Congress Stays Away, but Not Sledders
It is hard to imagine, when looking out at festive atmosphere on the House side of the grounds on Monday that it took an act of Congress to allow sledding. Congress was not in session, of course.
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It is hard to imagine, when looking out at festive atmosphere on the House side of the grounds on Monday that it took an act of Congress to allow sledding. Congress was not in session, of course.
(Jason Dick/CQ Roll Call) When Congress is away, the people will play.
“Congress got out of the way, allowing our kids to freely enjoy what promises to be one of the best snowfalls in years,” Norton said in a statement.
“Congress got out of the way, allowing our kids to freely enjoy what promises to be one of the best snowfalls in years,” Norton said in a statement.
President Barack Obama’s willingness to sign a year-end spending package that suspended more than $30 billion worth of taxes mandated by the 2010 health care law will energize opponents’ efforts to further
A two-term president enters his lame-duck year feuding with a Congress controlled by the opposition party.
Homeland Season 2015: Democrats notched a win early in 2015 when Congress passed a “clean” bill funding the Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security after the department had been operating
Homeland Season 2015: Democrats notched a win early in 2015 when Congress passed a “clean” bill funding the Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security after the department had been operating
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include all streets within a three-block radius of the Capitol and will begin at midnight on Sept. 24 and end at noon, once Pope Francis has the left Capitol grounds after addressing a joint meeting of Congress
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connecting with the art that fills their work environment ought to be part of their August recess bucket list — right up there with taking in DC Beer Week or one of the 14 Nationals home games before Congress
connecting with the art that fills their work environment ought to be part of their August recess bucket list — right up there with taking in DC Beer Week or one of the 14 Nationals home games before Congress
McCarthy’s comments came after he was asked what he thought of House Democrats’ calls for Congress to take up legislation in response to the 2013 Supreme Court ruling that dismantled the VRA’s core
McCarthy’s comments came after he was asked what he thought of House Democrats’ calls for Congress to take up legislation in response to the 2013 Supreme Court ruling that dismantled the VRA’s core
But I don’t know that things have changed, I know it’s been suspended.”
As a matter of policy, members of Congress usually refrain from commenting on personnel issues related to the force of 1,775 officers sworn to protect them.
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo) As a matter of policy, members of Congress usually refrain from commenting on personnel issues related to the force of 1,775 officers sworn to protect them.
He became the first self-identified socialist in Congress since the 1920s when he was elected to the House in 1990.
He became the first self-identified socialist in Congress since the 1920s when he was elected to the House in 1990.