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Three-Week Spending Measure Sent to President
</p> The spending measure, which passed 87-13, would keep the government funded through April 8 and would cut $6 billion in spending.
Controversial EPA Vote on Hold in Senate
</p> <p class="p1">Senate Democrats have some breathing room before they have to weigh in on a contentious proposal to block the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions.
Heard on the Hill: Life’s a Beach
</p> Talk about a nice break from the chilly Washington weather.</p> Southerland says he is looking forward to the trip. Still, he won’t be free from distraction.
Senators Come Around to Cutting Own Budgets
</p> Congress has yet to complete a spending bill that would cover the remainder of the fiscal year, and the Senate is expected to clear a three-week continuing resolution Thursday to buy time for negotiations
Torres-Spelliscy: We Can’t Rely Only on Whistle-Blowers
</p> At both the federal and state levels, disclosure laws concerning money in politics need a tuneup.
Members Take Cash, Check or Fine Wine
</p> <p class="p3">“Every event I have has a silent-auction component,” he said.
Shop Talk: Republican Operative Lands at Direct Impact
</p> <p class="p5"> Keller Moves to ACU </p> <p class="p4">The American Conservative Union appointed Gregg Keller as executive director.
Japan Quake Mustn’t Trigger Nuclear-Phobia
</p> Sixty percent favor increasing offshore drilling for oil (83 percent of Republicans, 40 percent of Democrats) while a whopping 83 percent say Congress should pass an energy bill that provides incentives
Congress’ Security Needs Still Evolving
He also has a good relationship with House Sergeant-at-Arms Bill Livingood, another Secret Service veteran, and has met with House-side security personnel.
Boehner Confident Short-Term Spending Plan Will Pass
</p> Pressure to vote against the bill has also increased as third-party groups such as the Heritage Action Fund, Family Research Council and others have moved to “key vote” the bill.
Partisanship Splits Panel on Climate Change
</p> In his opening remarks, ranking member Henry Waxman blasted the GOP bill as “dangerous legislation.”
House Passes Three-Week CR
</p> It remains unclear whether Members will be able to negotiate a longer-term spending bill in the next three weeks.
Members Tiring of Short-Term Spending Bills
</p> <p class="p3">Republican leaders countered, insisting that the onus is on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to pass a long-term spending bill through his chamber so that talks can begin.
Heard on the Hill: Bono’s Back
</p> First, the singer chatted on the phone with Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) about the effects that the proposed GOP spending bill will have on global health, and now he’s meeting with
Heller Hosting Fundraiser for Senate Bid
Bob List, wealthy casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, casino executives Scott Nielson and Anthony Marnell, and wealthy conservative donors Bill Brady and Monte Miller.
Colleagues Raise Campaign Funds for Giffords
</p> Nearly 150 people gathered at the Teamsters union’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., to raise contributions for a potential re-election campaign for the Arizona Democrat.
No Quiet Beginning for Grimm
“There are some groups out there that are trying to paint a picture that we’re not what we said we were going to be because we voted for a [bill to cut] $100 billion and for some people that wasn’t enough
Senate GOP Wants Spending Votes
</p> Sen.
Budget That Doesn’t Get Cut: Leaders’ Expenses
In the House, the bill provided $5 million for the Speaker, $2.5 million for the Majority Leader and $4.6 million for the Minority Leader.