Manchin Finds Way to the Center
</p> On gun control, student loans, a toxic chemical bill, Syria and delaying the individual mandate, Manchin has sought out Republican partners — and has often been sought out by them — to pave a middle
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</p> On gun control, student loans, a toxic chemical bill, Syria and delaying the individual mandate, Manchin has sought out Republican partners — and has often been sought out by them — to pave a middle
</p> An EMILY’s List spokeswoman declined to comment. Ehrlich’s campaign also declined to comment.</p> Longtime Rep. C.W.
</p> Democrats and Republicans differed on the issue of taxes, as was to be expected. Sen.
</p> By nature, Congress is a reactionary institution.
</p> The consequences of this disregard for our children are devastating.
Sooner or later, the Ohio Republican must decide whether to move a budget bill unacceptable to the tea party wing of his caucus.
</p> The U.S.
</p> Investments in manufacturing fuel innovation.
Bill Cassidy’s Senate campaign is doesn’t make much sense.
The bill would bar employment discrimination because of sexual orientation.
Just before senators head home to consume turkey, yams and apple pie, they seem poised to reprise a “family tradition” of taking up the defense policy bill.
</p> The bill would make permanent a rule devised in 2011 by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., that uses resolutions of disapproval to enable the president to extend the debt limit while
“I think the message was accurate, but … clearly it should have been caveated with, ‘assuming you have a policy that does in fact do what the bill is designed to do.’
</p> President Bill Clinton also recalled the assault weapons ban as an instance of political courage.
One year ago, Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coast, wreaking havoc across the mid-Atlantic region and racking up a preliminary bill of $50 billion in damages — making it the second-costliest
</p> Shaheen’s effort, which already had the support of 10 Senate Democrats, is less dramatic than some other measures being floated — including potential legislation from Sen.
</p> 1. Reporters are not your friends.
</p> The bill, which passed out of committee 15-7, would prohibit employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.
</p> Councilmember Marion Barry, who helped draft the bill, thinks an effort to overturn the measure is highly unlikely.
</p> The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is marking up a bill Tuesday reauthorizing FEMA and refining procedures to speed and streamline disaster recovery efforts and reduce bureaucratic