Majority Senses Ethics Reprieve
Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) said he plans to offer amendments in the Appropriations Committee, and potentially on the floor, that would rescind funding for earmarks included in the omnibus spending bill earlier
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Heard on the Hill: What’s Inside Their Wallets?
</p> In the report accompanying the fiscal 2010 legislative branch appropriations bill, Members direct Chief Administrative Officer Dan Beard to fix the spotty wireless access in the underground Capitol
Street Talk: Some Lobbyists Get Earmarks Without Giving
</p> Flake and a handful of other Members want to change that. Flake outlined the idea in a June 3 letter to the ethics committee. </p> A bill introduced on April 22 by Rep.
Senate Clears Tobacco Regulation Bill
The Senate voted 79-17 in favor of a tobacco regulation bill Thursday, one week after the legislation was originally slated for completion.</p> The bill, introduced by Sen.
Senators Threaten Weeks-Long Blockade of Supplemental
Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) are prepared to block the supplemental war spending bill for weeks in order to force Congress to pass their measure barring the
California Democrat Prepares Challenge to Lungren
</p> Bill Slaton </p> Bill Slaton , a Sacramento Munipical Utility District (SMUD) director, is the latest Democrat to mount a 2010 challenge against Republican Rep.
Supplemental Conference Stalls Over Detainee Photos
</p> The Senate version of the supplemental includes the prohibition on releasing the photos; the House version did not. </p> Sens.
Senate Leaders Unsure of Supplemental Passage
Senate Democratic leaders said they are unsure if they will have the votes next week to pass a supplemental war spending bill now that House and Senate conferees have decided to eliminate a provision barring
Obama Rebuts Criticism of Public Insurance Option
</p> “President Obama is in Wisconsin today pushing for rushed passage of a bill that’s going to make health care more expensive for America’s middle class,— House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio
Getting to Where We Need to Be in Health Care
</p> The Democratic center and the Republicans oppose such a national plan — but without offering a viable alternative.
Peterson: Democrats at Impasse Over Climate Change
</p> “I think it’s very doubtful that we can get anything done by then,— Peterson said.</p> Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) set a June 19 deadline for committee action on the climate change bill.
Intraparty Fights Pervade Agenda
</p> “If that’s not addressed, I’m not voting for the bill,— he said. “We have huge amounts of details to put on the bones.
A Sweet Tobacco Amendment Is Nixed
</p> The holding company’s lobbying effort to clarify a section of the tobacco bill aimed at shutting down the flavored cigarettes market was put on hold Wednesday after Sen.
Obama Insists Senators Stick to Tight Health Care Schedule
</p> “The president made it clear he wants a bipartisan bill,— Baucus added.
Nation: GOP Candidates Dine With the Party Faithful
</p> </p> House Administration OKs Absentee Ballot Bill</p> The House Administration Committee passed a bill Wednesday that would require states to allow all voters to cast ballots by mail in federal
Michigan: Ex-NFL Player Seeks to Replace Hoekstra
</p> Former state Rep. Bill Huizenga (R) has already filed for the seat, plus state Sen. Wayne Kuipers (R) is expected to get in the race.
Immigration to Further Complicate Health Fix
</p> “We’re going to confront immigration issues in the health care measure,— said one senior Democrat involved in negotiations on the bill.
Democrats Aim to End Streak
And if they’re right, the majority party may be poised to lift the coveted Roll Call trophy tonight for the first time since 2000, President Bill Clinton’s last year in office.
GOP Hopes Hastert Will Return District to the Family
</p> Attorney Ethan Hastert (R), the son of former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), has filed to run against Rep. Bill Foster (D) for his father’s former House seat.
Education Is the True Economic Stimulus
—</p> To which the lawmaker responds: “Congress can walk and chew gum at the same time.— </p> Congress can not only perform the legislative equivalent of walking and chewing gum at the same time, it