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Compared to the too many years in the very recent past when Congress was unable or unwilling to adopt a budget resolution, we should all consider having one in place two years in a row a signature achievement
The other procedures in the Trade Act will still apply to the Colombian trade bill should the Speaker put the measure back on track — no amendments, limited debate, no motion to recommit.
Here’s why Lautenberg should be concerned: Andrews is smart and analytical, and he wouldn’t have jumped into the race without looking at every angle six ways to Sunday.
The administration has come out against many provisions of that bill, saying that Congress should allow the economy to correct itself instead of legislating government interference.
Conducting the checks without informing employees beforehand raises serious concerns over violations of privacy and Fourth Amendment rights, Lewis said.
But she said Bush showed “incredibly poor judgment” to send the trade bill up at a time when the economy is struggling and without accommodating Democratic leaders.
With new technology and new Web sites popping up every day, the commission should recommend rules that would allow Members to keep up with their constituents, he said.
The annual financial disclosure process is meant to ensure that Members of Congress are completely above board in their personal business dealings, without advantage from their position and without conflicts
Bipartisan House and Senate leaders will meet at the White House this afternoon to discuss a new economic stimulus package — although without the sense of goodwill that prompted swift approval of the first
He has said he opposes a system that would otherwise simply hand Lautenberg another six years in office without voters getting to see where he stands.
The 10-term Congressman challenged Lautenberg to a series of seven regional debates before the June 3 primary vote where, he said, the two could meet face to face without “hiding” behind staff or surrogates
Not just from the war without end in Iraq, but also from a very long, exciting and emotionally jeering primary season.
Treasury, and whether grants to the country should be converted to loans.
Ventura, who campaigned for Minnesota’s top job under the slogan “Retaliate in ’98,” says his latest book, “Don’t Start the Revolution Without Me!
That profit should be, but is not, listed on Hoekstra’s income tables. Hoekstra’s office did not return calls seeking an explanation for the omission.
Quinn spent several years as a page in the 1950s, enjoying the privilege and freedom of a time without computers, cell phones or the frenzy of today’s mass media.
The party’s most ardent foes of illegal immigration say the party should oppose any expansion of immigration until the borders are secure and existing visas are enforced.
“While Democrats are divided on how best to assuage MoveOn, the military has described the safe way to return troops to the U.S. without abandoning an ally or our regional interests,” he said in
And Congress is where concerns about the influence of money on politics should be most acute.
“The House should pay — only out-of- pocket costs, with no overhead or profit — for us to redact the past disclosures to their liking, assuming the redactions have no significant public disclosure