Dec 12th, 2008 · The auto bailout had the support of a majority in Congress, yet the deal fell apart. On Thursday, the measure to provide struggling automakers with a $14 billion emergency loan failed after opposition from Senate Republicans.
Jun 10th, 2008 · Congress wants to do something about high oil and gas prices, but Democrats and Republicans are talking past each other. Today, Senate Republicans blocked a majority plan to roll back tax breaks for oil companies and impose a windfall profits tax on them to raise money for research on renewable energy.
Sep 11th, 2007 · Crucial to whether Gen. David Petraeus' Iraq assessment lands with applause or a thud are eight Senate Republicans who broke ranks with President Bush over the summer. All eight hail from states where the war is unpopular; half face tough re-election bids in 2008.
Jun 21st, 2007 · Senate Republicans block a $32 billion package of tax breaks for renewable energy that would have been financed mostly by new taxes on major oil companies. Democrats came three votes short of overcoming a threatened GOP filibuster that kept the measure from being attached to a broader energy bill.
Jun 12th, 2007 · President Bush is expected to use a Capitol Hill lunch meeting to urge Senate Republicans to help resurrect a bill aimed at overhauling immigration policy. The president says the bill is too important to be permitted to languish.
Mar 15th, 2007 · Congressional Democrats hoping to end U.S. involvement in the war in Iraq move forward with a House funding bill that includes a deadline for a U.S. troop pullout. But Senate Republicans thwarted a binding resolution that included a timeline for redeployment offered by Senate Democrats.
Mar 14th, 2007 · In a departure, most Senate Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues in voting to allow debate on a new resolution aimed at winding down U.S. participation in the Iraq war. The vote is a new stance for Senate Republicans, who have twice blocked resolutions on an Iraq withdrawal that were opposed by the White House.
Feb 18th, 2007 · For the second time in two weeks, Senate Republicans blocked consideration of a nonbinding resolution opposing a troop increase in Iraq. The rare Saturday session vote of 56 to 34 fell four short of the 60 votes required to move ahead. The House approved the same resolution Friday.