Skaggs Planning First Steps for Ethics Panel
</p> The new board must also select nonpartisan staff for the office. </p> We want to keep moving on this, spokesman Brendan Daly said.
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Heard on the Hill: Dorisgate — Happy Endings
</p> During a Thursday news conference on an intellectual property bill, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) gave him a gentle poke.
Hill Climbers: Pascrell’s Posse
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]After earning a law degree from DePaul University in May, she left Chicago to become economic policy adviser for Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.).
K Street Files: Doling out Greenbacks
The organization had a litany of high-profile fights, including a sex-discrimination bill that it helped defeat, the Colombia free-trade agreement, and climate change and tax-extender issues, according
Boehner Blasts Democratic Energy Bill as a ‘Joke’
</p> We’ve got eight days before the August recess, and the Democrat majority here in Congress is putting another bill on the floor masquerading as an energy bill, said Boehner.
DeMint Makes Final Offer
</p> In a late Thursday afternoon floor speech, DeMint said he would allow the Senate to proceed directly to the massive housing bill, and then take up energy legislation, if and only if Democratic
Senators Now Sparring Over Energy Negotiations
on the speculation bill, which is sponsored by him and other members of the Democratic leadership.
Saturday Session Still a Possibility
the massive housing bill, which includes the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bailout, to which Sen.
House Names Ethics Board Members
</p> The new Office of Congressional Ethics is essential to an effective ethics process in the House, Pelosi said in statement.
Road Worriers
</p> The House was set to pass a bill Wednesday to transfer $8 billion to shore up the fund. The White House vowed to veto that bill.
Senate Stalled Over Approach to Energy Bill
s market speculation bill.
FAA Legislation to Take Off Next Year
</p> The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), exempts aircraft used for recreational purposes, and those that use piston-driven engines or provide air ambulance services.
Bush Drops Housing Bill Veto Threat
President Bush has dropped his veto threat against the housing bill, a White House official said today.
Transport Attracting Lobbyists
</p> While transportation issues have never topped NAMs agenda, the group is looking to play a major role in the upcoming transportation bill.
DeMint Threatens to Hold Up Housing Bill
</p> Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), indicated that DeMints request would likely be rejected. </p> Sen. DeMint has a very simple decision to make.
McCain Earned Reputation for Opposition to Earmarks
</p> McCain also introduced the Rail Passenger Service Improvement Act in the 107th Congress, but the bill was never debated.
Bush Undercuts GOP on Housing
</p> GOP leaders had been whipping against the bill Tuesday and told reporters they had enough votes to sustain Bushs repeatedly threatened veto, restated yet again as recently as Monday.
Senate Must-Do List Is Shrinking
</p> Although some items have dropped off the Democrats to-do list, Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said the Senate needs to deal with the oil market speculation bill on the floor, a massive housing
Photo From the Attic: Practice Makes Perfect
Bill Richardson (D-N.M.) warms up for an early-1990s Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game practice.
No Vote Yet on Coburn Package
</p> While Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filled the amendment tree on his oil speculation bill, he did not call up a vote for a package of bills that either both or one of the two GOP Senators have