Iraq Hearing to Test Byrd
Robert Byrd’s (D-W.Va.) future as the Appropriations chairman likely hinges on his follow-through today on a hearing he scheduled on the Iraq War supplemental spending bill.
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Byrd Expected to Chair Appropriations Hearing on Wednesday
Senate Appropriations Chairman Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) is expected to chair a widely- anticipated hearing on the Iraq supplemental spending bill on Wednesday, amid continued questions over whether the frail
Follow Bill Nelson’s Lead on Reforming Elections System
Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) is one of the good guys in Congress — smart, thoughtful, decent and hardworking.
Narrow Agenda Has Policy, Political Benefits
</p> The bill also won’t be much benefit to some of Alaska’s fish population.
Coburn to Introduce Coconut Road Amendment
</p> A Coburn aide confirmed that the Senator will seek to establish a bipartisan panel to investigate who inserted the earmark into the highway bill, which is expected to come up for a cloture vote Monday
Tax Day News: War Is Costly
</p> “In fact, the typical American taxpayer’s entire federal tax bill pays for less than one half of one second of what we’re spending on the war in Iraq,” the memo reads. </p> Democratic Reps.
House Agenda Creeps Along
a bill implementing the 9/11 commission recommendations, and raised the minimum wage.
Congress Owes a Better Budget on Tax Day
The president made clear that he will veto any appropriations bill that does not reduce the number and cost of earmarks by half from last year’s level.
Congress Targets Firms That Collect Tax Debt
</p> A tax bill that is planned to hit the House floor today includes, among other issues, a repeal of the IRS’ authority to use private debt collection companies to haul in unpaid tax revenue.
Ethics Law Withstands Challenge
</p> While earlier versions of the measure exempted trade associations and other tax- exempt groups, the language of the final reform bill did not — a fact NAM noted in its suit.
Obama Staff’s Big Gamble
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Campaign spokesman Bill Burton last week told National Journal that press assistant Lauren Thorbjornsen had taken home $250 for winning the Obama campaign’s NCAA hoops pool.
Fiscal 2010 Budget Fight Will Make All Others Look Easy
Even in 1995, when the newly elected House Republican majority was calling Bill Clinton’s budget “irrelevant,” Congress still waited for the White House’s plan before moving forward.
Buckeye State Republicans Tout Their Deep Bench
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]“It’s kind of like Ohio State,” said Republican activist and statehouse lobbyist Adam Greenslade.
Obama Seems to Set His Own Standards for Straight Talk
</p> Obama, in the finest “I dare ya” tradition of Gary Hart, responded, “No. That’s not accurate. We can pull up the quotes on YouTube.” </p> Let’s do that, Senator.
House to Consider Housing Stimulus, Expanding Student Loans, and Debt Relief
</p> The bill, known as the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act, would increase from $3,500 to $5,500 the limit on certain Stafford loans.
Freezing Out the Little Guy
</p> That has lobbyists working to ice the provision from the bill altogether.
Senate to Work Behind the Scenes on Stimulus, Supplemental
</p> The chamber plans to consider the highway technical corrections bill, which is widely expected to pass easily.
Members Getting Into Preservation Business
</p> Brady introduced the bill after meeting with Clerk of the House Lorraine Miller and her staffers, who expressed concern that Members were not doing enough to take care of their personal papers, House
Effort to Derail Trade Pact From Fast Track Is Smart Ploy, But …
It then resurfaced with the bill on April 7 without first going through the usual “mock markup” in Congress to smooth the way for passage on an up-or-down vote.