Congress Needs to Commit to Biomass Power
Policymakers approved a broad definition of biomass power to ensure that southeastern states without sustainable access to wind or solar power could count on biomass to make up a significant percentage
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Policymakers approved a broad definition of biomass power to ensure that southeastern states without sustainable access to wind or solar power could count on biomass to make up a significant percentage
deliberations over a nomination for administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, which leads American efforts to fight poverty and disease in the developing world, would pass without
Without retirements, the GOP can have no real hope of making huge gains.Â
Reform should improve the coverage children have today and contain costs — not take critical benefits and cost-sharing protections away.
Because having a say in the way that we are governed is a human right and representative government is a necessary foundation for all other human rights to flourish, no country should be allowed a free
With the Senate bill expected to come in both cheaper and without the public plan, some of those Blue Dogs say they plan to take a fresh look at the bill.
Though Iowa has trended Democratic in recent elections and on the voter registration rolls, the party is trying to supplant Grassley in a midterm election year that should be more friendly to Republicans
Obama said, according to one Senate source.Obama also appeared to acknowledge that a public option is now off the table, telling Members that the bill remained a strong, positive piece of legislation without
— The Tuesday afternoon White House meeting is expected to focus on Democratic unity, with Obama likely to tell the 60 Democrats they should support the bill even if they believe it is missing key
Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) dismissed criticism that TARP funds should be used instead to reduce the deficit. “TARP was used to assist Wall Street.
Ben Nelson (Neb.) was still looking for a resolution to the abortion issue, and several liberal Senators wanted to review the final product before accepting a package without the public insurance option
“What people like Howard Dean wanted, what Members of the Senate and the House want now, is a mix of increased accessibility for the millions of Americans that go every day without the safety net
This is the time of year when you can’t listen to the radio or go into a shopping mall without hearing Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,— Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad— and Paul McCartney
Many times in the past, it had seemed, when corruption scandals had thrust government ethics into the limelight, the attention soon faded without much impact.
conferees to “take all steps necessary to guarantee the full faith and credit of the government— – innocuous-sounding language that GOP leaders intended to pave the way for a $700 billion debt-limit hike without
Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) used his strongest language yet in a Washington Post article on how far the bill should go in restricting access to abortion.
First, Congress must ensure that courts do not shut down lawsuits without first determining that the evidence needed to litigate the case is privileged.
[IMGCAP(1)] Traditionally, only those who freely choose to commit wrongful acts should be punished as criminals:�All are entitled to be informed as to what the state commands or forbids,� the court announced
“Our men and women in uniform deserve this support without strings and caveats, and without being used as bargaining chips to accomplish other unrelated legislative priorities,— Republicans wrote
Washington, D.C., also should not tell you what kind of insurance to buy and fine you if you don’t.