High Jobless Rates Drive GOP Backers of Unemployment Benefits
</p> But perhaps the biggest boon to Democrats seeking to approve the bill was that Republican leaders had not met with the rank and file to discuss voting strategy.
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Steny Hoyer to Eric Cantor: ‘Talk Is Cheap’
“This bill, which they talk about and which Mr.
White House Looks Past Congress for Its Agenda
, such as a surface transportation bill — he will increasingly look to his pen to take executive actions and his phone to advocate efforts aside from legislation.
McConnell Tries to Tie Jobless Benefits to Obamacare Delay (Video)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tried to tie the bill extending jobless benefits for 1.3 million people to a delay in the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate Tuesday.
Mikulski Warns Appropriators May Need ‘a Little Bit More Time’ for Omnibus
</p> “So, there’s no white smoke like we have a bill, however … we’ve narrowed our choices,” Mikulski said, indicating that the principals and staff are upbeat about the chances of getting an agreement
Ducks Unlimited Calls on Congress
</p> The organization produces Ducks Unlimited TV. DU TV is moving to the Pursuit Channel and a new season begins in July 2014.
The State of K Street | K Street Files
</p> Lobbyists are also trying to woo lawmakers to extend 55 lapsed tax credits. A patent bill, immigration matters, a farm bill, regulatory work and trade policy may also drive business.
Jobless Benefits Split House GOP, Democrats
</p> Levin said he wanted the House to pass the bill currently under consideration in the Senate, which would extend the expired unemployment insurance for three months without an offset, and then work
Nevada TV Shows Local Politics of Jobless Benefits Vote (Video)
He is also currently the only GOP senator whose support of the bill is unconditional.
Restoring Scientific Integrity to Government Decision-Making | Commentary
Now, the House-passed farm bill includes a provision that will build upon the administration’s initiative to codify the requirement.</p> Should agencies use sound science when making rules?
Appropriators Keep Defense Cuts Close to the Vest
While an enormous amount of money by any standard, that figure would still be $22 billion less than the House voted for the defense spending bill (HR 2397) earlier this year.
D.C. Council Approves Plan to Put Power Lines Underground
</p> The storm knocked out the lights of 68,000 D.C.
Cheney’s Exit Is the Buzz, but Enzi’s Future Is the Story
</p> (That would be a remarkable turnaround for the senator.
Advocates Still Hope for Federal Protective Service Overhaul
</p> Former House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., who now serves as ranking member on the committee, reintroduced an FPS overhaul bill in February 2013.
What Beyonce and Jay-Z Can Teach Us About the Farm Bill | Commentary
President Bill Clinton lost more than 30 pounds and reversed his heart disease. School districts, cities and hospitals are adopting Meatless Mondays.
6 Sleepers Lurking on the Hill’s To-Do List
</p> The bill was poised to pass the Senate last fall, but was held captive by bickering over the GOP’s prerogatives to offer non-germane amendments and heightened partisan anxieties before the shutdown
Spending Bill On Track to Avert Shutdown
</p> The goal is to announce a deal by Wednesday and file the bill by Friday.
Airlines Seek to Deny Funding for Overseas Customs Station
</p> Opponents of the facility have backed stand-alone legislation (HR 3488) sponsored by Pennsylvania Republican Patrick Meehan and Oregon Democrat Peter A.
House GOP Women Gamble in Florida Special
</p> The special election will serve as a test case for the cadre, which sees the GOP’s aversion to playing in primaries as an impediment to electing women to the House. </p> Reps.
3 Reasons Congress’ Year Might Start Unexpectedly Strong
But this spending bill needs to get signed to make that promise a reality.