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Last week, I was in Europe, trying to cope with my embarrassment at the spectacle in Congress as we flirted with disaster — a disaster that could have brought down the American economy, the European economy
Rockefeller was critical of a short-term extension passed July 20 by the House, which would have cut about $16 million from the Essential Air Service program, which provides subsidized air service
Langevin is just one of many tourists hanging out on the National Mall this week who are trying to stay cool by heading indoors.
have cost more than $1 trillion between them and continue in one form or another to this day.
“I think there is leftover mistrust from the [continuing resolution] debate and other things that has been heightened by press reports and other reports of just how much the president is willing
Likewise, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is now managing a project expected to cost more than $60 billion. Where is this money going to come from?
This recruitment push, led by DCCC Chairman Steve Israel (N.Y.) and Rep.
Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) on the air in his home state, the Republican is fighting back with his own ad buy.
a painful straddle, as I foresaw happening in a previous column (“Congress’ War Dance Is Often a Salsa Sidestep,” April 12).
“I do want to point out to Mr. Richmond that the Congressional salary is $175,000,” Barton said on the House floor the day after the game.
But that is likely to change in the coming days as their leaders prep for an ugly skirmish next week, when the amendment is expected be on the House floor.
The question on everyone’s mind is whether Vargas will be deported for his admission. So, where’s the best place to discuss this? Why, “The Colbert Report,” of course.
“There’s a degree of interest that I’ve not seen before, and I think it’s probably impelled by their sense that this is a real struggle and they want to make certain that I know they’re on my side
President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that Social Security and other payments to the public may be interrupted if the nation’s debt ceiling is not raised by Aug. 2.
Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who is up for re-election next year, said the business community should air some television ads of its own on what will happen without a debt limit increase.
He added, “This in my mind is the real game changer … use this moment to — the first time in American history — to pass a balance budget amendment to the Constitution.”
I first noticed it during the Andrews Air Force Base budget summit in 1990, when I received a series of calls from people inside and outside the Beltway who could not possibly know what was actually
An early test will come later this year, when one of the stimulus programs that has powered growth in both sectors is scheduled to expire.
“I think it’s clear we are outgunned four or five to one in terms of lobbying power,” Smith said. “But I think the power of our argument about the enduring power of broadcasting resonates.”
“I certainly feel like we’ve been playing a whole lot more defense than offense,” said David Manke, vice president for Aerospace and Defense Policy at United Technologies Corp. which is Pratt & Whitney