House, Senate wrangle over “blue slipping” dispute
endorsed sanctions against Russia are on hold after the House flagged the proposed legislation for an obscure “blue-slip” violation. So what exactly is a blue slip and how can it stop Senate legislation?/ Actually, the House and the Senate each have a policy where its members can slip a protest, on a blue piece of paper. In the Senate, blue slips are used by a Senator from a jurisdiction of a judicial nominee to show support or opposition to a nomination. In the House, blue slips are filed when a member, usually the chair of the Ways and ...
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