Members of Congress Catch 72-Hour Bug From Constituents
H.Res. 554 would require that all bills, reports and conference reports be posted on the Internet at least 72 hours prior to consideration by the House.
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H.Res. 554 would require that all bills, reports and conference reports be posted on the Internet at least 72 hours prior to consideration by the House.
Government reform advocates chastised the House ethics committee on Friday, asserting in a letter to House leaders that the panel acted inappropriately when it publicly challenged an Office of Congressional
Tillotson, who was a vice president of the firm, joined Navigators after serving as senior vice president of Congressional affairs at the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Draw the velvet ropes — the Republican Study Committee meetings just got a little more exclusive.
Davis said Monday that he is prepared to file for re-election to his Congressional seat if he decides to drop his bid for Cook County Board president before this fall’s deadline.
Congressional Republicans on Wednesday sought to intensify the pressure on Democratic leaders to launch a series of investigations into the community organizing group ACORN, accusing the majority
“Whether or not he’s being unduly pressured by his leadership, he’s got to fairly run his committee.
“We’re hoping that the committee gives full consideration to the amendment … and has an honest conversation about why it makes sense to finally end a failed prohibition.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised $3.3 million, while the National Republican Congressional Committee brought in $3.15 million in the month of August.
According to his latest financial disclosure, which covers calendar year 2008, Shuler reports a minimum net worth of $2.28 million, a sharp decline from the $7.95 million claimed in 2007.
end of the new 45-day period, the committee must release the reports in each case, unless it opts to establish an investigative subcommittee to further review the alleged violations.In its statement,
The House ethics committee and Office of Congressional Ethics clashed publicly Wednesday over the investigation of a Republican lawmaker, exposing the often prickly relationship between the two oversight
In a statement Wednesday afternoon, the Office of Congressional Ethics asserted the House ethics panel “mischaracterized— a report on an investigation of Rep.
Campaign Committee.
A spokeswoman for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which is helping lead the search process, declined to comment on the joint selection committee’s progress.
“I’ll be providing some general communications consulting to Linda personally,— said Patru, a veteran of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
1842 Executive branch departments begin submitting annual spending reports to Congress. The federal government shifts its budget year from a calendar year to a fiscal year that begins on July 1.
[IMGCAP(1)]StakeholderThe word “stakeholder— is invoked at the beginning of every meeting on health care reform, punctuates the start of every Congressional committee meeting and is flashed like a picture
budget deficit projected over the next decade.However, it remains unclear whether bipartisan negotiators in the Finance Committee will be able to reach a deal.
“Unfortunately, due to a coordinated effort to disrupt our town hall meetings, we will be restricting further attendance to residents of the 29th Congressional District and verifying residency by requiring