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But even without an accident, there are day-to-day environmental effects of oil and gas exploration and production, including air pollution from drilling ships, support vessels and ice breakers as
“This is the model laid out by the Simpson-Bowles commission, and it’s a model both parties should step forward and embrace.
and both states’ universities are members of the Southeastern Conference, I’m guessing that the people of Kentucky think that someone who has spent the past few years living in Kentucky, not Tennessee, should
Unfortunately, Senate Budget Committee member Mark Warner, D-Va., has revealed a push in Congress to make a “down payment” during the lame duck so members can “avoid sequestration” without actually
If Republicans hope to save their party from long-term minority status, they should do what I’ve been doing for the past two years: study the career of Jack Kemp.
target of their investigation and without getting the approval of a judge.
“It sure should get done, and there’s been a lot of pre-conferencing between the House and Senate on the items in both bills,” the Connecticut Independent said in an interview.
And with thousands of people still without power, many still unable to return their homes, and gas lines that can stretch for blocks, that cost is sure to rise.
Cardin, D-Md., the author and lead champion of the original Magnitsky bill, has been adamant that the final legislation should be global in application.
The issue of when and how often antibiotics should be used — in people as well as in animals — has risen in prominence in the health care community.
“That a dozen years after the debacle of the 2000 election, that we should still have these challenges and problems all across the country … I thought it was time to do something.”
For those without ties to a staff association, Tom Manatos, a former Hill staffer who runs the political job search website TomManatosJobs.com, said the best place to start is with incoming freshmen
Rice from becoming secretary of State, should President Barack Obama nominate her to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton, prompting Obama to issue a spirited defense of Rice.
Congress passed a stopgap funding measure in October 2011 that provided an additional $2.65 billion in disaster funds without offsets in fiscal 2012.
“I believe that we should start with the DREAM Act bill,” Collins said Tuesday.
But he expressed skepticism about GOP proposals to find new revenue without raising the top tax rate from 35 percent.
But he expressed skepticism about GOP proposals to find new revenue without raising tax rates on people making more than $250,000.
Therefore, “businesses should not offer free or discounted food, drink or services in exchange for voting.”
Ryan does not see Republican losses in last week’s elections as a referendum on the deep cuts he has proposed to entitlement programs, reductions that party leaders say should be part of the negotiations
“The more real you can make it, that you are making real and lasting reforms to entitlements, the easier it should be to sell,” the GOP aide said of Boehner’s conference.