Gates, Mullen to Testify on DADT Next Week
</p> Jeh Johnson, the Pentagon’s general counsel, and Army Gen. Carter Ham will also appear before the panel.
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Owens Recants Threat to Vote for Boehner
Bill Owens is now telling a local newspaper that he was just “blowing off steam” when he suggested this week that he might vote for Republican Speaker-designate John Boehner on the floor in January.
An Old Hand in a Class of Upstarts
</p> The Representative-elect is a freshman only in the technical sense of the word.
LePatner: Local Politics Shouldn’t Sway Transportation Bill
</p> In New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie canceled plans to build an $8.7 billion second rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
Rothman’s Chief of Staff Accused of Soliciting a Minor
</p> Rothman spokesman Aaron Keyak said in a statement Tuesday that House Sergeant-at-Arms Bill Livingood contacted the lawmaker Friday to tell him of the arrest, at which time Rothman contacted the House
Protesters Arrested After Sit-In at McCain’s Office
They hoped to convince McCain to support the DREAM Act, a bill that, if enacted, would offer children of unauthorized workers a chance to earn citizenship by attending college or joining the military.
White House, McConnell Condemn North Korean Attack
</p> McConnell called on North Korea’s neighbors to criticize the move.
Angle Keeping Options Open for 2012
</p> Angle, a former state Assemblywoman, has not shied away from challenging incumbent Republicans in the past. She nearly knocked off state Sen. Bill Raggio in 2008.
Former Gov. Keating Will Lead American Bankers Association
</p> Keating will join the ABA on Dec. 1 and assume the role of president at the beginning of the new year.
Campaign Promises Complicate Debt Limit Problem for GOP
</p> During another tough vote two years ago — on a bill creating the Troubled Asset Relief Program requested by President George W.
Pentagon Will Release DADT Review One Day Early
Both men have recommended that Congress overturn the law, which was enacted in 1993 under President Bill Clinton.
Johanns Hopes to Repeal Health Care Provision in Lame Duck
</p> Johanns’ revised proposal, to be voted on Nov. 29 as an amendment to a food safety bill, would repeal a change in tax reporting requirements ushered in by the health care law.
Republicans Need to Support DISCLOSE and START
The only chance to provide it is in the lame-duck session; the bill passed the House in the 111th Congress and has zero chance of making through the 112th House.
Indecisive Democrats Struggle to Move Forward
</p> <p class="BodycopyStorybasics">Democrats continue to argue about, among other things, whether to pursue a limited continuing resolution to keep the government on autopilot or an omnibus spending bill
Cantor Promises Health Care Repeal to Virginia GOP Activists
said Saturday that Republicans’ willingness to work with Democrats and the White House was conditional and that the party would quickly push through the House a full repeal of the health care reform bill
McConnell Calls on Congress to Halt the Expiration of Tax Cuts
</p> The tax cuts were set to expire on couples with an annual income of more than $250,000.
K Street Mixers in the Age of Tea Party Purity
</p> <p class="BodycopyStorybasics">“It’s a classic case of no good deed goes unpunished,” Powers quipped.
Kingston Launches Bid for Approps Gavel
</p> Kingston is the third member to publicly declare his interest in the chairmanship.</p> Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.), the current ranking member of the panel, and Rep.
Heard on the Hill: Monkey Business
Bill Richardson (D) isn’t monkeying around.</p> The former Congressman came to D.C. last week to join Elizabeth Kucinich, wife of Rep.
Members on List of Likely Finalists for Roundtable Job
role in the biggest White House legislative victories on Capitol Hill, among them the resolution authorizing use of force against Iraq, the creation of the Homeland Security Department, an education bill