GOP Wants Constitution Read on House Floor
The rules package, which must be adopted by the full House on Jan. 5, includes many of the proposals outlined this fall in the Republicans’ “Pledge to America” governing document.
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Unions Attack Pay Freeze, While Boehner Gives It Props
The major unions representing federal employees immediately attacked the proposal, saying it would hurt the government’s ability to retain and attract high-quality workers while doing little to make
Obama Can Be Like Reagan With Tax Reform
It would triple the standard deduction, retain the popular mortgage interest deduction and child and earned income tax credits and permanently eliminate the alternative minimum tax.
Pelosi Bemoans Secret Money From God Knows Where’
The Speaker said Democrats “fully intend” to retain control of the House and called the 2010 elections the most important election in recent history.
Hoyer Has Faith Democrats Will Hold House With Pelosi at Helm
. — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said he is confident Democrats will retain the majority in November and that Speaker Nancy Pelosi will have the votes to continue to lead the House.
Clyburn: Minorities Could Tip Scales in Elections
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) suggested Wednesday that Congress could enact a public health insurance option and energy legislation next year if minorities turn out to vote and Democrats retain
First, Do No Harm — but Please Do Something
If we are going to maintain quality jobs in a technology-driven era, we need to maintain what has helped keep America so strong in the world economy: our edge in science research and information know-how
Senate Leaders Endorse House GOP Pledge’
Senate Republican leaders Thursday released a joint statement endorsing the House Republicans’ “Pledge to America” agenda and committing to work toward enacting its proposals.
Congress May Miss Chance to Fix Schools
His opponent, Vincent Gray, has refused to say whether he will retain D.C.’s reformist schools chief, Michelle Rhee.
Democrats Arm Members for Message Wars
Weekly themes include Make It in America Week, Small Business Week, Consumer Protection Week and Protecting Social Security Week.
Defense Firms Strafe Each Other
“Boeing does not have a real aircraft to offer,” said Guy Hicks, spokesman for EADS North America.
Camp: Health Law Will Hurt Consumers, Business
America’s biggest employers have reported that the tax increases in the Democrats’ health care bill will reduce their earnings by more than $4 billion and threatens their ability to hire new workers, retain
Interest Groups Log On for Fight Over Kagan
You couldn’t even retain a lawyer from Harvard.” Marx, the group’s executive director, said that he does not police the page and does not eliminate opposing views.
Garner & Culbertson: No Clean Energy Future Without Hydro
The recent explosive growth in wind power generation has created a need for large-scale energy storage, and pumped storage allows us to retain tens of thousands of unused megawatts of electricity, dispatching
Obama State Directors on Front Lines of 2010
But another group couldn’t stay away from the campaign trail, and they are now at the center of the party’s efforts to retain its Congressional majorities.
Honda: Congress Should Increase Pay for Bilingual Workers
To achieve either task, we must be able to retain a federal work force that is capable of communicating with an increasingly diverse constituency, both within our borders and beyond.
Schwarzwalder: Health Care Summit — Republicans, Beware
Greater access to affordable insurance programs, streamlining the vast medical bureaucracy and ensuring that patients retain control of the kind of care they receive are outcomes best achieved when
Member Portraits Depict a Huge Loophole
In addition, the arrangement allows the society to retain any extra funds not expended on the portrait or the dedication ceremony, which Members must also fund.
K Street Files: Fiorina’s D.C. Welcome Mat
The wireless company’s lobbying operation, which last year spent more than $13 million on lobbying and was headed by Howard Woolley, will no longer retain its own cadre of consultants.
Merritt: Congress Considering Risky Changes to Federal Employees’ Health Benefits
It would make FEHBP less able to accomplish its original goal of helping the federal government recruit and retain employees who might otherwise choose private-sector jobs with better benefits.