Financial Services Reform: Reinstate Uptick Rule and Tighten Circuit Breakers
[IMGCAP(1)]This bold action was big news at the time. The Wall Street Journal ran the list on its front page.
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Photo of the Week: You Better Watch Out
[IMGCAP(1)]Chip Staley, dressed as Santa, walks through the East Plaza of the Capitol on Tuesday with a sign asking lawmakers to keep children in mind when they consider budget issues.
Campus Notebook: Voting Rights Optimism
[IMGCAP(1)]But Members still haven’t reached an agreement on whether that legislation will have a controversial amendment attached.
Jindal Calls on GOP to Form Loyal Opposition’
“We need to worry more about fixing our country and helping to chart America’s future,— Jindal said.The dinner raised more than $6 million, according to NRCC officials, $1 million more than the committee
Budget Brings LIFO Coalition Roaring Back
“From a financial impact, it’s the No. 1 priority for us,— Craig Wolf, president and CEO of WSWA, said of Obama’s budget proposal to repeal LIFO.
Heard on the Hill: Gohmert Won’t Dish
[IMGCAP(1)]Gohmert, who is known for grilling up a few slabs on the barbeque he keeps on a ledge outside his fifth-floor office in the Cannon Building, has previously boasted of his rib dry-rub recipe
Obama Defends Budget Priorities
“This provision would affect about 1 percent of the American people.— Obama added that “there’s very little evidence that this has a significant impact on charitable giving.
Hill Climbers: A Worldwide Journey
.— [IMGCAP(1)]What’s an eager grad to do? Sprayregen decided to make good on her vow to work in Europe, a plan inspired by a study-abroad trip to Switzerland.
Confirmation Process Leaves Government in Serious Gridlock
[IMGCAP(1)]Of course, few recent administrations have had their top people in place within a couple of months. For Bill Clinton and George W.
K Street Files: Soooo Good
[IMGCAP(1)] At the click of a button, users can see which nonprofits in any given Congressional district received grants from foundations, who gave the money and what it was meant for.
How to Pass Spending Bills on Time This Year
A ceiling for earmarks of “only— 1 percent of discretionary appropriations is still “real money,— as former Sen. Everett Dirksen (R-Ill.) used to say.
Top SRC Aide Ingram Heads to Private Sector; Loskarn Takes Over
been among the most interesting and rewarding of my careers [and] I love the Senate, the people in its community and have relished the reconnection with Lamar,— he planned to leave the office on May 1
DNC Appoints Panel to Review Presidential Nominating Process
decide the fate of early primary states like New Hampshire, alter the quirky but beloved Iowa caucus system and reduce the overall number of superdelegates.The panel’s deadline for recommendations is Jan. 1,
Heard on the Hill: O, Captain
[IMGCAP(1)]The Ohio Democrat, who passed away last year, will be honored at this year’s 22nd Annual Home Court Charity Basketball Game on April 1, organizers tell HOH.
AIG Bonuses Raise Questions About Obama’s Leadership
[IMGCAP(1)]On Capitol Hill, Democratic Members were raking the company’s CEO, Edward Liddy, over the coals for bonuses they had voted to protect just weeks before.
Road Map: Senate Downshifts in Response to AIG Bonus Flap
[IMGCAP(1)]Last week, Congressional outrage succeeded in getting the House to pass a bill to tax the $165 million in AIG bonuses at 90 percent, and the Senate tried to pass its own measure to punitively
We Are Not, or Should Not Be, Amused Right Now
[IMGCAP(1)]For example, Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) made headlines recently when he said he couldn’t accept some of the proposals included in President Barack Obama’s budget.
Campaign Committees Report Numbers
As of March 1, the DCCC had $2.9 million in cash on hand but was carrying $15 million in debt. That’s $1 million less debt than the committee reported at the end of January.
Democrats Still Carry Large Debts From ’08
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee was carrying $10.86 million in debt as of March 1, the same amount that it showed at the end of January.
Cutting Room Floor: Irish Eyes Are Searching
[IMGCAP(1)]While the statues look one way, Secret Service agents perched on the roof of the Capitol last week look the other. It was St.