Lawmakers Trade Blame for FAA Shutdown
If no extension is passed until Congress returns in September, the government could lose up to $1 billion in uncollected airline ticket taxes, according to the Transportation Department.
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Between the Lines: Redistricting Halftime Show
Here are the top five unanswered redistricting questions heading into the second half of the game: 1. Who will get the boot in the Ohio delegation?
Bob Graham: Creating Fiction From Reality
one person who has been both a producer and a screenwriter, but I told him I wanted to wait until after Labor Day because I’ve got more promotional activities — I’m going to be … in Washington on Aug. 1
Udall Expects Senate Vote on His Balanced Budget Amendment
Udall’s amendment is unlikely to attract the two-thirds majority necessary to advance because of a provision that would outlaw tax cuts for people making more than $1 million a year unless the country
Eatery Brings True Big Easy Taste to H Street
To douse the flames, there are classic cocktails, such as a well-made Sazerac, Abita beers and three different variations of the fruity hurricane (dubbed Category 1, 2 or 3 based on the alcohol content
Contentious Style Will Continue in Congress
Now get ready for the next set of “my way or the highway” showdowns which, in one destructive case, are already under way, with others due to hit the fan around Oct. 1.
Parties Pivot Quickly to Recess Messages
“Aside from not defaulting, our No. 1 goal was to avoid the kinds of consequences to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security that our Republican colleagues wanted, which was drastic cuts in benefits
Is Congress Able to Move On?
Under that trigger, defense and domestic programs including Medicare would face an automatic $1.2 trillion spending cut starting Jan. 1, 2013 — the same date the Bush tax cuts are slated to expire.
House GOP Leaders Put Debt Vote in Motion
The House Rules Committee is scheduled to take up the bill at 1:10 Monday afternoon, according to the committee, and leadership aides said Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.) would likely bring the
Hill Staff May Not Miss Post Offices
That’s not to mention the fact that the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer pays more than $1 million per month to private postage firm Pitney Bowes to pick up mail from and drop it off to
DioGuardi: New Debt Deal Barely Scratches the Surface
The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform appointed by President Barack Obama warned that unless we stabilize and reduce the national debt, we could spend $1 trillion a year in
McCarthy Open to Latest Debt Deal
The House Republican Conference would be open to the [@url@$3 trillion debt ceiling proposal@https://www.rollcall.com/news/mcconnell_negotiators_close_to_3t_debt_deal-207864-1.html@] that Senators described
Durbin and Kyl Optimistic About Reaching Debt Deal
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) postponed a planned vote on Senate Democrats’ proposal to raise the country’s debt ceiling from late Saturday night to 1 p.m.
Reid Bill Fails in Symbolic Vote
Senate Republicans are filibustering Reid’s bill and are expected to defeat it during a vote scheduled for 1 a.m. Sunday.
Reid Postpones Key Budget Vote
The Senate is now slated to vote on the Reid plan, which lost significant momentum Saturday, on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Congress, White House Settle in for Long Weekend
The plan also still includes a $1 trillion in estimated savings from the drawdown of forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and $100 billion in mandatory savings not attached to entitlement programs.
Reid Plan Faltering as Clock Ticks Down
To clear the first procedural vote on his plan, slated for 1 a.m. Sunday, Reid needs 60 votes. Fifty-three Members caucus with the Democrats, though Sen.
Reid to Start Debt Bill Process by Friday Night
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Michael Williams May Switch Texas Races Again
At the end of June, he reported having almost four times as much as Michael Williams in the bank: $1 million to $265,000, respectively.
Reid Open to Voting on Balanced Budget Amendment
Democrats said they are heading toward a 1 a.m. vote Sunday on their own plan if a bipartisan deal isn’t reached later today.