Mr. Polis Goes to Reddit
Lamar Smith (R-Texas). This week, Polis took to the social media distribution community to urge users to support him in the annual Member Online All-Star Competition.
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K Street Files: Bundlers Give to Both Parties
Bill Paxon (R-N.Y.) of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Cassidy & Associates’ Mark Cowan are among the bundlers to the Republican National Committee.
Ethics Complaint Revives Charges of Watchdog Group Bias
The complaint is widening a rift between Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.).
Health Care Circus Throws Hill for a Loop
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) had gathered in his office with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (Texas
Marco Rubio’s Immigration Plans Foiled
Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) — a would-be vice presidential candidate who had been working on legislation to do the same thing.
Student Loan Bill Caught in Limbo
In an offer made late last month, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz
Reflections on 20 Years as Accidental Columnist
John Ensign (R) and Sen. Harry Reid (D), and then dropped out of the race,” I wrote.
Montana: Jon Tester, Denny Rehberg to Debate Twice in June
Denny Rehberg (R), are set to debate twice in the next two weeks.
The State of K Street: Work in the Shadows
Daschle left the practice three years ago, but the firm has since added a cadre of former Members including one-time House Energy and Commerce Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.), ex-Ways and Means Democrat
Senate Fails to Advance Pay Parity
Susan Collins (R-Maine) told reporters before the vote that she opposed the bill because existing laws already allow women to sue for pay inequality.
GOP Mulls Health Care Tacks
“We are, I think, united that if there is not a full overturn of the law, that we will put a repeal measure on the floor to totally repeal Obamacare,” Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told reporters
Fostering Growth
Tom Marino (R-Pa.), a co-chairman of the caucus.
Methinks the Congressman Doth Protest Too Much
Or rather, in the eternal words of our apparently shared favorite philosopher, Homer Simpson, “I am so smart, I am so smart, s-m-r-t… I mean s-m-A-r-t.”
The Sound of Music on the Hill
In the row behind him was a scruffy man wearing shorts and sandals and an orange T-shirt with the words “ADOPT THIS DOG” across the front in big black letters.
Groove Thing
“I was gonna put on a shirt and tie but I thought this would be better,” the singer said, puffing out the rhinestone-studded American flag on his designer t-shirt.
Senate Revives Lawmaking
Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), who left leadership this year, saying he wanted to pursue more legislative opportunity. “We’re not just going to blame it on the leaders.
Members Continue to Tap Campaign Accounts for Legal Help in Ethics Cases
Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), which paid the law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher $250,000.
K Street Files: Walmart Executive Decamps for Retail Federation
“Bill has an incredible career spanning decades of public affairs work, building the offices of prestigious public affairs firm DCI Group with clients including AT&T, Lockheed Martin and Verizon,
Labor-HHS, T-HUD Bills to Bear Brunt of Spending Cuts
The T-HUD bill will receive a $51.6 billion allocation, down from $55.6 billion.
Run, Chuck Grassley, Run!
Our colleague Steven T. Dennis recently ate the Iowa Republican’s dust in a race to the Senate subway.