Centrists Flex Power of Veto
</p> Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), worries that if only 50 votes plus Vice President Joseph Biden are needed to pass a bill, other Democrats could be shut out of the negotiations.
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Members Rush to Strip Bonuses
Erik Paulsen (Minn.) and Leonard Lance (N.J.), for instance, introduced a bill to recoup AIG bonus money within two weeks, and prevent other companies from using bailout funds for golden parachutes.
Deflation: Too Late to Stop It When We Experience It
</p> Two other points on this front.
Road Map: Democrats Struggle to Reach 60 on Bankruptcy
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Beset by miscommunications, missteps and one Senator’s attempted end-run around key players, the Senate isn’t taking up the bill before Easter, if ever.
Senate Votes to Move on Lands Bill
</p> Coburn, who promised Monday to use every parliamentary tool at his disposal to delay and obstruct the bill, found himself on the short end of the stick thanks to an overwhelming number of Democratic
Pelosi Predicts Card Check to Pass This Year
</p> “President Obama has said he supports the legislation, so the Senate will pass it with a good, strong bipartisan vote.
Texas: Special Senate Election Unlikely Until After ’10
</p> “I think she won’t resign before the end of the year, if at all,— one Republican operative based in Washington said Monday.</p> Hutchison’s office declined to comment on the matter.
Hill Outraged Over AIG Bonuses
</p> Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said it is “unconscionable— that AIG is giving out $165 million in bonuses for 2008 as taxpayers are “footing the bill for the most expensive government rescue in
2009 Brings Yet Another Ridiculous Debate Over Earmarks
</p> The earmark debate is based on three very large and enduring myths.</p> First, contrary to what’s constantly either said or hinted at, eliminating an earmark does not result in lower spending.
Kyl Whips Quietly, but Effectively
</p> “I would say that Sen.
Heard on the Hill: Do You Know Who I Am, Part II
</p> Too bad Vitter didn’t think to use that line of defense. </p> </p> Presidential Photo Goof.
Brown, Wilson Attract Interest From Both Sides
</p> In a district that Sen.
Financial Mess Dominates Sunday’s Talk
</p> Cantor ripped the proposed cap-and-trade legislation on carbon emissions as the wrong prescription.</p> “Everybody that pays an electric bill will have an additional tax.
McConnell Rhetoric Suggests Tactical Shift by GOP
—</p> McConnell’s rhetoric shows that Capitol Hill Republicans are changing their tactics when it comes to attempting to define Obama in the public’s mind.
Gun Amendment: Poison Pill or Silver Bullet?
</p> In an effort to head off the Souder-Ross effort, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee reported a bill introduced by D.C. Del.
Lands Bill Rearing Its Head Again
</p> The aide said Senate GOP leaders could decide to allow the bill to come up for debate but block it before it can pass.
The Rose Garden: Outreach Continues, Even Amid Tougher Tones
</p> “He said all the right things, but then the bill was drafted just like it’s always drafted,— he said.
Taxes Provoke Rift at NAHB
stimulus bill was in conference committee.
Olson Heading Home After Surgery
</p> Olson, 46, was rushed to George Washington University Hospital after experiencing dizziness and a slowed heart rate while he was exercising in the House gym.
K Street Files: Behind the Earmarks
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]So, from the shadows of the $900,000 earmark in this year’s omnibus bill for the Adler Planetarium in Chicago emerges the lobbyist who made it happen, Matthew Trant, a partner with the