Payroll Tax Pressure Balloons
Senate Democrats unveiled yet another plan Monday to extend a popular payroll tax holiday, but the political theater surrounding their move — including an appearance by President Barack Obama in the White House
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Defense and Virginia: A Crucial Relationship
With issues such as the closure this year of Joint Forces Command, the talk of reductions in military retirement benefits, the Navy’s desire to move a carrier to Florida from its home in Norfolk, and the
Barney Frank Will Be Missed, Unlike Super Committee
Barney Frank, whose retirement from the House will cause mourning among all in the Congress-watcher and Congress-lover fraternity.
Speechwriter Moves From Politics to Fiction
I worked at the White House and I worked in politics, so I understand that world.
Reid, Democrats Try Tough Tack
Reid has recently been able to command unity from his rank and file on an obscure — but precedent-setting — procedural vote and on the principle that disaster aid should not be offset with cuts to
Satellite Dispute Fuels Ohio Primary Tiff
In the past month Turner has turned up the heat, alleging that the White House pushed Air Force Gen.
Two More Staffers Exit Housing Group
Jenna Hamilton, the lead lobbyist on labor issues, left last month, and Bill Kilmer, the executive vice president for advocacy and the organization’s second in command, moved to the Mortgage Bankers Association
Giffords, History and True Arizona Grit
Jim Kolbe, whose seat Giffords holds, called what happened on the House floor Monday “an electric moment.”
Boehner, Cantor Have Awkward Show of Unity
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Thursday sought to tamp down complaints that Cantor has been the primary obstacle to a deal on the debt limit.
Few Staffers Willing to Spill the Beans on Their Bosses
“It absolutely is the quality most valued by lawmakers,” one former House staffer says.
Independence Day Stirs Thoughts on Origins
In June 1775, it voted to borrow money for gun powder, to raise companies of riflemen and to unanimously appoint George Washington, a delegate from Virginia, to command “all the continental forces, raised
Boehner Has Tricky Needle to Thread on Debt
But there’s no indication yet that Senate Democrats, House Democrats or the president are even close to blinking.
With 2012 Field Solidifying, Talent Market Heats Up
There’s no doubt that the 2012 White House campaign is off to a late start compared with the 2008 cycle.
A Family Comes to Rep. Young’s Defense
House rules state that legal expense funds cannot accept more than $5,000 in a calendar year from any individual or organization.
Graham Praises Attack That Reportedly Killed Gadhafi Relatives
“And so, we should be taking out his command and control, and if he is killed or injured because of that, that’s fine.
Hill Climbers: Army Put Staffer on the Path to Public Service
He spent several months in Fort Knox, Ky., where he learned to command tanks and cavalry fighting vehicles.
For Kirk, No Time to Wait His Turn
But Kirk, in part because of his accessibility but also because of his obvious command of the issues, regularly attracts a crowd.
Speech Fails to Sway Capitol Hill Critics
Bush, Kucinich criticized the White House for not going “to the House of Representatives for permission to go to war.”
Obama Reaches Out to Nation, Lawmakers on Libya
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
Lawmakers Still Upset Despite Flurry of Libya Briefings
The Ohio Democrat also denounced the administration’s explanation that NATO would take over command of the no-fly zone in Libya, pointing to the U.S.’s dominant role in funding NATO.