Restoration Project Will Bring Scaffolding to Dome
Beginning in November, the Capitol’s iconic cast iron Dome will undergo a dramatic restoration project, Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers announced Tuesday.
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Bill Young Funeral Arrangements Turn Tributes Into Disputes
Bush’s State of the Union address because she was wearing a T-shirt reading “Support the Troops” in violation of the no-demonstrations-by-the-spectators rules.
Default Averted; House Votes to Reopen Government
Some House GOP moderates, such as Peter T.
House Republicans: ‘We Lost’
Boehner, R-Ohio, loses votes from the majority of his majority on the Senate deal, nearly all House Democrats are expected to vote in favor, which would ensure the package’s victory.
Conservatives, Moderates Rally Behind Boehner
Raúl R. Labrador of Idaho said at a monthly Conversations With Conservatives event Wednesday. “I don’t think he should be ashamed of anything that he has done.”
House GOP Eyes Pre-Emptive Move to Counter Senate Debt Deal (Updated)
Boehner, R-Ohio, after a nearly two-hour-long conference meeting Tuesday morning. “We’re working with our members to find a way forward.”
Cruz-Led Conservatives Put Boehner in Double Bind
Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told CNN on Tuesday afternoon. “To be a conservative, you have to know how to count. And we started off in this without even counting the votes.”
White House Seeks Longer Debt Extension as Boehner, Obama Continue Talks
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., leaving the Capitol on Friday, expressed optimism that the White House would agree to the GOP’s offer.
Public Service Commissioner Taps Utility Industry for Campaign Contributions
Clyde Holloway, R-La., who is now a Louisiana Public Service Commissioner regulating public utilities, is seeking to return to Congress in 2014 as a Representative from the 5th Congressional District.
Democrats Want Members’ Gym Shuttered During Shutdown
Boehner, R-Ohio, from ordering Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers to operate the gym during the shutdown.
GOP Proposes New Supercommittee to Resolve Impasse (Updated)
Boehner, R-Ohio. “I’m not drawing lines in the sand. I’m requesting to sit down to resolve our differences.” Boehner said, “There’s no boundaries here.
Democrats Plan to Discharge GOP Bill to End Shutdown (Updated)
James Lankford, R-Okla., that has been waiting for action by the Appropriations Committee since March.
A Handful Away? The House Republicans Who’ve Had Enough
Randy Forbes, Scott Rigell, Rob Wittman and Frank R. Wolf of Virginia; Frank A. LoBiondo and Jon Runyan of New Jersey; Michael G. Grimm and Peter T.
Republican Centrists Plot Revolt to End Government Shutdown
Boehner, R-Ohio, held meetings with groups of “pragmatist” lawmakers — as Michael G.
Charlie Dent, the New GOP Voice of Moderation
Peter T. King, R-N.Y., the Pennsylvania Republican is urging his colleagues to pass a clean funding bill to end the first government shutdown in 17 years.
House Leaders Seize on Ted Cruz’s Idea to End Shutdown (Updated)
Ted Cruz, R-Texas, floated the idea on Monday.
House Sends CR Hot Potato Back to Senate for Third Time (Updated)
Peter T. King, R-N.Y., and Charlie Dent, R-Pa., said they had a moderate revolt prepared to vote down the rule for the CR amendment.
Conservatives Continue Push to Kill Health Care Benefits for Lawmakers, Staff
Peter T. King, R-N.Y., indicated how divisive the proposal has become among House Republicans. “I think it would be a terrible idea,” he said. Sen.
GOP Leaders Still Hunting for Debt Limit Votes (Updated)
Earlier in the day, Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said he believed his panel would be meeting on the debt limit bill Thursday evening.
Corker Warns of Inflated Expectations From Push to Defund Obamacare
Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Twitter earlier in the day. I didn’t go to Harvard or Princeton, but I can count — the defunding box canyon is a tactic that will fail and weaken our position.