Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 47 Senate conferees 43 negotiators 43 debated 42 Judiciary committees 41 wrangling 41 Senate 41 Legislature adjourns 40 conferees 40 Congress adjourns 40 Appropriations committees 40 squabbled 40 legislative 40 haggled 40 Congress convenes 39 Congress reconvenes 39 subcommittees 39 hashed 39 adjourn 38 adjourning 38 informal consultations 38 Easter recess 38 bipartisan 38 recessing 37 Finance Committee 37 Judiciary Committee 37 wrangled 37 reconvenes 37 hashing 37 debating 36 deeply divided 36 reconvene 36 Majority Leader Bill Frist 36 Speaker Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. 36 parliament convenes 36 overcome procedural hurdles 36 Intelligence Committee 36 haggling 36 rancorous debate 36 convenes 36 Legislature reconvenes 36 deliberating 35 House 35 lawmakers 35 subcommittee 35 contentious 35 convene 35 appropriations committees 35 Appropriations Committee 35 parliament 35 debate 35 committee chairmanships 35 bitterly divided 35 House Appropriations subcommittee 35 parliamentary 35 compromise 35 Majority Leader Harry Reid 35 deliberated 35 finalize 35 thorniest issues 35 partisan wrangling 35 Legislature convenes 35 lame duck session 34 stopgap spending 34 procedural hurdle 34 Democrats 34 bogged down 34 catchall spending 34 Means subcommittee 34 bargainers 34 ended inconclusively 34 omnibus appropriations bill 34 appropriations subcommittee 34 plenary 34 Senate Judiciary Committee 34 briefed 34 midterm elections 34 bicameral conference 34 Harry Reid D Nev 34 bickered 34 committees 34 legislative session 33 Speaker Nancy Pelosi 33 adjourned sine die 33 fiercely debated 33 judicial nominations 33 counsel Fred Fielding 33 Negotiators 33 disagreements 33 speaker Nancy Pelosi 33 Mitch McConnell R-Ky. 33 conflicting signals 33 amendments 33 Means Committee 33 reconvened 33 committee 33 Republicans 33 classified briefings 33 Warner R Va 33 Representatives 33 ANWR drilling 33 senators