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House Republicans and Democrats found some rare common ground today, passing a bill to fund their offices at the same level as last year while making an overall 1 percent cut in legislative branch spending
He argued that 450,000 Americans have been laid off from local governments and said 1 million construction workers are out of work.
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The GAO identified nearly $1 billion of undisbursed funds in two different government accounts at the end of last year.
According to Urban Dictionary, “wreckless” — spelled without an “e” — has several meanings, including: 1.
Updated: 1:53 p.m. Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) today announced that his chief of staff, Barry Jackson, will step aside for a new role in the office.
Congress has until July 1 to prevent the increase in student loan interest rates and has until June 30 before the transportation funding stopgap measure expires.
After months of pressure from liberal organizations — led by the Internet-based African-American advocacy Color of Change — at least 18 corporations including Walmart, the world’s No. 1 retailer,
AIPAC spent nearly $1 million lobbying the federal government the year the new rules were being written — some of it to shape those very rules to its liking.
That number jumped to 1 million by the end of the year, with 500,000 more added during the first five months of 2012.
Senate Republicans push for a vote on the yearlong extension and Senate Democrats allow it but put up their own alternative — possibly an extension of the cuts for those making $250,000 or less and $1
She ended March with $1 million in the bank compared to Bass’ $790,000.
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The 2013 NASA spending plan submitted to Congress totals $17.7 billion — less than half of 1 percent of the $3.8 trillion federal budget.
And with the House and Senate taking alternating breaks, the timeline to get a student loan agreement done before rates double on July 1 is short.
If Democrats and Republicans don’t find a pay-for, student loan interest rates will double to 6.8 percent on July 1, hitting hard a group of people already staggering under loan burdens.
Heitkamp raised $497,100 and spent $581,700 in the official pre-primary period from April 1 through May 23.
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productivity is the No Budget, No Pay Act, a bill he introduced that would withhold pay to Members of Congress until both the House and the Senate agree to a budget and appropriations bills before Oct. 1
From April 1 to May 23, Kaine outraised Allen by about $450,000, raising more than $1.2 million to Allen’s $751,000.