Schumer Asks Arizona Governor to Delay Implementation of Immigration Law
Jan Brewer (R) to impose a one-year delay of her state’s controversial new immigration law in order to allow Congress time to work on comprehensive immigration reform.
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Cantor’s Policy Group Has Faded Away
“I think now, we are in a suspended state,” Murray said. “It’s very simple,” said Rob Collins, president of the American Action Network and Cantor’s former deputy chief of staff.
Gutierrez Slams Graham Over Immigration Reform
Gutierrez said Graham’s new posture was especially troubling since Graham had recently chastised President Barack Obama for not pressing Congress hard enough to pass a comprehensive immigration bill
Staffer by Day, Actor at Night
Just as Members of Congress rely on their staffs to ensure that the machinery of government runs efficiently, operas often rely on supernumeraries to create robust, realistic scenes.
Heard on the Hill: He’s Baaaack
Actor Wilmer Valderrama came to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, just more than four months after his last appearance in the halls of Congress — and this time, he remembered to wear the proper color socks.
Sentencing May End DOJ Earmark Probe
Essentially in this model, a company … would go to Congress, and state that it had an idea and a customer [agency] willing to buy that idea.
Travel Bill Takes Strange Journey Through Congress
.— Because all rules are suspended, he went on, “a bill can be brought up from a committee and the entire text of the bill as passed out of the committee can be removed and we can have a different bill
Ex-Rep. Hostettler to Run for Senate
The judge suspended his 60-day sentence but barred him from carrying a gun anywhere in Kentucky for two years and said he could not purchase a gun anywhere except in Indiana or Washington, D.C.
With Gun Rights, IG Resumes Its Cases
The Library of Congress inspector general has begun to pick up old criminal cases that “languished— after the office lost its authority to carry guns and execute search warrants.
Boehner’s Hands-Off Style Has Risks
— Several members of the Conference said Boehner was reluctant to fully engage in the anti-tax tea party movement because of its extreme tactics such as shouting down Members of Congress at town halls
Will Congress Really Pay for Pending Health Care Plan?
Congress will likely go along.
Scozzafava Backs Democrat Owens in N.Y. Special Election
“It is in this spirit that I am writing to let you know I am supporting Bill Owens for Congress and urge you to do the same.
Suspension Rules Rule in House
A new report from the Congressional Research Service helps confirm the extent of a long-suspected trend: the House’s increasing use of suspended rules, where Members vote quickly on pieces of legislation
Heard on the Hill: King to King of Pop — Beat It
And although in the video King blames the media for the hype, Congress was in on the Jackson fawning, he agreed.
Heard on the Hill: Too Hot for TV?
The growing problem of identity theft (via personal networking sites) hit the halls of Congress last week.
Heard on the Hill: Dorisgate, the Sequel
RA officials suspended Cherry in July after she was found, on a few occasions, to be short money at her register.
Blue Dogs See Ally in Obama
Nearly all 49 members of the Blue Dog Coalition met with Obama for an hour to discuss budget discipline at a time when Congress is about to pass a roughly $800 billion economic stimulus bill.
Durbin’s Rough Road
Even though he was up for re-election himself, Durbin suspended campaigning as well as for Obama in the final weeks of his daughters life, his office said.
Fossella Sentenced to Five Days
Moore suspended 175 days of the sentence, incumbent on a year of good behavior. Fossella also must pay a $300 fine and complete the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program.
Fossella Ordered to Spend Five Days in Jail
His license will also be suspended for a year in Virginia, although Moore said he could drive with a restricted license if his car is equipped with an ignition interlock device. Moores ruling