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</p> The Senate, for the second time, defeated a Democratic student loan bill that would cover the $6 billion cost of preventing the rise in interest rates by eliminating a corporate tax provision that
</p> But in the year since the bill was introduced, stakeholders have shifted to a cheaper alternative: designating parking spaces near electric outlets and allowing Senators and staffers who drive electric
</p> The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch endorsed its own spending bill to fund the operations of Capitol Hill last Friday.
</p> “It’s permanent law,” Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said of the provision, which will live on after the 60-day extension.</p> The extension was passed by voice vote.
Amid speculation that Senate Democrats will bring up a campaign finance disclosure bill as early as June, the League of Women Voters has launched a $90,000 radio ad campaign calling on four GOP Senators
</p> In the Republican primary, LeMieux faces frontrunner Rep. Connie Mack IV, who has the backing of everyone from tea-party-affiliated Sen.
Bill Pascrell and Steven Rothman, with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid joining a growing number of top Democrats throwing their financial weight behind Pascrell’s campaign.
</p> Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced today that the chamber will vote first on a GOP amendment to the bill and then on whether to pass the Democratic version.
</p> “We are making very solid progress. I would say great progress,” the California Democrat told reporters, adding, “I believe we are going to have a bill” before the deadline of June 30.
</p> Though the Michigan Democrat has struggled to cobble together a bill that meets the concerns of different areas of the country, she said she has a filibuster-proof 60 votes.
</p> Democrats on Wednesday insisted their bill had bearing on the economy.
Bill Pascrell and Steven Rothman of New Jersey.
</p> “He is so totally into it,” Conrad said.
</p> Banks and their associations are rejecting media requests and even staying away from Capitol Hill. Industry officials have concerns about a bill introduced by Democratic Sens.
</p> “Everything now is very focused on Election Day,” he said.</p> “They change the language consistently,” said Sen.
</p> House lawmakers have passed an amendment to the Commerce, Justice and science spending bill blocking implementation of the policy — a step that could have dire consequences for our oceans and the
Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and Bob Casey (Pa.) introduced a bill penalizing Americans, such as Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, who renounce their citizenship and avoid taxes. That same day, Sen.
During debate Monday on an Iran sanctions bill, Sen.
</p> In the letter, Portman asked Sebelius to show that the agency is in compliance with a provision in the fiscal 2012 appropriations bill that restricts the spending of federal dollars for initiatives
The pair rode again on the day the Wall Street reform bill passed, with Kerry talking Brown into being the 60th vote to advance the bill.