Road Map: Reid Considers Pivoting Away From Extenders
I hope we can avoid more of that this week, that we can come together and work productively.
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Don’t Ask’ Repeal Won’t Stop Veto of Unwanted Funding, Gates Says
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Sunday that he was confident President Barack Obama would veto a fiscal 2011 defense authorization bill that included funding for C-17 cargo planes or an alternative
Senators Reassess July 2011 Target for Afghanistan
“I think the president is going to have to redefine the plan” to begin withdrawing in July 2011, said Senate Foreign Relations ranking member Dick Lugar, who argued that the United States has not
Van Hollen No Longer Flawless
“I would challenge anybody to give me a scenario where you can get a bill through without some kind of adjustment,” he said.
Financial Conference Not Exactly Must-See TV
Mark Begich said. “But I think, for the public, to renew our credibility, it’s important for them to see what we’re doing even if they turn off the tube after about an hour.”
Kerry Still Working the Room for Climate Bill
“I know you feel like this is the only thing I talk to you about,” the Massachusetts Democrat said, according to a person present.
Rozell & Sollenberger: Senate Needs Full Access to Kagan Files
The Republicans controlled the Senate at the time, and the party members on the committee easily could have pushed through the nomination without demanding documents.
Members Are Not Dodging Town Halls
The database cannot provide exact numbers because Members sometimes hold last-minute meetings without formal announcements.
GOP Uses Justice Nomination to Attack National Security Policy
“Frankly, I am concerned what kind of signal your nomination sends,” ranking member Jeff Sessions said.
NRA Disclosure Deal Draws Fire
The vast majority of Americans on the right, left, and in the center support these efforts and I am confident that when the bill comes to the House floor it will pass.”
Earmark Lobbyists Facing Dismal Prospects
“I think what people fear is a very long-term continuing appropriations resolution, which is to say, We can’t get it done, and we’re going to live off the prior year’s funding,'” he said.
GOP Link to Doctors Gets Knife
“For some inexplicable reason, I think the AMA has kind of burned all its bridges. It just makes absolutely no sense to me,” National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn said.
Intraparty Squabble Erupts on Spending
The aide grumbled that the move is just another example of the White House taking the House for granted and said Obama can no longer rely on Democrats approving his proposals without a more thoughtful
Variety of Spending Demands Clash in House
But I need to see what the rest of it looks like. I hear rumors that they’re going to load it up with stuff.”
In Last Week Before GOP Runoff, Inglis Attacks Congress
“We thought all along we were in a race with Trey Gowdy,” Inglis said. “I understand now that I am in a race against the whole Congress.”
Flame Still Burns for Capitol Hill Lamplighter
“I’m one of the few people that can light fires in public buildings without getting in trouble,” he noted last week.
How Do You Budget Objectively in a Political World?
I was wrong when I said in the June 1 Fiscal Fitness that zero-based budgeting hadn’t been a topic for polite conversation since it was tried in Washington, D.C., in the late in 1970s.
Pelosi: Oil Companies Should Write Blank Check for Spills
The California Democrat said while she initially supported lifting the cap to $10 billion, she has revised her opinion as the spill has worsened.
They May Be Pink, but the Hill Sees Murkiness
Without a doubt, CodePink has become the expert in staging attention-grabbing demonstrations.
Google’s Top Lobbyist Shows It’s Hip to Be a Nerd
“I got the technology bug early,” he said in a recent interview.