Mormons See Rise on Campaign Trail
The plethora of Mormon Congressional candidates comes as two Latter-day Saints are running for the GOP presidential nomination and one of them, former Massachusetts Gov.
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Coburn Pushes for Funding Boost to GAO
The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a legislative branch spending bill in September that would have trimmed the GAO budget by 7.6 percent.
Newt Gingrich Wants to Kill the CBO Messenger
budget equivalent of taking steps to lower his blood pressure by losing weight, using less salt or taking medication — Gingrich wants to kill the CBO budget doctor so he doesn’t have to hear any more bad reports
West Region Roundup
The National Republican Congressional Committee launched a TV ad against Garamendi, tying him to President Barack Obama and the controversy over the president’s support for the failed, taxpayer-backed
Southwest Region Roundup
There are also reports that state Sen. Adam Driggs, Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio and Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman are interested in seeking the Republican nomination.
Plains Region Roundup
The National Republican Congressional Committee recently hit him with a small ad buy knocking his vote for the 2009 stimulus package.
Midwest Region Roundup
Finally, the House Ethics Committee resumed its investigation into Jackson’s activities during former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s (D) attempts to sell the president’s former Senate seat.
Weak Committees Empower the Partisans
The Congressional reform revolution of the 1970s was, after all, primarily about the overthrow of conservative Southern committee chairmen by liberal Democrats and the eventual replacement of committee
House Committee Threatens to Subpoena FEC Records
The third request will be in the form of a Congressional subpoena,” Harper said.
Legal Fees Eat Into Campaign Coffers
The reports, which are filed at regular intervals, detail the contributions and expenses of candidates’ campaign committees.
Web Sales Tax Fight Heats Up
For almost a decade, retailers have pleaded for Congressional action on both issues, and in the past year Durbin has emerged as the industry’s chief crusader.
Can Capitol Hill Staffers Work on Campaigns?
Q: I am chief of staff for a Member of the House with a question about Congressional staff working on campaigns. I saw that Rep.
Wall Street Support Helps, Harms Cantor
The Cantor Victory Fund then doled the money out in chunks ranging from $2,500 to $30,200 to the Cantor campaign, the National Republican Congressional Committee and to a Virginia GOP fundraising committee
Minibus Conference Shapes Approps
What’s a conference committee, again?
‘Doing More With Less’ on Oversight
But despite a low public profile, the team’s influence on the appropriations process cannot be overstated — S&I reports to Rogers, ranking member Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) and the subcommittee chairmen
Shop Talk: Candidate Stamp of Approval
Johnson was an informal adviser to the Obama campaign in 2008 and a senior adviser for Congressional affairs on Sen.
Six Top Races: Show Me the Money
Committee.
GAO Cutbacks Won’t Include Layoffs, Closures
In the meantime, several Congressional lawmakers have been lobbying senior appropriators to reconsider their conservative allocation. Sen.
Paltry Fundraising Stirs Retirement Talk
Also submitting lackluster reports were Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.), who raised $23,000, and Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.), who raised just $1,000 from July to September.
Campaigns Make Cash Off Donor Contact Information
Technically, the former Republican presidential nominee leads all campaigns with more than $4.6 million in rental fees listed in FEC reports since 2008.