New Bill Would Weaken Office of Congressional Ethics
Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), another co-sponsor of the Fudge bill, although she was not a target of the OCE probe.
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Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), another co-sponsor of the Fudge bill, although she was not a target of the OCE probe.
gained national attention following the White House’s May 28 admission that former President Bill Clinton — acting as a go-between for the White House — approached Rep.
</p> He’s also the original author of a bill — passed overwhelmingly in both chambers — to convince Iran to halt its nuclear weapons program by cutting off its gasoline imports.
</p> The Colorado Democrat who is trying to oust incumbent Sen.
</p> Congress left town last week for the Memorial Day recess without completing work on legislation that would have delayed the scheduled payment cut.
</p> “We’ve got a lot of work to do there. We’ve had a very successful Congress, but we have many more things to do,” Reid said. “I can’t just concentrate on the campaign.
</p> “I think that a conservative can win in California,” said Amy Thoma, a spokeswoman for Fiorina’s campaign. “The anti-incumbent mood is strong.
Ed Markey voiced his support Sunday for a bill to retroactively lift BP’s liability cap for the Gulf Coast oil spill, as news spread that the company’s latest effort failed to stop the flow of oil.
But in a tally of 234-194 on Thursday, the House approved an amendment to the fiscal 2011 defense authorization bill that would repeal the long-standing military policy.</p> On Sunday, Adm.
</p> Sestak said Friday he flatly rejected an offer for an unpaid position from former President Bill Clinton. Sestak went on to defeat Sen. Arlen Specter for the Democratic nomination.
</p> “We’re pretty furious,” said Dr. Lori Heim, the president of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
</p> The chamber is slated to reconvene June 8, when a war supplemental spending bill that passed the Senate on Thursday could be atop the agenda.
</p> And it didn’t help that various moderate Democratic Senators kept dumping on the bill.
bill by a vote of 18-10.
President Barack Obama said Friday that he will veto the 2011 defense authorization bill if it retains House-passed funds for two programs that the administration wants stripped from the package.
</p> The labor federation AFL-CIO confirmed late last week that it will be on the ground in Arkansas helping Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s (D) runoff opponent, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter (D), by today.
</p> Those moderate lawmakers and staff are quietly angling to shelve the bill, arguing that success on “don’t ask, don’t tell” would be the second major win for the gay community this Congress, following
House Republicans on Friday will attempt to attach a provision to the defense authorization bill that eliminates pay raises for federal employees, including Congress, according to GOP sources familiar
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]This applies to tax breaks as well as spending programs.