Recommit

The changes limit the GOP's ability to use procedural rules like the Motion to Recommit, which is the last opportunity for the minority party to amend a bill before it passes.

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Recommit and get back on the plan without making yourself wrong

Do You Think You Have Free Will? 2011

So in the spirit of the season -- and of my website, which gives me and two dozen other former politicians an opportunity to recover by writing candidly about the system and the issues of the day -- I offer my own half-Letterman list of New Year's resolutions: 1. Recommit to my faith

Jonathan Miller: New Year's Resolutions From A Recovering Politician Jonathan 2011

Recommit and don't give up no matter how many times you fall off

Do You Think You Have Free Will? 2011

Knowing the tremendous benefits this investment in child nutrition programs will create, Congress must not wait another day to pass the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. When the bill goes to the House floor for a vote on Thursday, Feeding America urges members of the House to vote "no" on the Motion to Recommit and "yes" on S. 3307.

Vicki B. Escarra: 17 Million Children Cannot Wait for Better Nutrition Vicki B. Escarra 2010

When the bill goes to the House floor for a vote on Thursday, Feeding America urges members of the House to vote "no" on the Motion to Recommit and "yes" on S.3307.

Vicki B. Escarra: 17 Million Children Cannot Wait for Better Nutrition Vicki B. Escarra 2010

Recommit to industry associations and expand your network by volunteering at industry conferences, workshops and events.

A Bad Job or No Job? 2010

Knowing the tremendous benefits this investment in child nutrition programs will create, Congress must not wait another day to pass the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. When the bill goes to the House floor for a vote on Thursday, Feeding America urges members of the House to vote "no" on the Motion to Recommit and "yes" on S. 3307.

Vicki B. Escarra: 17 million children cannot wait for better nutrition Vicki B. Escarra 2010

The Republican Motion to Recommit H.R. 5072, the FHA Reform Act, would amend the bill to prohibit individuals who strategically default on their mortgage from accessing the FHA program and protect taxpayers from financing a bailout of FHA programs.

House Targets Underwater Homeowners 2010

In an era where snips can be taken out of context, morphed into truth by outfits like MoveOn and Media Matters, and used as citations in political adverts (i.e. Republicans voting against body armor for troops on Motions to Recommit), glanced over by television advertising departments who merrily cash the checks … this is the brave new world we live in.

Waldo Jaquith - House Republicans start a video blog. 2008