May Lobbyists Still Lobby for Stimulus Funding?
I’m not sure how I can do my job without speaking to the officials about funding. Do the new rules really prohibit me from doing so?
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I’m not sure how I can do my job without speaking to the officials about funding. Do the new rules really prohibit me from doing so?
That could create a scenario that would lead to Minnesota going without a second Senator for the next several months, and it would put Klobuchar on track to break the modern-day record for being
And a memo prepared by Coleman’s camp suggests the North Star State could be without its second Senator for some time.According to Republican sources close to Coleman, he remains strongly committed to
All proceeds will benefit the Eric Friedheim Library at the National Press Club and Reporters Without Borders.
She also said she hoped to have Republican support for the bill, but that she’s prepared to move forward without it.
Every year, often without public debate or even a vote, Members of Congress get a bonus, although some prefer to call it a cost-of-living salary adjustment.
Before President Barack Obama and Congress overhaul the U.S. health care system at great expense — and, as things look now, without a cost-control mechanism — they ought to consider an alternative conceptual
“My view is that the nomination should not go forward, and I think most Republicans feel the same way,— Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), who is a member of the Judiciary Committee, said Tuesday
Should the administration refuse to alter the lobbying requirements, a legal challenge is “seriously [being] discussed,— said ALL President David Wenhold, who wrote the letter along with Caroline
“If I took the initial reaction of the cable and telephone industries, without question no progress could have been made,— Markey said in a recent interview.
“But it’s a balance of how much pressure to apply without appearing insensitive or risking long-term, negative impact on the industry.
The fight is on, and it’s going to get a lot more heated now that House Republicans have issued their budgetary blueprint — albeit without a price tag.
At least one group reportedly filed documents seeking to retroactively terminate its lobbying registration, arguing that it never should have registered in the first place.
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) called the decision a “disappointment— and argued the administration should have tied previous bailout funds to reform.
Meanwhile, the House debate should go relatively smoothly, because the Rules Committee can limit the amendments offered to their budget and typically only allows complete substitutes.
Many of the party’s operatives survived the last GOP wave without drowning and don’t intend to relive it. “We’re not going to be caught napping,— one Democratic strategist said.
.— The aide added that one of Leone’s greatest strengths is to know where the caucus is on any particular issue, where individual Members are and where she can lose a Senator or two without hurting
Updated: 5:55 p.m.House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Friday that a vote on the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act should come before May.While answering questions on Kojo Nnamdi’s
Just Friday, Feingold questioned Obama’s new war strategy, saying, “The proposed military escalation in Afghanistan, without an adequate strategy in Pakistan, could make the situation worse, not
“He’s done a great job of staying very involved in the leadership of our Conference without a formal role … because he’s respected, he knows the issues, he knows the politics downtown.