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Blue slip (U.S. Senate) is the slip on which the senators from the state of residence of a federal judicial nominee gives an opinion on the nominee. Blue slip (U.S. House of Representatives) is the rejection slip given to tax and spending bills sent to it by the Senate that did not originate in the House in the first place, per the House's ...
A Senate blue slip from 1917 for U.V. Whipple, a candidate for district judge for the southern district of Georgia, signed by Georgia Senator Thomas Hardwick, who wrote that "I object to this appointment—[Whipple] is personally offensive and objectionable to me, and I can not consent to the confirmation of the nominee."
The name "pink slip" has its origin in California certificates of ownership before 1988, which were printed on pink paper. Current California titles have broad vertical stripes of teal, yellow, and pink with a green border; while Illinois titles are blue, pink, and blue with a purple border; Pennsylvania and Nevada titles are blue with a blue ...
For some, it will mean pink slips. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN. November 28, 2023 at 6:00 AM. Pavlina Popovska/E+/Getty Images. Layoffs are never welcome news to employees. But they bring an extra bite ...
America's economic hamster seems to be well on its way to getting people back to work. The March jobs report came as a disappointment to many, with only 120,000 new jobs created -- far below the ...
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When, in the opinion of the House of Representatives, a Senate-introduced bill that raises revenue or appropriates money is passed by the Senate and sent to the House for its consideration, the House places a blue slip on the legislation that notes the House's constitutional prerogative and returns it to the Senate without taking further action.
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