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Reid Reopens Senate Debate

It was amazing, you know, and I’m looking forward to more.” Reid said it is pointless for Senate Democrats to try to avoid tough votes, even as he acknowledged that he — like former Senate Majority

U.S. Should Make the Peace Corps Bigger and Better

Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) are currently blueprinting a bipartisan Serve America Act that will boost federal funds for national volunteers, and Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton

Obama Picks Locke for Commerce

Judd Gregg (R-N.H.). It will likely mark an end to Obama’s efforts during the initial round of appointments to put Republicans in key administration positions.

Will Old Ties Put GOP in a Bind?

In Missouri, former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman (R) is also mulling a bid in the race to replace retiring Sen. Kit Bond (R).

D.C. Vote Bill Makes Progress

“I’m concerned that this bill is more a product of politics than principle,” he said. “The obvious question is, ‘Why Utah?

Senate Scrambles on Health Care

Also serving on the bipartisan task force are HELP ranking member Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Finance ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Budget ranking member Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) and Sen.

GOP Faces Delicate Balance in Budget Critique

But a spokesman for House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) held out the likelihood that GOP criticism on the budget would not focus solely on one end of Pennsylvania Avenue.

Bunning Escalates Verbal War

“He either doesn’t understand English or he doesn’t understand direct: ‘I’m going to run,’ which I said to him in the cloakroom of our chamber.” Bunning’s rant left high-level Republican operatives

Burris Fallout Vexes Durbin

Earlier this week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told CNN that he hoped the Ethics Committee would work “quickly” on the investigation. Sen.

Heard on the Hill: Red-Jacket Rage

Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), who both promised the attendees they wouldn’t sing. “My friends in the music business would have to leave if I did,” Leahy quipped.

Heard on the Hill: Pressing Monkey Business

Rob Bishop (R-Utah) noted that Congress had just passed a $787 billion package and is considering doling out more bailout funds. “All of these things are adding up,” he said.

Man on the Move

Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) was not an obvious choice to become President Barack Obama’s secretary of Transportation.

Long-Term, Short-Term Challenges Are Ahead

m not sure we are there yet, but we will continue to cooperatively work together to be sure that all the stakeholders are involved and that big- picture thinking is going on rather than focusing on individual

Ohio Democrats Set for Senate Primary Battle

George Voinovich (R-Ohio). “I’m running for the United States Senate to be part of the solution, to meet our challenges and to help Ohio emerge stronger than ever,” Brunner says in the video.