GOP Turns Page to Budget Battle
If all goes well for Boehner, by this time next week he will have inked a deal with historic midyear spending cuts without the politically radioactive move of shutting down the government.
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Boehner Cobbles Together New Spending Stopgap
any policy riders or allow negotiators to talk about specific numbers without checking with him.
Ryan Offers Glimpse at Fiscal 2012 Budget Plan
“I don’t know how you get there without taking basically a meat ax to those programs who protect the most vulnerable in our country. … I think the only way you’re going to really get there is if you put
Wisconsin’s Budget Battle Lands on the Ballot
“These spring elections in Wisconsin are usually sleepy affairs,” said Graeme Zielinski, state Democratic Party spokesman. “People are waking up.”
Shutdown Threat Doesn’t Faze Tea Partyers
As a matter of fact, I welcome it,” Ed Salseda of Virginia said of a possible shutdown. The 69-year-old retired Army employee joined the tea party movement two years ago.
Kucinich Acting Like a Candidate
But he nevertheless said the president violated the Constitution by committing U.S. troops to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya without first getting Congress’ approval.
Obama Urges Reduction in Oil Imports
“I don’t know if you’ve heard, but he’s got a Nobel Prize for physics. He actually deserved his Nobel Prize,” Obama said, joking of the Nobel Peace Prize he was awarded early in his presidency.
Editorial: Unauthorized
p> “The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation,” he said
Ethanol Subsidy May Split Senate Republicans
“I think we’ve got to do everything we can to cut back,” he said. “I’m not so sure because I’m basically for any kind of restraint that we can find.
Schumer Emerges as GOP Target
Schumer has been “really destructive to these talks,” one House GOP aide said. “I believe that Sen.
At 40, the CBC Marks a Milestone
“I think the caucus is now much more reflective in its deeds as well as words of the country as a whole than it was before.”
Speech Fails to Sway Capitol Hill Critics
When asked whether Obama had swayed him at all, the Ohio Democrat said, “No, I heard an Obama doctrine that war is an executive privilege.” Rep.
CAO, Owner Face Off Over Salon Lease
“This is a modern-day witch hunt,” Marvaso said. “It’s utterly crushed my American dream and destroyed my business for no good reason. I lived up to the contract completely.”
Redistricting Doesn’t Always Go as Planned
“Never denied it, because if I did, it wouldn’t do any good,” Feeney said with a laugh in a recent interview with Roll Call. “Everyone believes it now, so what good is it?”
Senators Stake Out Libya Positions Ahead of Obama’s Address
Senate Foreign Relations ranking member Dick Lugar, who has criticized the administration for joining international partners in enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya without Congressional approval,
Mack Won’t Run for Senate in Florida
He said his parents and family had encouraged him to run for the seat held by Sen. Bill Nelson (D). Mack is the son of former Sen. Connie Mack (R-Fla.), whom Nelson succeeded in the Senate.
Guy Cecil Returns to Defend Democratic Majority
“I’ve said that before,” Cecil said, smiling. “I knew during our first meeting that I wanted him for the job,” Bennet recalled. “Away from politics, Guy has a passion for public education.”
After Break, Still No Deal on Spending
“I can say with total confidence that we’re not — the House and Senate are not going to be passing another continuing resolution without the funding for the Defense Department for the remainder of
Boehner Presses Obama on Plan for Libya Mission
In a letter to Obama, the Ohio Republican said Members “are troubled that U.S. military resources were committed to war without clearly defining for the American people, the Congress, and our troops
Bipartisan Unrest Grows Over U.S. Role in Libya
Obama said the U.S. president does not have the authority to unilaterally authorize a military attack without the consent of Congress, except in self-defense.