Photo From the Attic: Last Full Measure
Correction Appended [IMGCAP(1)]A Congressional delegation stands in front of the remains of 11 American service members on Aug. 27, 1978, at the Hanoi, Vietnam, airport.
Search Roll Call
Search the Roll Call archive by keyword, date, Congress, section, or tags.
4,283 results for "1"
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Health Care on the Rocks?
[IMGCAP(1)]The National Review reporter who came up with it labeled it as a “bingo— game and cautions that “making this into a drinking game can easily lead to alcohol poisoning.— So HOH’s
Health Reform Should Include Diabetes War’
[IMGCAP(1)]Cancer kills more people each year — 560,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, compared with 233,600 for diabetes and its complications.
Living the History Lessons
.— [IMGCAP(1)]Then there was a time when two Senators took the same information from the Senate historian’s office to make opposing arguments. In 1989, Sens.
Welcome Back, Congress. Now Please Get to Work
[IMGCAP(1)] Some in the Democratic leadership, such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), showed a determination to ignore these reactions and hold firm to the pre-recess strategy of exercising their
Pennsylvania: Obama to Headline Specter Fundraiser
Otis Pike (D-N.Y.) has also indicated that he could pour significant funds of his own — up to $1 million — into his campaign in the expensive Philly media market.
Gun-Related Arrest Is Nothing New for Capitol Police
Around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, a man walked into the Hart Senate Office Building, approached the security checkpoint and placed a pistol on the X-ray machine.
Supreme Court Hears Case that Could Change Campaign Finance Law
— The Supreme Court is expected to decide the case before Jan. 1.
GOP Hopes to Cement August Gains
[IMGCAP(1)]“When Members of Congress from all over the country reconvene in Washington, the health care debate will resume and I will carry your voices from Louisiana town hall debates to the Senate
Shop Talk: A Schiff in Strategy
[IMGCAP(1)]Tony Marsh and Alfredo Rodriguez, both of Marsh Copey and Associates, Tyler Harber of Wilson Research Strategies, Jon Scott of Liftline Group, and others have walked away from the campaign
Poll Results Daunting for Democrats in ’09 Gubernatorial Races
[IMGCAP(1)]But cycle fundamentals are crucial, too, and poll numbers in the middle of September often are good predictors about the final result.
Don’t Kill Competition for High-Tech Drugs
[IMGCAP(1)] At a time of deep concern about rising health care costs, Senate and House committees last month voted to make it difficult, if not impossible, for generic drugs to compete with biologics
Heard on the Hill: The Newest Fad Diet
[IMGCAP(1)]Here’s how it works: Spend almost all of August wrangling angry constituents at town hall meetings (while skipping meals) and quickly drop 10 pounds.
Members Begin to Line Up in Kennedy Special
“We believe we have commitments by Sept. 30 to have at least $1 million on hand,— Coakley said.
Government and Business Must Think Long Term
identified three leverage points for encouraging a renewed focus on long-term value creation and for addressing one part of market short-termism thus far overlooked, shareholder short-termism: 1.
Photo of the Week: Backdoor Diplomacy
[IMGCAP(1)]Senate Finance ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is questioned by reporters as he arrives for a meeting Tuesday of the panel’s gang of six in Chairman Max Baucus’ (D-Mont.) office.
Does the Punishment Always Fit the Crime?
[IMGCAP(1)] However, our country has placed people in prison and jail more than any other country, so that we incarcerate 2.3 million people at a cost of approximately $65 billion a year.
Campus Notebook: A Heavy Lift
[IMGCAP(1)]Once complete, the lift will enable disabled Members to reach the rostrum — most notably, Rep.
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Guilty Pleasure
[IMGCAP(1)]President Barack Obama and the first lady appear on the covers of the October editions of Men’s Health and Women’s Health magazines, respectively, discussing the White House’s big push
Hill Climbers: What Recess?
[IMGCAP(1)]But for the optimistic-minded staffers, recess still provides an opportunity to adjust to the demands of a new job. Judith Kargbo, who became press secretary for Rep.