Vulnerable Democrats Laugh Off GOP’s Shutdown Campaign Attacks
</p> Manchin declined to say whether he would vote to filibuster the clean debt limit bill Senate Democratic leaders are readying for floor consideration.
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Cranberry Growers Seek Visibility in Farm Bill, Dietary Guideline Debates
</p> The bog is also an example of how even the lesser-known sectors of the nation’s agricultural economy are coming forward to press lawmakers for action on replacing the now-expired farm bill, in this
Senate Democrats Push to Suspend Debt Limit Until 2015 (Updated)
The bill mirrors legislation we passed earlier this year and will suspend the debt limit until Dec. 31, 2014, after the mid-term elections,” the Montana Democrat said.
Inhofe Undergoes Open Heart Surgery
</p> “I went in for a routine colonoscopy that everyone gets and was sent to the hospital instead for open-heart surgery,” Inhofe told the Tulsa World.
Former Durbin Aide Keeps Focusing on Education in New Gig | Hill Climber
Durbin, is the new manager of government relations for Higher One, a company that works with colleges and universities to provide financial aid refund, bill payment and financial literacy services.
GOP Senate Candidate: NRSC ‘Worried’ About Me (Video)
</p> </p> “If you look at all the upsets that have been done in the last two cycles, they come from outsiders with expert skills that are brave enough to run and that are principled,” Bosworth said in
Senate Might Review Law that Forces Federal Furloughs
</p> Once the shutdown ordeal ends, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Thomas R.
Republicans Say Obama Underestimates Their Resolve as Debt Default Nears
</p> House Republicans were expected to pass a bill Tuesday evening that would create a bipartisan, bicameral working group to address the current fiscal impasse.
Why the Democrats’ Discharge Petition Won’t Work
</p> Democrats announced Oct. 4 that they would file a discharge petition on a GOP bill in order to swap the language and force the House to vote on a clean CR.
It’s Unclear Whether Senate Can Advance a Clean Debt Limit Hike
Kirk of Illinois said he would support both procedural motions and a final bill for a clean debt limit hike. Sen.
Will a Sidecar Help Avert Debt Limit Disaster?
</p> Boehner spokesman Michael Steel dismissed the broadside. “Passing a spending bill at the level required by law isn’t a ‘concession,’” Steel said in an email.
Boehner, Reid Staffers Spar Over Debt Limit and Shutdown
</p> On Monday a top aide for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sent around a statement questioning Speaker John A.
Conservative Meme Tries to Play Both Sides
</p> Now we have memes that help commemorate the hypocrisy.
One-Story Town Gives a Furlough to Nonessential Legislation
The House has voted two dozen times since on spending measures, most recently a bill on Monday to reopen every office at the Food and Drug Administration.
Graham Wants Repatriation Holiday to Fund Stimulus Projects
</p> “I think everybody in the Congress has a bill to repatriate money for stimulus,” Graham continued. “Eventually, we’ll do it.”
Obamacare Recedes as GOP Attention Turns to Entitlements, Tax Code
</p> What’s also apparent is a fast-fading Republican interest in undermining Obamacare as a condition for either revived spending or additional borrowing.
4 Quirks in Obamacare Coverage You Need to Know
When the bill was written, lawmakers believed that officials in every state would expand Medicaid, because if they didn’t, they would lose all of their federal matching money.
McConnell’s Real Legacy Now Hangs in Supreme Court’s Balance
</p> In past cases, Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony M.
House Votes 407-0 to Provide Back Pay to Furloughed Workers
</p> The bill passed 407-0, with all of the lawmakers present for the Saturday morning session voting in favor.
Hagel Recalls Most Defense Civilians
</p> “The Pentagon did not immediately specify how many employees would be summoned back to work, except to say that ‘most’ of its 400,000 furloughed civilians would be allowed to return.