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No Child Left Behind Debate Breaks Into Two Camps
</p> Too much federal involvement undermines states’ freedom and parents’ rights, Hoekstra said.
Mining Law Overhaul Faces Senate Hurdle
</p> House passage seems likely, with the ascension of a key ally of environmentalists in the fight — Rep.
Smooth Sailing Predicted for Genetic Nondiscrimination Bill
</p> It’s an issue “whose time has come,” Susannah Baruch of the Genetics & Public Policy Center said. </p> The bill, sponsored by Rep.
Telecom Companies Fight Bill Targeting ‘Pretexting’
</p> “This is not a faceless crime,” said House Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.), who sponsored the bill. “This is a problem that faces every American who has a phone.”
(Some) Earmarks Open to Scrutiny
</p> The bill essentially is a long list of changes to the longer list of earmarks that were originally approved in the 2005 highway bill, so the earmark requests in Rosa’s file drawer mostly are for
China Currency Bill Another Front in Labor-Business Battle
</p> Under the bill, “exchange-rate misalignment” could be considered a prohibited export subsidy eligible for imposition of a countervailing duty to offset it.
Lobbyists Leery of Sarbanes-Oxley Bill
</p> Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Tom Feeney (R-Fla.) are introducing a bill today that would change certain Sarbanes-Oxley requirements from mandatory to voluntary for smaller public companies.
Democrats Hunting for GOP Defections on Iraq
to this bill and what elements are going to deserve strong opposition or support.”
Proposal Gives 48-Hour Window to Post Panel Votes
</p> While transparency might be the buzzword for the bill, the legislation itself stems from an ongoing fracas that has been lingering since January in the Rules Committee, of which Sessions is a member
Bingaman: Climate Change Bill Hinges on White House Backing
</p> Within weeks, Bingaman will introduce his own climate change bill, co-sponsored with Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.). It would enact a cap-and-trade mechnism to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Voter Support
Leading into committee markups set to begin today, 20 former government officials have sent a bipartisan letter to Members of Congress asking for passage of a bill that would grant Washington, D.C., full
Schumer Pushes for Rove Testimony
</p> According to the report, Rove replied: “He’s gone.” </p> “I probably said something close to ‘Hallelujah,’” Weh said.
White House, Democrats Could Spar Over Weapons in War Bill
</p> Much of the debate in Congress has focused on troop-withdrawal timelines attached to the bill.
It’s Time Democrats Take a Firm Stand on the War in Iraq
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No Congressional Retirements on Immediate Horizon
</p> When it comes to House candidates, however, the Democrats are loaded. </p> In Rep. Alan Mollohan’s 1st district, state Sen.
GOP: Conflict Rules Unclear
</p> To proponents of the new disclosure rules, the requirement seems fairly straightforward.
Shakespeare’s Home on the Hill Turns 75
</p> But that’s hardly the whole story. </p> Beginning with the directorship of O.B.
BlackBerrys in Hand, Hill Techies Plan Next Upgrade
</p> Ehlers had lofty goals, after all.
The Week Ahead
The Week Ahead </p> Congress will be consumed this week by a pending showdown over an emergency war spending bill, but lawmakers also are poised to complete work on a major 9/11 bill in the Senate.