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“With D.C. hiring legislation already pending in the Council … this was a clear case that could and should be resolved without Congressional intervention, and I applaud Chairman Issa and Council
“If Grover Norquist is the most powerful man in America, he should run for president,” Simpson said of the man most famous for getting the vast majority of Republicans to sign his pledge against
“The bill that comes from the House, I think we should amend it,” Reid said. “I’ve spoken to the Republican leader; he wants to bring that forward.
* * * * * I cannot leave today’s column without a few more words on the super committee.
On Monday, amid a string of executive actions aimed at implementing parts of the Obama jobs bill without legislative action, Trumka took a more conciliatory tone, stating that “the president has
These business owners have enough to do without trying to keep up with dozens of annual changes in tax laws. 4.
But doing so is not without risk. In fact, a handful of laws are implicated whenever Hill staff work on campaigns, each carrying its own risks. The Richardson case illustrates these well.
Police in Atlanta also cleared protesters with force, although without the striking imagery of tear gas.
He should be applauded for it. One provision would allow the government to hold suspects indefinitely, in a military brig or at Guantánamo, without bringing criminal charges against them.
It’s a fine without due process. But this wouldn’t affect only contractors. Government agencies will need to upgrade accounting systems to withhold 3 percent of payments.
Now, with the President’s support, the Senate should take it up next week, without adding poison pills, and send it to the President for his signature.”
model for American leadership in a resource-constrained and hostile world that can help us navigate through difficult engagements such as the Arab Spring and emerge as a force for freedom and liberty without
For decades, the EPA has successfully cleaned up our air and streams without slowing down the economy.
Ruemmler also implies Congress should be satisfied with the documents disclosed so far, which amount to thousands of files.
Congress should pass this legislation and allow patients to once again be reimbursed for OTC medications under flexible spending arrangements without a prescription.
“The show’s provocative name holds a mirror up to an ugliness that seems to have become yesterday’s news without having barely even made news,” Silverman told EW.
With President Barack Obama proposing $320 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid over the next 10 years, I believe every American should share my outrage.
Some Republicans believe that with the historically high deficit, spending should be lower than the amount agreed to in the bipartisan deal.
John McCain (Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Marco Rubio (Fla.), who said he should have acted sooner and more aggressively in Libya.
But without the traditional enticement of earmarks and faced with a Conference that could see punishments as badges of honor, Boehner and his team are opting to encourage loyalty from the rank and