Congress’ Busy Agenda Just Got Even Busier
Conventional wisdom has had it that there was little chance of a climate change bill getting enacted this year and no chance of an immigration bill.
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Reid Says Ethics Should Investigate Senators Who Don’t Come Clean on Secret Holds
</p> Senate Democrats have recently attempted to trigger a rarely used rule that would force Senators who have anonymously objected to a nomination or bill to identify themselves in the Congressional
Johnson Keeps Low Profile on Wall Street Bill
</p> His subcommittee did not mark up any portion of Dodd’s bill, and he did not take the floor to speak on the bill until late Tuesday afternoon, shortly after his office was contacted for this story
West Virginia: Anti-Abortion Group’s Radio Ad Hits Mollohan
</p> Susan B. Anthony List is airing the ad, which says that Mollohan’s vote for the health care law “forces us to pay for the death of unborn children. He should be ashamed.”
K St. Files: Pickens Drills for Congressional Supporters
Jon Tester (D-Mont.) is jumping on the reform wagon, co-sponsoring a bill that would permanently ban former Members of Congress from becoming lobbyists. Tester joined his colleague Sen.
Lieberman Bill Would Strip Terrorists’ Citizenship Rights’
</p> Although there are already laws allowing the government to strip the citizenship of Americans caught fighting in the army of another nation the U.S. is at war with, Lieberman’s legislation would
Ports of Contention: Truck Fight Parks on Hill
</p> The fight pits the trucking industry against the Teamsters union and environmentalists.</p> And there’s a lot more at stake than just the Los Angeles port: Rep.
Fisher Tops Brunner, Will Face Portman
</p> Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher won the Democratic Senate nomination on Tuesday and will face former Rep.
K Street’s Answer to Dr. Oz Keeps Lobbyists Trim
</p> </p> Lobbyist Whisperer’ </p> Mehlman Vogel’s Bingel also swears by Zalman’s advice.</p> “You’ve heard of the horse whisperer? Well, Janet Zalman is the lobbyist whisperer,” Bingel said.
Road Map: Democrats Wary of Cutting Deals
</p> “Republicans will work to make sure this bill actually addresses the problems at hand and that in an effort to rein in Wall Street, this bill doesn’t actually end up hurting those who had nothing
Durbin Says GOP Wants to Mar’ Bill With Loopholes
some Republicans would vote to pass the Democrats’ bill.
Seinfeld Rules Are Sometimes About Something
</p> Why would such a white bread bill require a special rule when it could more easily be handled under suspension of the rules?
Politics & Poker: Pataki Is Trying to Stay in Shape, Just in Case
</p> “We should not just accept as a fait accompli the passage of the health care reform bill,” he said during a recent conversation with Roll Call reporters and editors.
GOP Targets Powerful House Chairmen
While he voted with the party on last year’s stimulus bill and climate change package, he opposed the health care overhaul.
BP, Oil Allies Mobilize Huge Lobby Operation
Bill Nelson have proposed legislation to raise the cap on oil company liability for spill damages from $75 million to $10 billion.
Boehner: Oil Spill Highlights Need for GOP Pro-Drilling Plan
Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) said Friday on MSNBC. Nelson’s home state is all but certain to be hit by the oil slick on its shorelines, as are Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
Political Film Fest Revisits Battles and Brokers
</p> Two of the films are particularly D.C.-centric.
Bennett AWOL as He Fights to Survive
</p> Bennett’s Senate office conceded that the Utah Republican has been away from Capitol Hill to campaign.
Gubernatorial Turnout May Affect Murtha Special
</p> When Gov.
Obama Warns of ‘Unprecedented Disaster’ Along Gulf Coast
</p> The president met with Adm.