D.C. Delays
[IMGCAP(1)]</p> Following a morning meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday, Norton said the bill still has a strong chance to pass, despite the fact that a hefty Senate schedule
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Retired Staffer Returns to Hill on a Mission
The bill, referred to as the Peace Corps Volunteer Empowerment Act, aims to enact solid mechanisms to ensure that volunteers are more adequately listened to and respected.
Murtha Seeks GOP Support for Iraq Plan
But Murtha, who talked about his Iraq plans after House appropriators approved a $460 billion Defense spending bill, acknowledged that he’s not certain if his plan would get support from House leaders
Contempt Votes to Wait Until Fall
</p> While the wait would delay a potential showdown with the White House until the fall, Democratic sources cited the busy House schedule, including the fiscal 2008 Defense spending bill.
If We Can Work Together, Why Can’t Congress?
</p> The United States is reaching a tipping point.
Hal’s Help
</p> High Voltage.
Young Adds to GOP’s Woes
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Murray: Senate’s Woman of the People
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Change Set for Disclosure Rule
</p> Aides said they hope to have the rewrite finished by the end of the week so the bill can come to a vote next week.
D.C.’s Advocates Claim 60 Votes
</p> Several Republicans already have joined Hatch and Bennett in publicly aligning with the bill.
Odd Couple Pitches Farm Bill Plan
</p> “Frankly, the bill would not be where it is in terms of reform if it had not been for Mr. Kind over the years,” Hoyer said.
Maffei Returns to Hill for Happy Hour Fundraiser
affairs shop at the Mortgage Bankers Association; Bill Frymoyer, director of government relations at Stewart and Stewart, a Washington, D.C., law firm; and Jason Lumia, a longtime House Budget Committee
Another Day, Another Threat From Reid
</p> Those announcements come on the heels of last week’s threat — and delivery — of an all-nighter session on the Defense authorization bill and after more than six months of pledges to hold Saturday
D.C. Seeks New Development Ideas for Poplar Point
But unlike the Nationals’ $611 million stadium — for which the city is footing the bill — DC United planned to pay most of the cost.
A Blitz Is Coming
Most recently Thompson lured former Majority Leader Bill Frist’s (R) staffer Mark Esper to the campaign.
The Gold Standard
Before Gold could even unpack his boxes at Covington, he promptly got wooed again, this time by incoming Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.).
Go to Court
</p> The House Judiciary Committee thankfully is not traveling the “inherent” route, but its present path, as we said, will lead nowhere.
Democrats Seek High-Note Finish
</p> Republicans, however, are unlikely to use the bill as a venue for attacking Democrats on earmark reforms — another positive sign for the speedy passage of the bill.
House Bans Spouses From Campaign Jobs
</p> “There have been too many reports of corruption and abuse in Congress over the last few years, and the passage of this bill with bipartisan support marks an important step forward in restoring the
Voting Rights Bill Is Unconscionable
</p> In April, the House passed the bill by a vote of 241-177.