Trouble Brewing on Spending
</p> The Senate is scheduled to be on recess next week, but Reid — to keep to his time frame — indicated he would be willing to keep the Senate in session if the chamber can’t approve the bill before
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Sanders: Wall Street Protests Are a Good Beginning
</p> I hope the protesters provide the spark that ignites that process.
House Passes Abortion Funding Ban That Has No Chance of Becoming Law
</p> The bill, sponsored by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.), was passed on a largely party-line vote of 251-172 after a day of often bitter debate on the House floor.
Yahoo Quits Chamber of Commerce
</p> But it’s no secret that the Internet company and the chamber have at least one political conflict over a bill that would block overseas websites selling counterfeit goods, such as discount golf clubs
Boehner, Cantor Talk Omnibus Vs. Minibus
</p> An agreement on the so-called 302b allocations must come before House and Senate leaders will be able to decide whether to pursue an omnibus appropriations bill or tackle the issue in three or four
Trade Groups Go After Obama Ethics Rules
Leading Washington, D.C., trade association executives remain so irate over the Obama administration’s new draft ethics rules for government employees that they’ve asked White House Chief of Staff Bill
Senate GOP Unveils Jobs Bill Retread
</p> “Part of it is in response to the president saying we don’t have a proposal,” McCain said. “We have lots of proposals, and we’ve had lots of proposals.”
House GOP Grapples With Appropriations Endgame
</p> But the Senate bill mimics an approach still on the table in the House — to pass three or four bills that combine several appropriations bills each.
Cummings: Save the Postal Service Through Innovation
</p> The bill, authored by Issa and Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Fla.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S.
Democrats Split Over Next Step on Jobs Bill
</p> After Republicans and two Democrats filibustered the bill Tuesday, Democrats and the White House indicated they would break it up to bring to the floor separately.
House Passes Trade Pacts in Bipartisan Vote
</p> Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) used her floor time to promote a China currency manipulation bill, which she urged her colleagues to take up before considering the free-trade bills.
Scalise, Thune Offer Their Own ‘Buffett Rule’
The bill would instruct the IRS to add a check box on 1040 forms for taxpayers to indicate that they want to voluntarily pay extra.
Agreement Scarce Over Appropriations Methods
</p> A House Appropriations Committee aide said the bill is not related to negotiations between the two chambers over spending levels and other issues because a true minibus would be a vehicle agreed
Charles Schumer Predicts Voters Will Blame GOP for ‘Tea Party Economy’
</p> On Obama’s jobs bill, Schumer said Senate Democrats would move to break it apart and attempt to pass it through the chamber in pieces.
Heard on the Hill: Guns-in-Bars Champion Arrested on Gun, DUI Charges
</p> So who is this man of mystery?</p> “Curry Todd is a cantankerous longtime Republican serving out of Shelby County,” Puttbrese tells us.
Tea Party Express Launches New Ad Funded by 501(c)(4) That Hits Obama
</p> In its breakout move, the group’s new arm — State Tea Party Express — launched a TV ad campaign Wednesday, targeting President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, which failed to pass the Senate on Tuesday
Tea Party PAC Looks to Increase Role This Cycle
</p> PACs are required to report donations and disbursements to the FEC, and individual contributions cannot exceed $5,000.
Charles Schumer Tries to Hitch GOP Fortunes to Tea Party
</p> Some Republican political operatives concede that voters have mixed feelings about the tea party.
GOP Jobs Message Has Had Competition
</p> Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said it is unfair to separate measures such as this week’s air quality bill from the broader agenda, insisting they are linked and will create jobs.