Metro to Get Reprieve From Wireless Service Mandate
</p> The extension in the latest stopgap spending bill would be good news for Metro, which stands to lose $150 million in annual funding authorization if it didn’t meet the deadline.
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Herberger: Jones Act Not Responsible for Spike in Fuel Prices
</p> The simple economic law of supply and demand also affects the price at the pump.
House Begins Implementing Electric Car Recharging Mandate
</p> Cost considerations are crucial because the fear that this initiative could cost taxpayers money almost derailed the legislation in the Senate.</p> Sen.
House Administration Panel Looks Ahead to Tough Choices on Budgets
</p> “As you determine how to allocate resources among the committees, I would argue that the Dodd-Frank bill is equal to the health care law,” Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, said
Senate Panel Advances Gun-Trafficking Bill
</p> The panel approved, 11-7, an amended bill (S 54) designed to stop “straw purchasing” of firearms — the act of buying guns for those not legally allowed to have them.
Democrats Push More Aggressive Minimum Wage Plan, Use Taxes as Lure
“My bill will restore much of the buying power of the minimum wage.” </p> Supporters include Democratic Sen. Benjamin L.
When Val Met Bill
</p> Just take a gander at the huge smiles spread across the mugs of thespian Val Kilmer, President Bill Clinton and the sparkly blonde caught in everyone’s cross hairs at this White House event:</p>
Illinois: State Representative Considers Foster Challenge in 11th District
Bill Foster — and she has confirmed interest in taking him on in suburban Chicago’s 11th District.
Cole Pushes Against GOP Right Flank
</p> His close friendships with many GOP lawmakers give him wider latitude to speak his mind in public. </p> “I love the man. Tom Cole is a thoughtful, brilliant, committed American statesman.
Boehner Warns Senate Against Loading Up CR
</p> “If Senate Democrats try to load up this bill with extraneous provisions, partisan riders and budget gimmicks, we will be prepared to move a clean continuing resolution through the remainder of the
Michigan: Levin Announces He Will Retire in ’14
</p> In a statement, Levin said the decision not to seek another term was “extremely difficult.”</p> “I love representing the people of Michigan in the U.S.
Frist: We Must Continue Our Legacy of Saving Lives
</p> That investment is paying off.</p> As we mark the 10th anniversary of PEPFAR this year, the number of people on lifesaving treatment has increased more than twentyfold.
House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill
Fifty-three Democrats voted for the bill, and 14 Republicans voted against it.
Senate Democrats Seek Wider Scope, May Add Appropriations Bills
</p> How far Democrats in the Senate hope to take the bill remains an open question, however, with lawmakers trying to balance concerns over the effects of the sequester on federal agencies and spending
GOP Senators Working on Immigration Not Discouraged by Jeb Bush’s Comments
Flake said the “group of eight” is aiming to unveil its bill in late March, but that could slip into early April.
Farm Team: Arkansas Has Deep Democratic Bench but Few Opportunities
</p> Despite the shift, the Democratic bench remains deep in the state, thanks to the tradition of pols like President Bill Clinton and popular Gov. Mike Beebe.
No Easy Answers on Media Violence’s Effect on Kids
</p> Rockefeller recently reintroduced a bill that would direct the National Academy of Sciences to take a fresh look at the research in the field, in hopes of finding a more conclusive link between exposure
Gephardt Gets 3 New Clients; Chinese Lobby For Batteries
</p> The Glover Park Group has registered to lobby for Wanxiang Corporation (IL), a chinese automotive parts company.
Tough Election Cycles Leave Rift in Relationship Between Reid, Heller
</p> But the spark for much of the duo’s current tension came last September, when Reid blamed Heller for failing to win Republican votes for an online poker bill that is a priority of powerful home-state
Alexander: Turning Nuclear Swords Into Energy Plowshares
</p> As HEU was downblended into LEU and burned in reactors, stockpiles of plutonium began getting larger.