S1285 [4MR], S1568 [17MR], S1705–S1707 [23MR], S2104 [13AP], S2260 [20AP], S2282, S2285–S2287 [21AP], S2363, S2366 [23AP], S2659 [6MY], S3010 [19MY], S4592 [24JN], S7111–S7113 [5OC], S7974, S7978 [17NO], S8141–S8143 [19NO], S8519 [9DE]

Senate: characterization of relationship between Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Reid, S8734 [17DE]

——— importance of bipartisanship, S1363–S1365 [10MR], S2391 [23AP], S2647 [5MY], S3285 [22MY], S3749 [4JN], S4076, S4093 [11JN], S4189–S4191 [16JN], S4217 [17JN], S5134 [16JY], S7011, S7033–S7037 [30SE], S7055, S7056 [1OC], S8216, S8231–S8233 [1DE], S8453 [8DE], S8507–S8509 [9DE]

——— legislative priorities, S6583 [10SE], S6863 [22SE]

——— legislative process, S30–S33 [7JA], S551 [28JA], S611, S612 [29JA], S871 [9FE], S971–S973, S974 [12FE], S1521 [16MR], S2391 [23AP], S3444 [2JN], S3635 [3JN], S4636–S4638 [25JN], S4659, S4660 [7JY], S4818 [8JY], S4902 [9JY], S5019 [13JY], S5022–S5025 [14JY], S5673–S5675 [24JY], S5707, S5708 [26JY], S6152 [30JY], S6222 [3AU], S6249, S6278 [4AU], S6477 [9SE], S6682 [16SE], S7033–S7037 [30SE], S7078–S7080 [1OC], S7153–S7155 [6OC], S7697–S7701 [3NO], S8711 [16DE], S8840 [18DE]

Supreme Court: impact of decisions, S6060 [28JY]

Statements

Goals of the 114th Congress: Senator Reid, S29 [7JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 6, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H28 [6JA]

H. Res. 29, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H232 [13JA]

H. Res. 39, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H443 [21JA]

H. Res. 155, majority party appointments to Committee on the Budget (House), H1730 [18MR]

H. Res. 165, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H1855 [24MR]

H. Res. 199, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H2162 [14AP]

H. Res. 229, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H2574 [29AP]

H. Res. 272, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H3318 [19MY]

H. Res. 304, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H4015 [10JN]

H. Res. 442, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H6256 [25SE]

H. Res. 517, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H8136 [5NO]

H. Res. 555, majority party appointments to Committee on the Budget (Houuse), H9032 [8DE]

S. Res. 14, election of Laura C. Dove as Sec. for the Majority of the Senate, S8, S21 [6JA]

S. Res. 18, majority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S21 [6JA]

S. Res. 21, majority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S66, S67 [7JA]

S. Res. 23, majority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S108, S117 [8JA]

S. Res. 120, Senate extended debate rules modification, S2052 [26MR]

S. Res. 121, Senate consideration of a minimum number of amendments, S2053 [26MR]