The House passed a bill and the Senate passed a bill, and now they need to get together and get a bill to my desk as quickly as possible.
Is the Christmas deadline to get a bill on the President's desk to sign, or is the Christmas deadline to get a bill out of the Senate and out of the House?
"I urge Congress to come back and work hard to reconcile any differences that may exist between the House and Senate bills, and get a bill to my desk quickly, " Bush said.
President GEORGE W. BUSH: And I've strongly believed that we can and must get a comprehensive immigration plan on my desk this year.
And if you want to go one step further, get a bottle of disinfectant from the front desk.
Last May, in a fit of bleary-eyed jet-lag, I made the mistake of checking into a hotel without running through the standard list of questions I normally ask at the front desk to ensure I get a good room.
Educationalists have spoken of the need to make schools safer, with metal detectors, security guards and conveniently placed cell phones (one Columbine student, cowering under a desk, failed to get through to the police but managed to use his cell phone to talk to a television station).
An exercise partner to get you out of bed on a winter morning or away from your desk helps ensure that workouts don't get skipped.
So put them in a bill, and get them on my desk this year.
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While some achieve the rises while remaining with their current firm, a significant proportion get them by packing their desk and moving on.
Again, we hope this is a process that because of the sheer nature of how much in these bills are -- these bills have in common, that this is a process that we can conclude and ultimately get a bill quickly to the President's desk.
But the administration opposes mandatory emissions targets, and there is probably not enough time to get a meaningful climate change bill to the president's desk by the end of the year.
He's obviously quite a busy person so maybe he could get off the train a stop earlier on the way to work or he may be able to get away for a lunch-time walk rather than sitting at his desk.
Like Sisyphus, I get up every morning, grab a cup of coffee, and sit at my desk.
And my expectation and hope is, is that they will get a bill together quickly, that they will pass it and get it on my desk.
But when you get there and pop it into the little player on your desk, you hear a voice say, 'We're sorry, but you are only authorized to play this disk on up to two CD players.
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Audin sat in front of his desk, and when he removed his pompous headgear, I could finally get a good look at him.
Start an email campaign, make a point of stopping by the customer service desk after check out, and get your friends and neighbors to do the same.
She pauses at the desk to get her key, then continues toward the elevators, giving me a quick glance over her shoulder as she disappears down the hallway.
Under Gordon Brown all we'll get is "he knows best" politics, as he sits as his desk expecting a grateful nation to wait with bated breath for the latest master-plan to emerge.
Japan-based Takaratomy, better known as a Tomy here in the States, has crafted a unique solar-powered desk adornment that should keep you occupied (or get you on edge, one) while toiling away in your cubical.
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To get him off the scene, Burns hires him away with a raise and the promise of a desk.
For my own part, this book is now a permanent fixture at my desk so I can refresh myself on physics concepts that get discussed in papers that I read.
Centrally located in the bohemian Marais district, you can get free wi-fi in your cosy, richly decorated room via a loaned iPad from the front desk.
Although the rental agency might have a daytime reception desk and an emergency phone number, there's no houseboat concierge to get you tickets to the Concertgebouw.
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