Ethics Reform Still Has a Long Way to Go
The task force was supposed to complete its recommendations by May 1, but progress ground to a standstill earlier this year as Congress focused on the lobbying and ethics bill. Rep.
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Mum’s the Word
</p> As for the campaign itself, Hewitt wrote in his e-mail: “This is going to be a great campaign, benefiting the entire industry.” </p> The Gift That Keeps on Giving.
Warner’s Ongoing Mission
After all, it’s testimony he guaranteed would occur by Sept. 15, as the author of a provision in this year’s supplemental Iraq War spending bill that required the reports.
In the Newest Congress, the Rich Get Richer
A 2006 Washington Post article estimated that Emanuel made an $18 million fortune in investment banking between leaving President Bill Clinton’s side in 1999 and being elected to Congress in 2002.
Bill May Reach Senate Floor During Week of Sept. 17
</p> Reid had hoped to move the bill before the August recess but decided to delay a vote to focus on more pressing legislation.
Democrats Try to Salvage Election Reform Bill
</p> The House Rules Committee adjourned Wednesday without passing a rule on the bill, with Chairwoman Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) and Rep.
Murtha: Iraq Funding Bill Likely to Wait
</p> Murtha added that he still hopes to complete the main Defense spending bill before October, the start of the new fiscal year.
With Panel Chairmen, Pelosi Picks Her Battles
strategy for the next Iraq War bill and in the midst of an internecine fight over vehicle mileage standards.
Class of ’94 Set Standard for Freshman Influence
</p> The electoral victors from the 1994 campaign included former Sens. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), who all rose to leadership positions.
’96 Campaign Chairmen Recall Shifting Terrain
And while then-President Bill Clinton was running for re-election and was in much better shape politically by 1996 than President Bush is today, Kerrey still had a tough job on his hands.
Members Allergic to the Spotlight Find a Home
</p> The caucus also lost its vice chairman from 2003 when Rep. Bill Jenkins (R-Tenn.) retired at the end of the previous Congress. But to his credit, he saw his obscurity through to the end.
Pelosi, Gingrich Share Administrative Theories
Meanwhile, in a highly unusual move, she asked Sergeant-at-Arms Bill Livingood to stay on as head of security for the House chamber.
After Upheavals, Leaders Look Safe — for Now
McConnell, then the party Whip, ran unopposed to take the Republicans’ top leadership post that had been held by then-Majority Leader Bill Frist (Tenn.).
Revolutionaries of ’94 Found a Home on K St.
Bill Paxon (N.Y.) represents clients at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
International Flavors Help Redefine D.C. Food
, the hefty tab whisked away and filed on an expense form of today could just as easily be vintage 1994 — with a few changes to the cut of the suits, the football scores or the number of zeros on the bill
Congress Deserves Better Ratings, but Not by Much
Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.) and Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.), the final bill passed the House 367-57 and by voice vote without dissent in the Senate.
Post-Gonzales
[IMGCAP(1)]</p> Case in point: On Thursday the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on a bill to limit the number of people in the White House who can be briefed by Justice on pending criminal matters
Leaders Look to Protect Freshmen
procedural measure that would have amended the fiscal 2008 Agriculture spending bill by prohibiting illegal immigrants from accessing certain federally funded programs.
It’s Time for Both Parties to Get Back to Basics
Witness the midnight votes on Iraq, the endless partisan investigations, the hijacking of a war spending bill for months, before passing it, in an effort to navigate the anti-war left.