GOP Lawmakers Opening Door to Concessions
“I think there’s going to be a lot of jockeying between now and the end of the period whenever it is,” Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss said.
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Boxer Proposes Federal Standards for Polling Places
“It is unacceptable that many Americans had to wait in line for five, six or seven hours to cast their ballots,” Boxer said in a release.
Obama Insists on Raising Tax Rates, Warns GOP on Debt Ceiling
Republican aides had earlier Wednesday pointed to Obama’s statement last year that $1.2 trillion could be raised on the wealthy without raising tax rates.
Boehner Says He’s Staying Put, Awaits Obama Counteroffer
There are ways to limit deductions, close loopholes and have the same people pay more of their money to the federal government without raising tax rates, which we believe will harm our economy,” he said
Treasury Is Lightning Rod for China, Banks and Debt
Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she doesn’t know Lew well enough to have a position on confirmation. “From what little I do know, he is well-regarded,” she said.
Marijuana Initiatives Spark States’ Rights Legislation
No matter how its members feel about marijuana use, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers wants to ensure that states can move forward with their marijuana laws without federal interference and has introduced
Obama Appeals to Business Leaders in Interview
around welfare — Wall Street reform and — and Dodd-Frank,” Obama said.
Boehner’s Counteroffer Might Not Violate Tax Pledge
But the rate would have risen even higher without the deal. That’s the kind of thinking behind Rep.
Republicans Largely Ignore Dole’s Exhortation on Disabilities Treaty
Some of the Republicans who voted “aye” on the bill said as much.
Purged Conservatives Are Taking Aim at Leadership
“I, at this point, am not going to sign the discharge petition, but I said ‘at this point.’ I don’t know what next week will bring,” Jones told reporters.
House GOP Games Out Strategy for 218 Votes
In a Washington Post-Pew Research Center poll released Tuesday, 53 percent of respondents said they would blame Republicans if the fiscal cliff deadline passes without action, while 27 percent said
McCain: Rand Paul’s Actions on Defense Bill Give Filibuster Proposals ‘Credence’
“I think it’s hard to answer to the men and women in the military … with this kind of behavior, but I will leave that up to the senator from Kentucky to do so.”
Immigration Overhaul Emissaries Wait in House
Steve King of Iowa, who is one of the chamber’s most conservative members on immigration and who ran, without success, for the subcommittee chairmanship two years ago.
Capitol Police Union Circulates Survey to Gauge Workplace Situation, Morale
“We don’t want to blindside him,” union President Jim Konczos said, emphasizing that any additional measure taken by the labor committee would follow a presentation of the findings to Dine and a
Storm Clouds Hang Over Cellphone Backup Rules
staffer Jessica Rosenworcel has been described as shy, but the recently confirmed Federal Communications Commission member sounded the alarm after superstorm Sandy left huge swaths of the East Coast without
Will Playing Nice Pay Off for GOP in Filibuster Fight?
without cutting off some avenues for filibusters in January.
Administration, GOP Hold Fast to Tax Positions
That’s going to be very hard for Republicans, and we understand that, but there’s no way through this without that,” Geithner told “Fox News Sunday.”
Running for Congress? Try, Try Again
He told local WPTV he hasn’t made a decision yet: “That’s between my wife and I and God as far as where we’re going to go.”
Administration’s Cliff Offer Presents a Challenge for Centrist Democrats
“If it’s just, ‘Get rid of it,’ without any future oversight, I get a little nervous about that,” Begich said of reconfiguring the law guiding debt limit votes.
New Lobbyist Leader Presses for Change on K Street
“It’s our profession, and I want to make sure people understand exactly what we’re doing on a day-to-day basis,” Ward said.