Four Really Dumb Ideas That Should Be Avoided
It has tons of co-sponsors in the House and Senate, including the GOP leaders, and some are calling for tying a vote to raise the debt limit to endorsement of the amendment.
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After 30 Years, ERA’s Batting Average Still Zero
Debuting in both chambers in 1923, the gender equality proposal was re-introduced in each Congress until it finally passed the House and Senate in 1972.
George Allen Announces Senate Bid (VIDEO)
Senate,” Allen said in a video released on his campaign website. “You know me as someone willing to fight for the people of Virginia, and I’d like the responsibility to fight for you again.
10 Years Later, Murray Is Leading a Changed DSCC
And twice as many Democratic Senators are up for re-election in 2012 as Republicans.
Allen to Announce Bid for Former Senate Seat
George Allen (R-Va.) will announce on Monday a 2012 Senate campaign to win back the seat he lost to Sen. Jim Webb (D), several media outlets reported and Roll Call confirmed Sunday night.
Lieberman, Hutchison Say They Would Have Won in 2012
Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), who has also publicly decided not to run for re-election.
McConnell Urges Obama to Take More Centrist Position
McConnell also said Senate Republicans will be successful in holding a vote on a bill that would repeal the health care overhaul law, despite the insistence of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.
Ann Wagner Considering Missouri Senate Bid
Senate race,” Wagner said in a phone interview.
Members Absent from Rahm’s Donor List
Ed Rendell (D), who was re-elected mayor of Philadelphia in 1995.
Republicans Try Tying Klobuchar to Franken
Amy Klobuchar is up for re-election in 2012, but as vulnerable Democrats go, Sen. Al Franken is getting just as much attention.
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Senate Trio Asks Speaker to Strike 1099 Provision
A trio of Democratic Senators up for re-election in 2012 are asking Speaker John Boehner to repeal an unpopular tax reporting provision of the health care reform law.
Senate Bid
Christopher Murphy (D) expects to spend $10 million or more to capture the Connecticut Senate seat currently held by Sen.
Hideaways — the Senate’s Hottest Real Estate
And now the landscape there is changing, with big chunks of primo real estate — the secret offices belonging to senior Senators who have either retired, lost re-election or died — that will soon
Former Rep. Rhodes of Arizona Dies
He was elected to succeed John McCain, who made a successful bid for the Senate. Rhodes’ father also held the district seat, from 1953 to 1983.
Ensign Spent $97K on Attorneys Last Quarter
John Ensign doled out more than $97,000 from his legal defense fund for attorneys in the final months of 2010, according to his most recent report to the Secretary of the Senate.
10 Members to Watch
With an emboldened House Republican majority having voted to repeal Obama’s health care law, health care reform is likely to re-emerge as a major issue on Capitol Hill; Barrasso is expected to be among
Obama Ready to Reach Out in 112th Congress
Obama will have to work with Republicans in the 112th Congress more than ever before, not just because they control the House now but because his 2012 re-election campaign may depend on it.
Matheson, Vitter Resume Fight Against Automatic Raises
David Vitter (R-La.) said he hopes to soon bring a similar proposal before the Senate. Members’ salaries automatically increase based on inflation, unless lawmakers vote to forgo the raise.
Civility Doesn’t Pay: Hot Rhetoric Draws Cash
Tea-party-backed Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell, who in December likened the extension of unemployment benefits to the attacks on Pearl Harbor, saw her website crash amid a flood of donations