Balanced Budget Votes Fail in Senate
p> The bill also would protect Social Security revenue and outlays from any balanced budget requirement, and it would prohibit Congress from providing income tax breaks for people earning more than $1
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D.C. Activists: Vote Against Riders Cutting City Authority
On Dec. 1, she sent a letter to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) asking them to use their leverage to prevent a D.C. abortion rider’s inclusion in the
Brown: Middle Class Vs. Wealthy or Private Enterprise Vs. Government Managed Economy
So far, this impasse has been framed as an issue that pits the middle class against the wealthiest 1 percent to 2 percent of Americans — whether the middle class gets a tax cut is predicated on whether
Boehner’s Pursuit of Big Deal Irks GOP
Under Boehner, Republicans have also forced Democrats and the White House to agree to more than $1 trillion in spending reductions over the next decade, and the discussion on Medicare and Social
Between the Lines: New Pa. Map Means Winners and Losers
That means he’s now No. 1 on the Democratic target list in the state. Bucks County Democrats couldn’t be happier to see Fitzpatrick’s district mostly unchanged under the new map.
A Haven for the Homeless
“The homeless of this city are the other 1 percent,” said Neil Donovan, executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless.
Heard on the Hill: John Barrasso’s Lovin’ It
Staff declined to comment on how many gift certificates they shower the boss with each holiday season but acknowledged that the $1 gift certificates (typically sold in books of five) openly float
House GOP Still Looking for Votes on Extenders Package
Updated: 1:40 p.m. House Republican leaders maintained today that a payroll tax cut extension measure would pass, even as they remained short of the votes to do so.
DCCC Invests $1 Million in Oregon Special Election
The DCCC’s willingness to invest more than $1 million for a contest that few from either party believed Republicans had much of a chance to win has left consultants from coast to coast guessing over
Duane Morris Merges With GSP Consulting
The merger will take effect Jan. 1.
Another Year of Prognostication Ups and Downs
My March 1 column (“Tim Pawlenty’s Michele Bachmann Problem”) actually anticipated the Minnesota Congresswoman’s effect on the race and the problems she could create for Pawlenty.
National Eye on GOP Leadership Race
Senate Republicans are scheduled to vote during their weekly policy lunch, which kicks off at 1 p.m. in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Room on the second floor of the Capitol.
GOP Sends Mixed Signals on Payroll Tax Cut
key Senate Republicans delivered mixed messages today over whether they’re prepared to resolve a standoff with Democrats over extending the Social Security payroll tax cut, which is set to expire Jan. 1.
West: Cutting Spending While Protecting the Mission
According to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, “The roughly $1 trillion in cuts … would seriously weaken our military, and … make us unable to protect this nation from a range of security threats that
DeLauro: Proven Programs Can Help Struggling Poor
inequality, the Congressional Budget Office determined that middle-class and working-class Americans have seen their wages stagnate and their median income fall over the past 30 years, even as the top 1
House GOP Offers Sweeping Unemployment Reforms
For example, Illinois appropriated $1 million for GED preparation and testing in fiscal 2012 — a level the state has maintained for the past several years.
Website Seeks Robocall Revenge
Most callers pay between $1, the cost to reach a single lawmaker, and $35, the price to robocall the offices of every Member of Congress.
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Long Live the Free Lunch
From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the mobile vendors will be stationed outside the Federal Triangle and L’Enfant Plaza Metro stops, respectively.
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Larsen Sacks Slacker Tweeters
The staff members were dismissed at 1:10 p.m. EST,” Larsen’s office announced in an official statement. Something tells us those three knuckleheads will remember this December for years to come.
Lawmakers Grill Jon Corzine on MF Global Bankruptcy
“Apparently when you took over, the leverage was 37.3 to 1, or something, and then you got it down to 30 to 1, and that somehow or another was a good thing,” Peterson told Corzine.