Reid Encouraging Dorgan, Others to Seek DNC Chairmanship
In 1995, a co-chairmanship was created by former President Bill Clinton, who selected Sen. Chris Dodd (Conn.) and Donald Fowler to head the committee.
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House Approves Massive Intelligence Overhaul
</p> The final vote came only after House-Senate conferees, the White House and Hastert managed to tweak the bill enough to win the support of a substantial portion of the House GOP Conference.
Frist Seeks Greater Share of Panel Resources
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) will seek to solidify his party’s control over the chamber’s committees by insisting Democrats accept budget and staff cuts in the new Congress.
Negotiators Strike Deal on Intelligence Bill
</p> The House is expected to vote on the bill Tuesday, but as of this posting no vote had been scheduled.
Kennedy Unveils Oral History Project
Bush and Bill Clinton. Kennedy is the first Senator to be a subject.
Intelligence Bill Remains at Impasse as End Nears
</p> “The bill is not going to be passed unless the conference [report] is opened,” said one knowledgeable Senate GOP aide.
Congress Must Act Now on Solid Energy Policy
</p> How will the bill deal with $50 per barrel crude oil prices and $2 gasoline? When the bill was first introduced, crude oil was barely over $20 per barrel.
Transportation Is Economy’s Lifeblood
</p> Does this mean it is impossible to craft a bill and conference report that can pass the House and the Senate and be signed by the president? No.
Intelligence Misery
So we won’t weigh in on the specific disputes holding up passage of the intelligence reform bill. But one thing is clear: It’s been handled miserably by the House.
109th Must Address Overdue Highway Bill
</p> But, for reasons ranging from the practical to the political, Congress and the administration were unable to finalize a bill.
Renewable Energy Is Available Now
</p> The new Congress is a new opportunity for us to pass a good bill, and an important component should be a strong renewable fuels package.
Genteel Cochran Succeeds Blustery Stevens
</p> In persuading his colleagues not to ask for funding for specific home-state projects in the bill, Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said that Cochran “made a convincing argument that
New Partnership Is Democrats’ Foundation
</p> We also have a responsibility to expand prosperity, and we can begin by passing a robust transportation bill that will create 1.7 million new jobs nationwide, while modernizing our infrastructure
Parties Prepare Dueling Rules Packages
</p> Baird, who has also offered a separate bill to address how legislation is considered, said that Republicans have been “overstepping” their bounds and must be called out.
Bush’s Vision for 109th May Run Into Obstacles
Now, the energy plan stands out — along with a similarly contentious transportation bill — as two of the most important pieces of unfinished business from 2004.
Command Vehicle Taken Out of Service
</p> The gaffe has drawn criticism from Congressional appropriators already questioning the agency’s spending habits, and lawmakers refused to include in the fiscal 2005 omnibus appropriations bill the
Approps Revamp Floated
A spending bill covering science and research, for instance, would include relevant agencies from several different departments.
Clinton Advisers Focus on ’06 First
</p> Clinton also has allies at the Center for American Progress, the progressive think tank formed after the 2002 elections by John Podesta, former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton.
Fighting Terrorists Must Be Focus
</p> Among other provisions, the bill codifies existing U.S. sanctions on Iran; and strengthens, with respect to Iran, the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act, tightening the enforcement provisions of the original
Ney, Abramoff Have Long Ties
</p> In March 2002, Abramoff met with Ney to seek his support for including the Tigua provision in an election reform bill that the Ohio Republican was then shepherding through the House.