Democrats Divvy Up Appropriations Pie
</p> The legislative branch bill received a $251 million hike over fiscal 2007 levels, bumping the measure to $4.02 billion for fiscal 2008, but that is $307 million shy of Bush’s budget request, according
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The Next Reformers
</p> “If you look at Van Hollen’s leadership on the bundling issue and his role as a principal sponsor of the presidential public financing bill, he is certainly one person that we hope to see in a leadership
Not Much Action In the Latest Democratic Debate
Apparently, there is no grand strategy other than bringing the troops home and Bill Clinton out of mothballs as a “roving ambassador” for peace.
Democrats Looking to Counter Abuse Charge
alternative to a bill just prior to a vote on the House floor — that issue is not addressed in the draft document.
Don’t Bet on It
When we last heard from ex-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) he was, ahem, “withdrawing from consideration” for the job of president of the World Bank.
Georgia: TV Reporter Switching Channels to Senate Bid
</p> <P>TEXAS Some GOPers Passing on Lampson Challenge </P></p> A top Republican prospect for the race to take on Rep.
Child Care Concerns
That prompted lawmakers to add language to the original Iraq supplemental bill granting the Secretary the transfer ability.
A Cannon Shot Across K Street’s Bow
</p> Under the House bill, as currently drafted, a firm would have to choose between offering legal work and continuing its lobbying practice.
Everybody Wants to Be a Director
</p> McConnell spokesman Don Stewart dismissed the stunt, saying, “A billboard in Kentucky won’t encourage the Majority Leader from Nevada to bring the bill to the floor.”
‘Vote Pummeling’ Can Soften Majority’s Hard Line in House
with instructions (offer a final amendment to a bill) or to change the germaneness standard for such amendments.
Model Representatives
</p> Hwang said she learned that the hard way when a key provision of a bill she’d written on environmental contamination was struck after tough questioning by her fellow Agriculture Committee members
AWC Adopts New Green Standards
The motion to do so was slipped into the fiscal 2008 budget by At-Large Councilman Kwame Brown (D) after months of hearings on another bill that would have eliminated the AWC and handed all of its responsibilities
Portman Toughens Veto Talk
</p> Portman said he will recommend a veto against any bill that exceeds the president’s request until Democrats show they will live by the president’s overall request of $933 billion.
Pelosi: Ethics Changes Coming ‘Soon’
</p> “How [the committee] functions is one thing … how complaints can be brought to it by having some outside group be part of that process is what we’re working on now,” Pelosi said.
Benefits Equalized for Certain House Staff
</p> A letter signed by Clerk of the House Lorraine Miller, House Sergeant-at-Arms Bill Livingood, Chief Administrative Officer Dan Beard and House Inspector General James Cornell stated the changes made
Pearce Warns Donors: DCCC May Be Coming
</p> But in a fundraising appeal earlier this month, Pearce told supporters that it could be worse.
How the Lobby Bill Sailed In
</p> When the bundling bill came up for a vote shortly before 2:30 p.m., Republicans put forward a motion to recommit that expanded its scope.
Energy Issues to Dominate Summer
</p> The centerpiece of the Democrats’ short-term energy agenda is an anti-price-gouging bill, aimed at preventing oil companies from trying to manipulate supply and demand in a way that artificially
Norton Renews D.C.’s Statuary Hall Effort
</p> The D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities already has started work on the statues, which will sit in City Hall until the bill passes in Congress.
Pelosi Brings End to ‘Hastert Rule’
</p> That clearly was the case Thursday, when the House approved an Iraq War supplemental bill with more than twice as many supporters from the minority as from the majority — in the 280-142 final passage