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Blog Entries for Thursday, July 29
An Ugly Thursday
We got a preview of the November election campaign on Thursday in the Congress, and it wasn't pretty, as lawmakers in both parties in the House and Senate ripped into each other with unusual ferocity. "It's a disgrace," said Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), who delivered an especially bitter floor speech ...
Rangel Alleged Violations
The House Ethics Committee has unveiled the 13 counts of alleged ethics violations by Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY). Read through the official document and tell me what you think. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 111TH CONGRESS 2d Session COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT INVESTIGATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE IN THE MATTER OF REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES ...
House Energy Bill
As lawmakers in the U.S. House get ready to leave town for a break that will take them into mid-September, Democrats hope to approve an energy bill drawn up in the wake of the BP oil spill. The 238 page plan though deals with much more than that, as I ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, July 28
First Budget Bill
As the U.S. House began work on appropriation bills for the next year, the two political parties were even more at odds over how best to deal with the details of the federal budget. The first spending bill brought to the floor was a $77 billion measure on veterans and ...
Energy Fine Print
As Democrats in the House and Senate rolled out new bills that respond to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, there were some interesting details for those who wanted to read the legislative language. Some of the best stuff was located deep into the House bill that seems likely to ...
Ethics vs Rangel
Today is expected to be the day that the findings of the House Ethics Committee are revealed about the conduct of Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), an action that could bring new calls for his resignation. The release of what's known as the "Statement of Alleged Violations" comes as a special ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, July 27
Afghan War Funding
The House last night approved an extra $33 billion in funding for the War in Afghanistan, overcoming strong opposition among Democrats, over 100 of whom voted against the bill. The outcome had been in doubt all day, as Democratic leaders rolled the dice, and decided to move the bill through ...
Still Trying On Energy
After having to deep-six a bill that deal with climate change/Cap and Trade in the Senate, Democrats are again trying to figure out ways to figure out how to keep that effort alive. "I intend to keep pushing for broader reform, including climate legislation, because if we've learned anything from ...
Military Construction Projects
The appropriations process finally gets going today in the U.S. House, as lawmakers consider a $77 billion measure on Military Construction and Veterans spending. The bill contains over 500 specific military construction plans for facilities in the United States and around the world. Most of them are backed by "The ...
Blog Entries for Monday, July 26
Primary Tuesday
This July 27, 2010 will bring us one primary this week, as voters in Oklahoma go to the polls. Like many of these primaries this year, it's another opportunity for change in the halls of Congress. Oklahoma only has five seats in the House to talk about - one of ...
Checking The Box
Sometimes in the Senate, even when leaders of the majority party know that they are short on votes to push ahead with a certain bill, it still gets brought up for a cloture vote. That's the story today with a bill from Democrats on campaign fundraising, as they will bring ...
Afghan Ping Pong
The most important item on the to-do list this week for Democrats in the House is to finish work on a $58 billion plan that features extra money for the War in Afghanistan. This bill has been bouncing back and forth between the House and Senate for several months now, ...
One Week House
Are you ready for Labor Day? Probably not, since it is only July 26. But on Capitol Hill, Labor Day is on everyone's mind, because after this week, the House won't be back in Washington, D.C. until September 7. While this is the normal August Recess that lawmakers get ...
Blog Entries for Friday, July 23
Congressional Earmarks 8
With a new week, I thought I would drop even more Congressional Earmarks on you, with this batch coming from the Interior Department, that deals with National Parks and more. This list is from a bill that has made it through the House Appropriations Committee, which has 322 specific home ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, July 22
Democratic Ethics Trouble
Instead of focusing on issues they want to talk about at the end of next week, House Democrats will likely find the news media zeroing in on ethics charges against Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY). The actual statement of findings by the ethics panel will be released next week, but that ...
Jobless Bill Switchers
Most of the focus in recent weeks has been on the two Senators from Maine who voted for a jobless benefits bill in the Senate, but in the House yesterday, 31 Repblicans broke ranks on that legislation. The list of switchers from both parties was a varied one, so let's ...
Cap & Trade Dies
It wasn't really news to those of us who ply the halls of the U.S. Capitol, but it still was a stinging admission for Senate Democrats, that a Cap and Trade/Climate Change bill is officially dead this year. "For me, it's terribly disappointing," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, July 21
Arizona Immigration Vote
Republicans put the Senate on the record Wednesday evening on the federal government's lawsuit against the controversial immigration law from Arizona, which is set to go into effect a week from today. The move came as the Senate wrapped up work on a $34 billion extension of long term jobless ...
Time Grows Short
It may not seem like it to you, but the days are growing short already in the Congress, as the clock ticks inexorably towards the November elections - and that was clear on Wednesday in the Congress. House leaders notified lawmakers that there would be no votes on this Friday ...
It's The Economy
If Democrats were still harboring hopes of a dramatic change in economic fortunes before the November elections, it certainly was not evident in the testimony yesterday of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Bernanke told the Senate Banking Committee that he expects economic growth to be "moderate" in coming months, then ...
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