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At least one senator has been showing up every few days for what's called a pro-forma session, a tactical move employed back when President Bush was in office, and now by Senate Republicans, to block a recess appointment by not technically recessing.

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"By holding so-called 'pro-forma' sessions, Republicans deprive the president of the ability to make a recess appointment."

MarketWatch.com - Top Stories 2011

His aides drafted a pro-forma statement for Graham that promised simply that Reid would review the legislation.

Wonkbook: Outside election spending up sevenfold; Obama gets incremental; how cap-and-trade failed; Lady Gaga on airplane safety Ezra Klein 2010

"On a pro-forma basis, we see the acquisition adding a couple of percentage points to the proportion of group sales coming from North America, taking it to around 26%," Mr. Watson said.

Spectris Buys Omega for $475 Million Peter Evans 2011

More Opinion: Contempt for the Constitution The 23-page opinion by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel said the Senate's practice of holding pro-forma sessions, some lasting just seconds, can't be used as a way to block recess appointments, which presidents are allowed to make when the Senate isn't in session.

Memo Says Steps Taken By Obama Are Legal Evan Perez 2012

But if we're going to extract resources from Federal lands, consent from local governments should be a requirement, not a meaningless pro-forma inquiry glossed over and passed by in the NEPA review process.

Inauguration Day Discussion Topic: The Change You Need? 2009

Restated to take into account the impact of the IFRS5 accounting rule, Ebitda last year stood at €9.56 billion, while excluding the effect of transactions completed in the last 12 months, Ebitda in the first half last year stood at €8.14 billion on a pro-forma basis.

EDF Profit Rises With Nuclear Output Geraldine Amiel 2011

The combination will create the second-largest nongovernmental employer in the world, with more than 1.2 million employees, second only to U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and have pro-forma sales of £16 billion.

Security-Service Firm G4S Bulks Up With Deal for ISS Simon Zekaria 2011

It estimated its ratio of pro-forma net debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization at approximately 2.5 times at June 30, 2011, and about 2 times as of Dec. 31, 2011.

Meggitt to Buy PSA for $685 Million Jonathan Buck 2011

But if we're going to extract resources from Federal lands, consent from local governments should be a requirement, not a meaningless pro-forma inquiry glossed over and passed by in the NEPA review process.

Inauguration Day Discussion Topic: The Change You Need? 2009