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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) wants to get all must-pass legislation completed in the lame-duck session so Senate Republicans will have a clean slate at the start of 2015 if they control the upper chamber.
Senate GOP aides say thats the message from the leader, who could face opposition from conservative lawmakers who want to block any non-emergency measures in the window between Election Day and the start of the new Congress in January.
Under this scenario, the Senate Republican leadership would prefer to pass an omnibus spending bill or a year-long stopgap funding measure that would keep the federal government operating until the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.
It could also have implications for a package extending a variety of expired tax provisions. Some House Republicans would like to delay action on the so-called tax extenders package to 2015 in the hope that a Congress under unified GOP control could make some of the fixes permanent.
This, however, would have to be done immediately at the start of the new session if the fixes were to apply to 2014. Tax returns must be filed by mid-April.
House Republicans are seeking to extend some expired provisions indefinitely, like the credit for business research.
Aides say the Senate GOP is open to that approach, but want to finish off an extenders package before 2015 and the easiest way to do that could be with the bipartisan measure already passed by the Finance Committee.
The ranking Republicans on committees also hope to pass their legislative priorities in the December session instead of shoving them into next year.
Thats the approach were taking. Were trying to get the low-hanging fruit out of here, said another senior GOP aide.
The biggest question is what to do about legislation funding government. Republicans are divided over whether it should keep federal departments and agencies operating through the end of the calendar year or only until the late winter or early spring.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Mitt Romney, who has said he has no plans to run for president again, leads the field of potential Republican candidates for 2016 in a new poll.
The Washington Post/ABC News poll of Republicans and Republican leaners gave the one-term Massachusetts governor 21 percent of the vote. The runner-up was former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, with 11 percent.
The list then dropped into single digits with Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tied at 9 percent, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida at 6. Another seven possible candidates got between 1 and 5 percent.
Asked who they would choose if Romney was out of the race, 15 percent picked Bush, followed by 12 percent for Paul and 11 percent for Huckabee.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton remains the woman to beat with 64 percent support. Vice President Joe Biden was the choice of 13 percent and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of 11 percent.
Former Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is actually an independent, rounded out the field with 3 percent, 1 percent and 1 percent.
Clinton did best with women, respondents 50 or older and those who identify as Democrats rather than Democratic-leaning independents.
The telephone poll was conducted between Oct. 9 and Oct. 12. The poll surveyed 1,006 adults, including 871 registered voters. The margin of error for the smaller group is 4 percentage points.
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Begich is being targeted on ANWR in a new TV ad. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)
A Republican-aligned outside group is hitting Alaska Sen. Mark Begich for failing to persuade his party to support opening drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Utilizing a theme of broken campaign promises from 2008, when Begich defeated Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, the new TV ad from American Crossroads hammers the Democrat for both the percentage of votes on which he agreed with the president last year and the fact that Congress has not approved ANWR oil exploration.
Weve had six years of Begichs broken politics, the ads announcer says. Alaska needs a change.
Begich is being challenged by Republican Dan Sullivan in a GOP-leaning state and in the second midterm of an unpopular Democratic president. As one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the country and a critical target for national Republicans eyeing the Senate majority, the spot is the latest piece of the GOPs argument that Begich does not in fact provide an independent voice for the state.
The support of Alaskas energy opportunities is an issue the incumbent continues to tout and has utilized as an example of how he puts his states interests above any agenda priorities of President Barack Obama.
During a press conference in Fairbanks last week, Begich rolled out his comprehensive plan for expanding oil and gas development in Alaska and highlighted his efforts on energy exploration. Mark will continue pushing legislation to permit responsible oil and gas development in ANWR, his campaign stated in an Oct. 17 release.
Republicans need a six-seat net gain to win the majority, and Alaska is a big piece. The race is rated Tilts Republican by the Rothenberg Political Report/Roll Call.
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