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.
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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
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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.
Between the Lines: Rep. Trent Franks Thinks DOJ Overstepped Role
Jan Brewer (R) could try to impeach the head of the committee, which would effectively start the redistricting process over again.
Trash-Burning System for Capitol Raises Concerns
Covanta Energy’s past problems will likely come under more scrutiny from Congressional Democrats, who have already raised concerns about the proposed scheme to turn the Hill’s trash into electricity
Solyndra Collapse Sparks K Street Rush
In its last days, this program approved nearly $5 billion in loan guarantees, raising more concerns from Congressional Republicans about whether the selection process is sufficiently careful.
Competitive Calif. District Drawing New Blood
Costa won by just 4 points last year despite outspending his opponent by nearly $1 million, and the National Republican Congressional Committee has put the 16th and 21st districts atop its California
Foreign Interests Lobbied Super Committee Members
But while the POGO analysis shows no signs of wrongdoing, the timing of meetings, contributions and communication provide a glimpse at the techniques lobbyists use to grease Congressional wheels.
Florida Freshman Rep. David Rivera’s Future Plagued by Troubles
And with reports in the Miami Herald that Rivera is also under investigation by the FBI and the IRS, he has had trouble bringing in the kind of money he might need to fend off a primary opponent.
Satellite Dispute Fuels Ohio Primary Tiff
Dayton is also home to a new Congressional district that Turner and Austria are battling over, thanks to redistricting.
Democrats Question Supreme Court Justices as Session Begins
Congressional Democrats began training their fire on the Supreme Court this week, as the justices opened up a new session that will be stacked with politically charged cases.
Deficit Panel Feels Coburn’s Influence
The outline, which the Oklahoma Republican unveiled in July, has become a primary source of deficit reduction ideas for outside groups and even Republicans on other Congressional panels, including
Senators Protest Planned GAO Funding Cuts
Often referred to as the Congressional watchdog, the GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency responsible for holding the federal government accountable in its operations and use of taxpayer dollars