Durbin Tops Tester: Senate Swipe-Fee Plan Defeated
Bob Corker (Tenn.), the Republican co-sponsor of the Tester bill, said he would not pursue the issue again.</p> “I think it is water on the bridge,” he said.
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Lawmakers’ Business Cards Display Personality
</p> As a former printer himself, he knows the green ink doesn’t cost more than black. His staff has followed the practice en masse, as well.</p> Rep.
When Redistricting’s All in the Family
</p> It’s much less common when they share a last name.
Senate Leaders Spar Over Jobs
The patent bill creates 300,000 jobs. We have an airport system that’s antiquated. You can go to Mongolia — they have a more modern system than we have.
GPO Plans to Cut 330 Jobs Soon
</p> “These challenging economic times have no boundaries and are forcing many federal agencies to seek ways to survive,” Public Printer Bill Boarman said in a press release.
DHS Is House Office Security King
The next-closest recipient of House dollars for security was ADT Security Services, the company House Sergeant-at-Arms Bill Livingood recommended to Members after Giffords was shot at a January town hall
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: The Force Behind Breitbart
</p> Kramer popped up in the story again Monday at Weiner’s mea culpa presser.
Boehner’s Monthly $2,000 Tab
</p> Boehner’s office offered no details about how his monthly check is spent.
Welch: Don’t Let Delay Kill Swipe-Fee Protections
Consumers should not be fooled: The Senate bill is nothing short of a polite way of killing consumer-friendly swipe-fee reforms.
Staffer’s Mission Stems From Foster Care Past
</p> Her story marks a rare success in a system that often produces more at-risk youth than aspiring lobbyists.</p> Her birth father suffered from schizophrenia and her mother was bipolar.
Swipe-Fee Vote Splits Democrats
</p> Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has allowed the bruising intraparty fight to persist.
Weiner’s Political Fate Still Unanswered in N.Y.
</p> He spent much of last week lying about it.
Schumer Opens Door to Medicare Deal
</p> Schumer and other Senators on the conference call — Sens.
Staffers Spent $150,000 on Trip Without Members
</p> The first proposed bill, H.R. 638, would impose a moratorium on such travel until an audit can be completed and recommendations can be made.
Senate Sets Own Course on Libya
</p> McCain said he spoke with Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday and that he expects his bill to come up for debate either this week or next.
Democrats Thread the Needle on Medicare
</p> In-cycle Sens. Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Benjamin Cardin (Md.), Claire McCaskill (Mo.), Bill Nelson (Fla.) and Jon Tester (Mont.) signed the letter to Biden.
Negative Market Reaction to Debt Ceiling Fight
</p> First, it’s not at all clear that GOP Congressional leaders really believe what they are saying.
Inquiry Resolutions Serve Mixed Purposes
</p> Resolutions of inquiry are one means of obtaining information from the executive branch.
Senators Try to Revive Bipartisan Spirit
</p> Sometimes they eat alone.</p> Former Rep.
Senate Tees Up Jobs Debate Amid Bad Economic News
</p> Pushed by Friday’s unemployment report showing the jobless rate again ticked upward, Senate Democrats are preparing to bring up a bill to reauthorize funding for the Economic Development Administration