Obama’s Embrace of GOP Highway Fix Frustrates Senators Pushing Long-Term Deal
</p> Murphy said there’s a sense of inertia in Congress regarding the highway bill, in part, due to current low borrowing costs.
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One Day Closer to Recess and Still No House Border Funding Bill
</p> But lawmakers insisted the framework for their border funding bill is beginning to crystallize.
Will Congress Take August Recess Before Relieving VA Health Crisis? (Video)
A few weeks ago, it would have been unthinkable that Congress would leave for August recess without sending a VA health care bill to President Barack Obama’s desk.
Democratic Leaders Plan to Bypass Wyden on Internet Sales Tax Combo Bill (Video)
The bill is similar to a House proposal that was backed by President Barack Obama. </p> Durbin said he hopes to try to win Wyden’s support.
Durbin Wants Defense Spending Bill on the Floor, but Isn’t Optimistic
</p> Durbin’s comments come a day ahead of a scheduled full committee markup of the fiscal 2015 defense spending bill.
Birth Control Legislation Stalls in Senate
</p> The Senate rejected, by a 56-43 vote, the first procedural motion to advance the bill. Sixty votes were needed to limit debate on the motion to proceed.
House Lawmakers Critical of Proposed Counterterrorism Fund
</p> </p> The House hearing follows a markup on Tuesday at which the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee agreed to a fiscal 2015 defense spending bill that trimmed the counterterrorism fund
House Democratic Women Calling for ‘Clean’ Border Funding Bill
California Democrats Loretta Sanchez and Lucille Roybal-Allard, seen standing here with fellow members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, want a “clean” border funding bill.
House Lawmakers Critical of Proposed Counterterrorism Fund
The House hearing follows a markup on Tuesday at which the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee agreed to a fiscal 2015 defense spending bill that trimmed the counterterrorism fund to $1.9 billion
Retired Military Leaders Urge Congress to Reject Efforts to Undo Antiquities Act | Commentary
A bill passed earlier this year and another introduced in the last few days would impose additional hurdles for any monument designations made by Obama, or any president.
D.C. Pot Decriminalization Takes Effect, but Don’t Bring Bud to Capitol Hill
</p> On language blocking the District from lessening its drug penalties that was included in an appropriations bill that cleared the House Wednesday on a 228-195 vote, Ribeiro said, “We don’t believe
House Democratic Women Calling for ‘Clean’ Border Funding Bill
Boehner calling for a “clean” funding bill to bolster resources at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Courtney Stodden’s PETA Push Gets Tongues Wagging
</p> (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) The platinum-tressed teen blew into town to draw eyeballs to the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals’ curbside veggie dog giveaway.
Extenders Are Part of the Long Game in Tax Overhaul
The Senate bill would cost $84.1 billion over 10 years; making all of those breaks permanent would cost more than $930 billion, according to the CBO.
Protecting the Care of Our Veterans | Commentary
Both measures are still with legislators who must now create one cumulative bill that, if passed, would go to President Barack Obama’s desk for approval.
Maloney Calls for Investigation Into Threats From Pro-Gun Leader Larry Pratt
Maloney’s office expressed particular concern with this passage: </p> <p style="padding-left: 30px">“The Second Amendment is not for hunting, it’s not even for self-defense,” Pratt explained in his Leadership
Congressman of Lost Era Loved Earmarks, Magic Tricks
</p> Gray was the opposite on all counts.
Hoyer Predicts Easy Passage of ‘Gimmicky’ Highway Bill
</p> Hoyer said he will vote for the bill, which extends highway funding through May, but called the offsets used to pay for the bill “gimmicky.”
Harkin’s HELP Committee Shows Off the Lost Art of Legislating
</p> “I’m working on the higher education bill. I’ll have it out in September. I don’t know know, maybe lame duck,” Harkin said. “Maybe.”
Border Funding Request Takes Shape in House
</p> “I think we’ll wait until the task force comes back, but I think this is a bill you see [as] bipartisan, you see House Democrats supporting it,” McCarthy said.