Chambers Far Apart on Budget
increase in the debt limit this year, as well as approving new tax cuts under the expedited process known as reconciliation.
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Group Links Gay Senate Staff
in their workplace that had long been lacking.
Our Party, Under God
Jim McDermott’s (D-Wash.) refusal to say the words “under God,” or place his right hand over his heart while leading the Pledge of Allegiance on the House floor Tuesday morning continued Wednesday.
Specter of Impeachment
Even as he fought for his political life in a primary several hours north of the Capitol, Sen.
House Passes Continuity Legislation
All 197 Members who caucus with the Democrats voted against the rule for debate, objecting to the GOP leadership’s refusal to provide a forum to debate a constitutional amendment that would allow
Disaster Plan Slated for Vote
Brian Baird (D-Wash.) plans to hold a press conference today to disparage the Republican leadership’s refusal to permit floor debate on proposals to amend the Constitution and promote his discharge petition
Ummm, Maybe Not
Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), who is in line to be the next chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Specter is involved in a bitter GOP primary battle with Rep.
Collateral Damage
for marginal advantage in a 50-50 country.
Legislative Duties Weigh Heavily on GOP House Hopefuls
And while the state Senate leader describes himself as pro-life, his refusal to support a bill stopping medical research on fetal tissue at the state university isn’t sitting well with anti-abortion groups
Rice’s Testimony Sets Stage for Debate Over Executive Privilege
He has two kindred spirits in Alberto Gonzalez, the White House counsel, and in President Bush himself.
Oil Giants Oppose Senate Energy Bill
Bush allies charged that Kerry has contributed to higher gas prices by blocking the energy bill and supporting increases in gasoline taxes.
Road to Perdition?
Indeed, Stevens predicted more than a week ago that Democrats’ current refusal to allow the Senate to go to conference on most bills would “hit the appropriations process like a Mack truck.”
Welfare Impasse Is a Tragic Case of Partisan Posing
The welfare rolls have fallen from 5 million in 1994 to 2 million, and the national poverty rate fell from 13.7 percent in 1995 to a low of 11.7 percent in 2001, though it rose to 12.1 percent in the 2002
Compromise Near on Continuity?
The possibility of a logjam in the House over the budget last week brought the main factions in the debate over continuity of Congress closer than they have ever been to a compromise that would clear the
Serving as K St.’s ‘Pothead’ Lobbyist
Not the typical greeting for a well-dressed lobbyist in Washington.
Filming Rules Trip Up CVC Coverage
But the refusal to allow Discovery to film the East Front construction is further clouded by the apparent jurisdiction of the Capitol Police, which has the authority to issue permits for filming on Capitol
Campbell Exit Sparks a Scramble
Scott McInnis and Bob Beauprez said Wednesday that they would give Owens the right of first refusal in the race but would think about a bid if he decided against running.
Money Bags
If images are everything in presidential politics, Sen.
Money Bags
If images are everything in presidential politics, Sen.
A Look at Alabama
Moore was ousted from the bench amid his refusal to remove a statue of the Ten Commandments from inside the Supreme Court building, and since then he has been a conservative icon.