21.   He plans to begin debate in the Senate on Saturday.

22.   House lawmakers began debate on the foreign aid spending bill yesterday, but internal politics gummed up the works as the session dragged into the night.

23.   How quickly the House begins debate may rest with the Rules Committee, which can set a specific time to consider the bill.

24.   If the Judiciary Committee approves one or more articles of impeachment, as expected, the full House will begin debate on Thursday.

25.   If the Judiciary Committee approves one or more articles of impeachment, as expected, the full House will begin debate Thursday.

26.   If the Republicans prevail on censure, the House would then begin debate on the impeachment resolution.

27.   In a moment of high drama, the leadership muscled through the motion to begin the debate on Thursday with a one-vote margin.

28.   In the afternoon, the council began a debate on the Middle East, which is expected to continue Friday.

29.   Indeed, the senator began the debate with the same nonaggression proposal he made in St. Louis on Friday.

30.   In the Senate, GOP lawmakers objected to beginning debate on the bill, forcing Democrats to circulate a petition to force consideration of the measure.