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House Funds Itself at Same Level as Last Year

The Capitol Police would get a 6 percent boost, while the Government Accountability Office would see a 2 percent increase. Congressional Budget Office funding would increase by 1.1 percent.

All Over, All Eyes Are on Economy

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the following battleground states have unemployment rates under 6 percent: New Hampshire (5 percent), Iowa (5.1 percent) and Minnesota (5.7 percent).

Education: Traveling on Whose Dime?

The sheer number of trips and their high costs helped propel the year-end total to nearly $6 million, the most since outside interests shelled out $10.4 million to send lawmakers and staffers on trips

Welcome to the Jungle Primary

But after an early look at state legislative and Congressional elections across the state, Bauman said it’s likely that not one unaffiliated candidate advanced to the Nov. 6 general election.

Trail Blazin’ Sixth Engine

The building originally housed the Metropolitan Hook & Ladder Company and hosted Old Engine Company 6 for nearly a century before the fire brigade decamped for new digs on New Jersey Avenue in 1974

Tom Cotton Ready To Make His Mark

“He’s 6 [foot], 5 [inches]. He’s not your chubby politician running around. He’s not what we’ve always seen. He’s young, he’s fresh, he’s different, he’s new.”

Lawmakers Unite to Fight FDA Cigar Regulations

The bill, which now has 199 co-sponsors, seeks to exempt premium cigars from government regulation, defining them as unfiltered products, wrapped in leaf tobacco, that weigh more than 6 pounds for every

Student Loan Shift for GOP

Democrats appear flummoxed by last week’s offer from House and Senate Republican leaders to pay for the $6 billion cost of delaying the doubling of student loan interest rates with proposals culled

Belly Up to the Barre

Afternoon and evening classes are the busiest, but the 6 a.m. cycling class is quickly becoming a favorite.

Nevada Republicans Work Around State Party

Democratic Party spokesman Zac Petkanas mocked Team Nevada and troubles experienced by the state GOP, saying the issue is one of the big reasons Democrats are expecting to win the marquee races on the Nov. 6

Quiet on Veep, Paul Ryan Preps to Help Mitt Romney

Ryan, who endorsed Romney and campaigned with him throughout Wisconsin just before the state’s April 6 GOP presidential primary, said his conversations with the former Massachusetts governor began

To Green or Not to Green …

Or at least until some downer press secretary wrote: “Green color blindness is by far the most common form [of color blindness]; around 6% of the total male population is green color blind — primarily

Reported CODEL Costs Fell Last Year

As Roll Call reported in January, private organizations spent almost $6 million sending Members of Congress and their staffers on trips last year, a nearly $2.5 million increase from 2010 and more