Frank Calls for Government Takeover of AIG
The government should sue to get the $165 million in AIG bonuses back and would be in a better position if it owned AIG outright rather than simply as a lender and shareholder in AIG, Frank said.
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Centrists Flex Power of Veto
But without those fast-track rules known as reconciliation, the odds of passing either of Obama’s top two priorities diminishes greatly.
CBC Whips for D.C. Vote Bill
House Democratic leaders earlier this month pulled the measure from floor consideration after it became clear that the NRA would punish conservative Democrats who supported it without allowing an amendment
2009 Brings Yet Another Ridiculous Debate Over Earmarks
A budget resolution does not include specific line items or program-by-program details and, therefore, is like an appropriation without earmarks.
Congress Needs to Reassert Its War Powers
Over the past 60 years, Congress has been unwilling or unable to counter a president who intends to go to war without its consent.
The Rose Garden: Outreach Continues, Even Amid Tougher Tones
— One senior Senate Republican aide, who clearly hopes the Era of Outreach will resume, said Obama should have brought in a bipartisan group of Senators to craft the stimulus instead of handing it
Obama Pressed on Immigration
Sorry, you’re just going to have to grow up without a father?
Hill Clout: California Is Still Golden
But whether Democrat Al Franken or Republican Norm Coleman is ultimately declared the winner in that Senate race without end, Minnesota’s ranking hardly changes at all.
Campus Notebook: Freedom of Information
But because the information is the property of Congress, Library of Congress spokesman Matt Raymond said the legislative branch needs to direct the agencies how they should make more information freely
Lawmakers Warm to Special Elections to Fill Senate Vacancies
competitive in such a race, House and Senate lawmakers were told on Wednesday.That message came at a joint House and Senate judiciary committee hearing, where lawmakers heard testimony on whether all states should
Editorial: The Pay Freeze
past, we have supported Members’ automatic cost-of-living adjustment, which is written into one of the annual appropriations bills, and in normal times we would argue that Senators and Representatives should
Franken Huddles With Senate Democrats
decision that was a blow to Democrats, Franken’s lawsuit asking that he be certified the winner of the race was rejected by the Minnesota Supreme Court last week.The ongoing legal saga has kept Minnesota without
Panels Eye Vacancies in Senate
Aaron Schock (R-Ill.), who will also testify at today’s hearing, has a separate bill that would require special elections without having to amend the Constitution.
Menendez Feels the Heat
Menendez’s (D-N.J.) opposition to a $410 billion omnibus spending bill has riled Democrats on Capitol Hill and in the White House, with some questioning whether members of the Senate Democratic leadership should
Steele Faces Ire of Senate GOP
Without a chief of staff, political director, finance director, research director, field director or other senior personnel on board three weeks before the end of the first quarter, Republicans in
Chiefs Eschew Partisanship
And so the Senators — some of the Senators — suggested that maybe we should …— “They ran us out of the Senate dining room,— said Russell, jumping back into the conversation to finish Ingram’s sentence
Industry Braces for Change
.— Carter should have significant support, at least on Capitol Hill.
Senators Call On Obama to Appoint Census Director
Witnesses speaking before the subcommittee, which included former census directors and government officials, agreed that a permanent bureau head should be named immediately and that the office should
Can Congress Pass All Obama Wants — and Should It?
It’s not remotely clear that Congress or the administration know how to construct such a system without over-regulating and stifling innovation.
Salary Survey Is Off
House Chief Administrative Officer Dan Beard has decided to forgo this year’s compensation survey because of “budgetary constraints,— leaving Congressional offices without a blueprint to set staff salaries