AWC Head Offers Five Proposals
</p> The agency has come under fire recently after Washington, D.C., Councilman Jack Evans introduced a bill that would eliminate it and the National Capital Revitalization Corp., another quasi-government
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Bush, Congress Can Agree on Immigration Reform This Year
</p> Most everyone also agrees with Microsoft CEO Bill Gates that the U.S. needs to allow in more skilled workers — indeed, it should be giving out green cards along with diplomas to foreign-born Ph.D.s
Reformers Want PACs ID’d
</p> “Absolutely, it’s something that should be disclosed,” said Bill Allison, a senior fellow at the Sunlight Foundation, a group that advocates transparency in Congress.
Bipartisanship Frames Transportation Security Overhaul
</p> The comprehensive bill, which passed by a roll call vote of 30-0 after a lengthy markup, would require the Department of Homeland Security to implement increased antiterrorism protections for rail
Domestic Partner Perks Weighed
</p> When an outside group picks up the bill for official travel, Davidson said, House rules outline that Members and staffers may bring along an undefined family member — a holdover from the previous
Want a Presidential Nomination? Then Run for It!
Bill Richardson (D), but at least they are putting themselves in a position to catch fire by running real campaigns.
Smith a Target With No Apparent Foe
</p> Democrats believe the Senator’s re-election is in serious peril.
House Armed Services OKs Contracting Act, but Differences Cloud Outlook
</p> But first, the House Armed Services bill will have to be resolved with similar legislation approved by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on March 8.
Head Start Bill Likely to Face Only ‘Symbolic’ Opposition
</p> Committee ranking member Howard McKeon (R-Calif.) has not signed on to the bill. </p> Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.), a co-sponsor of the bill, did not return a call by press time.
Voting Rights Bill Passes First Markup, Set for Second
</p> Similar arguments were made on Tuesday by the five Members who voted against the bill, including Reps.
Government Reform Approves Bill to Give House Vote to D.C.
</p> In a 24-5 vote, the committee moved to pass the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 (H.R. 1433), a bipartisan bill sponsored by Del.
Lobby Package Lags
</p> Republican leaders responded by marching back the deadline for finishing work on the bill.
Earmark Requests Pulled
the 2005 highway bill.
Warner, Nelson Seek Deal on Iraq
the supplemental bill.
House Veterans’ Affairs Approves Measures on COLA, Blindness
</p> Bill sponsor Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) named the bill after a professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, who originally brought the issue to her attention.
GSE Oversight Bill Faces GOP Flak Over Housing Fund
</p> “This bill creates the kind of tough regulatory oversight that companies this big and complex require, addresses the risk their portfolios present to taxpayers and the financial system, and improves
Donations Led to Fla. Indictments
</p> Most importantly, however, the company outlined the financial importance of the soon-to-expire $286 billion transportation bill — setting up a cautionary tale of earmarking and political gladhanding
Veterans Subpanel OKs Bills on Suicide Prevention, Combat Health Care
</p> The two measures, approved by voice votes and without amendments, are the Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 327) and the Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act of 2007
$50M Set Aside for Tunnels
When House appropriators sit down Thursday to mark up the already controversial supplemental war spending bill, they also will be asked to fund an ongoing emergency happening right beneath their own feet
Congress’ Tax Analysts Must Change, or Be Replaced
In considering whether to pass a bill, Congress relies on the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Congressional Budget Office to estimate the effects the proposed legislation would have on tax revenues