Senate May Vote on President’s Jobs Bill Today
President Barack Obama held another news conference at the White House to pressure Congress to back his $447 billion jobs package, but the Senate is expected to vote to reject it as soon as today.
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Senate Democrats Plan to Block McConnell’s Jobs Vote
President Barack Obama held a news conference at the White House today to pressure Congress to back his $447 billion jobs package, but Senate Democrats plan to keep blocking a vote on it until next week
GOP: Memos Prove Holder Knew Early About Fast and Furious
Republican lawmakers today released five memos that they say showed Attorney General Eric Holder had knowledge of a controversial weapons program as early as July 2010, months before when he told the House
House Votes Down Government Funding, Disaster Aid Bill
At a press conference today, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said, “This money that they’re cutting, which deals with making sure we have advanced technology for automobiles that are competitive
Disaster Aid Funds Fuel Fight
Reid said today he could not say for certain that Congress could act in time to prevent a government shutdown before the Sept. 30 deadline to renew funding for federal programs and agencies.
Television Titan Is Ready to Try His Hand at Politics
A retired television executive, Turner enters the 112th Congress as a political novice.
Future Threats Were Topic Planned for 9/11
Bud Deflaviis, Weldon’s press secretary, had seen the attack on the World Trade Center unfold, but he decided to go on with the scheduled event. “My thought was, ‘Why not go?’
‘We Were All in It Together’
“It was this calm space in contrast to what was going on with the staff in the conference room next door.
Boehner, Cantor Press Jobs Message Ahead of Obama Address
“I am confident that they will be successful and think it is critical that their efforts enjoy the full support of our Conference,” Cantor wrote, adding that Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) “has made
K Street Files: Advocacy Marches On in August
“It’s going to be a long, hot summer for Members of Congress,” the union chief said during a Friday conference call with reporters.
House Sends Amended Debt Bill to Senate
The Tea Party Patriots group also slammed the bill in a press release. No Democrats voted for the bill.
Big-Ticket Issues Get Short Shrift
Jim Moran held his own news conference last week to complain about the very same bill that Rogers was trying to celebrate.
Tuesday Negotiations Produce No Clear Way Forward
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) “urged the president to show leadership and again asked that he present a score-able plan of his own that could pass the Congress,” a Republican familiar with the talks
Debt Deal Remains Elusive
“The Medicare proposals that Eric discussed today at the White House were identified in the Biden talks and discussed by the Vice President and the bipartisan participants in the talks as an area of potential
Gay Community Gears Up for Tammy Baldwin Senate Bid
In 1998, Baldwin became the first woman to represent Wisconsin in Congress and the first openly gay nonincumbent to be elected to Congress.
Obama Hasn’t RSVP’d to Meeting With Senate Democrats
Obama issued that challenge during a press conference last week because, he said, Congress should be focused on the looming deadline to extend the nation’s borrowing capacity and the unresolved budget
Weiner to Resign
Anthony Weiner will announce on Thursday that he will resign from Congress amid a sexting scandal.
Weiner Decision Hits Capitol
Weiner is expected to announce in a press conference from his Brooklyn-based district that he will quit Congress after three weeks of relentless coverage of his sexting scandal.
Reality and Hope Collide on Giffords
Giffords, of course, did not appear at the press conference alongside Udall, a Tucson native, but the Coloradan nevertheless made her presence felt.
Lawmakers United in Spirit, Little Else
Osama bin Laden’s killing has unified Congress and the nation in a way not seen perhaps since the aftermath of 9/11, but it won’t magically shrink the $1.5 trillion deficit or resolve intractable disputes