Despite Re-Election Race, Reid Won’t Change Leadership Style
In 2005, then-Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) threatened to change the rules of the chamber to eliminate filibusters on judicial nominations.
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Tax Office Accepts Blame for Homestead Errors
off the 2009 tax bill.
Hoyer Works the Deal
He also finds himself — in addition to the budget and health care battles — in the middle of trying to work a deal on a controversial bill to give the District of Columbia voting representation in the
Small Plates: Recession-Friendly Deals Are Served Up
</p> Customers at Jaleo (480 Seventh St. NW) will get the biggest bang for their buck.
Hill Embraces Obama’s New Afghan Policy
</p> That bill would “promote much needed economic opportunity and hope for people in this war-torn region and has the support of the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan,— Van Hollen said in a statement
Break the Link Between Earmarks, Contributions
</p> While much of Arizona GOP Rep.
K Street Files: Patent Proliferation
bill that would limit damages to reflect only the value of the infringed patent, not the whole product, and the pharmaceutical industry, which maintains that this “apportionment— of damages would reward
For North Dakota’s Kent Conrad, the Time Is Now
who tries to bring various interests together to produce a reasonable bill that can be enacted into law.
Jones-ing for Partner
</p> But that’s exactly what’s happened.
Voting Bill Unlikely to Hit Floor Next Week
—</p> Almost a month ago, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) removed the bill from the House calendar because of the amendment.
Chertoff Joins Covington & Burling
</p> Chertoff, who joined the Bush administration in 2005, will practice in the firm’s white-collar defense and investigations group, according to a firm press release.
McCain Slams Democrats’ Handling of Financial Crisis
</p> “It’s progress,— McCain said of the Geithner plan.
Pelosi Calls Fast-Track Budget Rules Essential
—</p> The process would have little impact in the House but would significantly lower the hurdle in the Senate by allowing the measure to pass by a simple majority rather than the 60 typically required
Slocum: Beware of Polluters Claiming to Have Converted to Green
</p> When he signed the bill into law, Bush said: “Using ethanol and biodiesel will leave our air cleaner.
Wirth: Moment of Truth Arrives for Action on Climate Change
</p> Congress recognized this opportunity in the stimulus package and again in the omnibus appropriations bill — allocating tens of billions of dollars to accelerate the clean energy transition, through
Reid Refuses to Rule Out Using Fast-Track Budget Rules
</p> But Reid vowed that no matter how the bicameral budget agreement is crafted in the end, “We need to do health care, and we are going to do health care.
Democrats Write Off Specter as Swing Vote
</p> Specter had been seen as critical to Senate passage of the pro-labor “card check— bill this year.
Pelosi: House Will Pass Budget With or Without GOP Support
</p> “I hope that the bill will pass with some bipartisan support, but I know the bill will pass as a strong statement of national values, and we are content to deliver, for the president, in the House
Shop Talk: School of Hard Knoxville
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Ingram’s first big venture, according to well-placed sources, will be to serve as general consultant to Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam (R) in his gubernatorial bid. Tennessee Gov.
Kudlow Won’t Run For Dodd’s Senate Seat
</p> He added that while he was flattered that the Republican party approached him about a run, “it was never really a serious proposition.”