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.
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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.
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).
The survey, taken June 4-6, questioned 625 registered voters who said they were likely to vote in the general election. It had a margin of error of 4 points.
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
The GOP must gain a net of four seats Nov. 6 to win control of the Senate and promote McConnell to Majority Leader.
Correction: June 6, 2012 An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the vote tally for passing the five-year authorization bill out of committee. The vote was 16-5.
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.
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
“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.”
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
Correction: June 6 An earlier version of this story contained an incorrect quote about “Departing Members” portion of the Chief Administrative Officer’s website.
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
Afternoon and evening classes are the busiest, but the 6 a.m. cycling class is quickly becoming a favorite.
UPDATED 6:32 p.m. | Rep.
Bravely, Michael the Intern answered this call even though he had to catch a 6 p.m. train.
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
Update: 6:03 p.m. | Real estate investor Wil Cardon’s Senate campaign essentially conceded today that it used a misleading image of GOP primary opponent Rep.
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
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
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