Visa Bill Backers Blame McCain
</p> Stupak said at that point, momentum for the bill among Republicans stalled. </p> “McCain just felt it would be uncomfortable for him to have it hanging out there,” Stupak said.
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Some in GOP Denounce Pork, Others Pile It Up
</p> In the House, nine of the top 12 earmarkers were appropriators. Wicker led with $176 million in earmarks, and another Republican, Rep. Bill Young (Fla.), ranked second with $170 million.
Nation Deserves Candidate Debates on Failing Public Schools
</p> As Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates told a House committee last month, “The United States today has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the industrialized world.
More Checks, Cab Rides on Tap
</p> The panel also approved several other bills affecting life on Capitol Hill, including one to let staffers get reimbursed for late-night cab rides home and a bill allowing military personnel in the
Who DON’T You Want In The White House?
</p> – The candidate Americans least want to see as President is John McCain.
Flash Gordon
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Bill Novotny, former aide to Sen.
Hotshot Hill Rivalry: Firefighters Take On Police
</p> But on Capitol Hill, where strength is measured in advocacy groups and appropriations dollars, firefighters seem to be hosing the competition. </p> “Who doesn’t love firefighters?”
Making the Case for Keeping the Electoral College
(In 1996, for example, Bill Clinton’s 49 percent of the popular vote became 70 percent of the electoral vote.)
Hoyer Says FISA Compromise Now Possible
</p> “I think, frankly, they were surprised” that House Democratic leaders were able to pass their preferred version of the bill, which would reauthorize and update the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Recess News Spurs Housing Compromise
a Democratic-backed bill designed to ease the foreclosure crisis.
Hoyer Expects House to Focus on Economy
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) today signaled that the economy will be the main focus of House action in the coming weeks, in addition to bringing the Iraq War supplemental bill to the floor
Senate Leaders Propose Bipartisan Housing Bill
</p> The leaders have asked Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and ranking member Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) to arrive at a compromise bill by Wednesday.
Wyoming: Republican Leadership Council Backs Gordon
</p> The RLC, launched by former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele and ex-Sen.
Dickinson Remembered for Dedication to Defense Issues
Bill Dickinson (R-Ala.), who won his seat amid the turmoil of Alabama politics of the mid-1960s and was known for his work on defense issues, died Monday at the age of 82.
Wells Scores Big With Parking Plan
</p> Metro ridership and use of the teams free shuttle from RFK Stadium were high.
Odds Are Even for Porter Re-election
</p> ‘He’s a Good Guy’ </p> Methodical could also describe Porter’s time in Congress. </p> Porter acknowledged last week that he’s not the kind of Member who seeks the limelight.
Crowded Pennsylvania Field Creates Confusion
</p> Yet some political observers see the candidates as falling into two tiers.
Retirement Unlikely for Hill’s Coal-Fired Plant
</p> “I think we have to make the best of a bad situation,” he said.
Trading Politics for Fashion
</p> “It’s kind of monotonous, the life of a Hill staffer,” said Hitchner, former press secretary to Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.).