Why the Democrats’ Discharge Petition Won’t Work
Under clause 2(b)(1)(B) of rule XV, the bill is referred to the Rules Committee for seven legislative days before it is eligible for discharge petition signatures.
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New Stock Transactions & Ted Cruz’s Personal Wealth Amendment
He indicated it was worth between $500,001 and $1 million, rather than the 250,001 to $500,000 he previously reported on May 15, 2013.
The 2010 Health Care Law by the Numbers
First open enrollment period: Oct. 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014 Subsidies: Available for people with income between 100 percent and 400 percent of the poverty level.
4 Quirks in Obamacare Coverage You Need to Know
Now that the marketplaces created by the law are open and people can enroll for benefits that start Jan. 1, they are discovering what type of coverage they can get.
Rick Atkinson’s World War II Trilogy, a Natural Extension of His Life as a Journalist, Ends With a Bang
The book debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller list, and has spent 12 weeks on the list overall.
Members Just ‘Showing Off’ by Not Furloughing Staff, Says Reid
“Some members of Congress are showing off, ‘I’m not closing my office,’” Reid said on the Senate floor Saturday, referring to the staff furlough decisions left up to each member since the Oct. 1
Being No. 1 in Tax Rates, Regulations Isn’t Helping U.S.
Whether it’s sports teams, colleges or most anything else, people gravitate to that which is labled ‘No. 1’.
Clark Has Fundraising Lead For Markey’s Former House Seat
Clark reported she raised $623,747 and spent $632,315 from 7/1 to 9/30, leaving $393,605 cash on hand as of 930. Clark loaned her committee $250,000.
Wanna Get Away? 50 Richest Members Are Renting
Dianne Feinstein owns a condominium worth $1 million to $5 million in the resort town of Princeville on the north coast of Hawaii’s Kauai Island.
Shutdown and Debt Limit Worries Bring Down Stocks
A review of these ten companies shows that 9 had drops in value and 1 gained. 1. Honeywell Int’l. (HON) last Thursday close 84.05, yesterday close 81.45 2.
Republicans More Optimistic About New York’s 1st District
Bishop won re-election by 593 votes (less than half of 1 percentage point) in 2010 and by 11,047 votes (4 points) in 2012, both times over Republican Randy Altschuler.
White House Announces Support for Back Pay for Workers (Updated)
Updated 1:27 p.m. | The White House on Friday backed a bipartisan House bill to to make sure furloughed federal workers get back pay.
Once the Deciders on Spending, Appropriators Now Follow the Leaders
There’s little doubt that if the two lawmakers who share control of the budgets of most federal programs had their way, fiscal 2014 would have started Oct. 1 with the federal government operating on a
GOP Moderates Wary of Crossing Boehner
“You can’t force the speaker to bring a clean CR, that’s No. 1,” Grimm said. “You know people are talking about a discharge; do you know how long that would take to happen?
Democrats Plan to Discharge GOP Bill to End Shutdown (Updated)
The discharge petition would not simply adopt the Lankford bill, which would give 100 percent funding for 120 days before exacting a 1 percent cut every 90 days if the government does not produce
Essential? It Depends Whom You Work For
“If however, you say, ‘No, my constitutional duties as enumerated in Article 1 of the Constitution means, ‘I vote, I show up’ — a narrow interpretation … I think both could be argued as valid.”
Senior Republicans Used to Back Clean CRs to Avert Shutdowns
But after 90 days, it would cut government by 1 percent for every 90 days there aren’t appropriations bills.
Now Married, George Demos Can and Does Put $1 Million into Campaign
While many people are complaining about Congress, a congressional candidate from Suffolk County, New York, has just put $1 million into his race to be a U.S.
Jay Morris Puts $295K into Louisiana Special Election
Republican Jay Morris reported he loaned his campaign committee $295,000 between 7/1 and 9/29.
Exclusive: Bill Shuster Stomps Tea Party Challenger in Early GOP Poll
Pollster Brock McCleary of Harper Polling conducted the automated telephone poll of 555 likely Republican voters between Sept. 30-Oct. 1. He is not aligned with any of the campaigns.