Majority Whip-Elect Steve Scalise Staffs Up
</p> His new policy director comes from K Street: Bill Hughes, formerly the executive vice president of government affairs at the Retail Industry Leaders Association.
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Congress Vs. GM: ‘Why Not Jail’ Squares Off Against K Street | Commentary
</p> </p> The most promising sign of legislative determination is a bill introduced by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Rep.
Hepatitis is Still the Silent Killer | Commentary
</p> </p> Awareness is the antidote to this silent epidemic.
Restore the Senate | Commentary
Reid routinely moves to end debate as soon as a bill is taken up on the Senate floor.
House Votes to Sue Obama (Updated) (Video)
</p> Democrats, of course, cried foul. </p> Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., said the lawsuit was “nothing more than a partisan bill to rally the Republican base.”
The Congressional Earmark Ban: the Real Bridge to Nowhere | Commentary
The earmark, which was included in a bill to provide funding for reconstruction efforts after Hurricane Katrina, rightfully drew scorn and ridicule from across the country.
D.C. Officials Plotting New Course to Keep Gun Control Intact (Updated)
“We have to have a smart bill ready to go, and we can’t be in denial about this,” Wells said in a Wednesday interview. He offered Maryland’s permit law as an example.
The Almost Invisible Final Days of a Once-Forceful Leader
</p> But Republican lawmakers won’t wait until December for their invitation-only wake.
Roger Williams Makes Play for NRCC Chairman (Updated)
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Updated 5:22 p.m. | Freshman Rep.
Boehner Blasts Reid, Won’t Allow ‘Immigration Reform’ on Border Bill (Video)
</p> Speaker John A.
$659 Million Border Bill Planned by GOP (Updated) (Video)
</p> The bill is far smaller than the $3.7 billion President Barack Obama sought for border security alone.
Senate Passes Highway Patch Boehner Plans to Reject
</p> “Yes, there will be a highway bill,” McConnell told reporters.
Dysfunctional Congress Sprints to Chaotic Finish
</p> They say the plan is to pass the bill Thursday, just as Congress intends to adjourn for the five-week summer recess.
Pelosi: GOP Border Bill ‘Unjust and Inhumane’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi blistered the GOP’s border bill as “unjust and inhumane” in a statement Tuesday.
Will Democrats Bail Out Republicans on Border Supplemental?
</p> At least that was the tone Hoyer struck Tuesday, even as he noted that he didn’t personally like the bill.
Leahy to Introduce Bill Scaling Back Government Surveillance
Leahy on Tuesday introduced a new surveillance overhaul bill that has the backing of civil liberties groups, but leaves an open question about what a House and Senate compromise on intelligence might look
Dysfunctional Congress Sprints to Chaotic Finish
</p> But the back-and-forth could make it more likely Boehner will need Democratic votes to pass a bill. </p> Rep.
Republicans Honor Cantor’s Tenure (Video)
</p> The video takes note of the bipartisan pediatric research bill Cantor championed, and includes a mention of his Jewish faith.
Advocates Grade Congress on Immigration (Updated)
</p> Republicans received significantly lower rankings than Democrats.
Congressional Partisanship May Delay Funding for Israel’s Iron Dome Missile Defense System
</p> </p> Senate appropriators have inserted the $225 million for the Iron Dome into their version of a $3.6 billion emergency supplemental spending bill that would primarily address the crisis of