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Blog Entries for Tuesday, November 30
More Deficit Action
A special bipartisan panel on the budget deficit set up by President Obama will lay out its plans today, even though the top Democrat and Republican on the commission admit their plan probably won't gain the support of fellow members. "At least we got two votes," said former Sen. Alan ...
One Month Left
As expected, there was no puff of smoke from the White House signaling a deal on the Bush tax cuts, as lawmakers and the President basically agreed to start negotiations on a possible deal. "The question is, can we find the common ground that the American people expect us to ...
Blog Entries for Monday, November 29
The Left Simmers
President Obama's plan for a two year freeze on the salaries of federal workers won praise from Republicans, a wary reaction from Democrats and outrage from liberals in the blogosphere. "Millions of Americans are out of work, and many are tightening their belts; Federal employees must be no different," said ...
White House Meeting
It's showtime at the White House today, as President Obama sits down with leaders of both parties to discuss the Bush tax cuts and more on the agenda of the Lame Duck Congress. While Democratic leaders in the Congress have been refusing to talk about any deal-making with the GOP ...
Blog Entries for Sunday, November 28
Senate-Food Safety
The headline out of the U.S. Senate this evening should be the approval of a major food safety bill, which seems to have gathered enough bipartisan support to assure its passage.
Lame Duck Return
Congress is back in session today, with the days already dwindling for deal-making on a host of very political issues, topped by the Bush tax cuts, which expire at year's end. If you look at the calendar, Christmas is four weeks from Saturday. So, even if lawmakers are in session ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, November 23
Welcome Back Chief
For well over a year, there has been a vacant spot on the wall outside the visitor's galleries of the House of Representatives. That finally changed on Tuesday morning. I had finished a bunch of work for the Thanksgiving holiday, when I decided to run over to the House office ...
More On TSA Checks
The current head of airline security says one reason why the feds waited to start stepped-up airport security procedures may have been due to delays in the selection of a TSA Director. In a conference call with reporters, TSA Chief John Pistole was asked why the extra pat-downs at airports ...
Blog Entries for Monday, November 22
TSA Security Checks
In discussing the recent complaints about stepped-up airport security checks, I have said on the radio that maybe there was new intelligence indicating a threat. Evidently, that is not the case. "It's not just something that started a week or so ago," said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, alluding ...
Off To Kokomo
On Tuesday, President Obama and Vice President Biden go to Kokomo, Indiana, where they will tout gains under the controversial economic stimulus law. The White House issued the following "background" press release on the Obama-Biden trip. You can review the Obama Administration claims and leave your own review of the ...
Tax Extenders Limbo
Much of the year, there has been talk about Congress approving "tax extenders" legislation, though most lawmakers probably couldn't explain what's stuffed in it. The basic way to describe this bill is that it is a package of tax breaks - both personal and business related - which are routinely ...
Blog Entries for Sunday, November 21
Those Wacky Elections
It's been almost three weeks since the mid-term elections for the Congress, and there are still a handful of races that have yet to be declared official. The closest is on Long Island in New York, where Rep. Steve Bishop (D-NY) leads by - 15 votes - yet another lesson ...
Leftover Budget Mess
Congress is not in session this week, as lawmakers are home for Thanksgiving. But they have left behind a mountain of work that seems impossible to finish by Christmas. Even if you put aside all of the battles that could take place on whether to extend the Bush tax cuts, ...
Blog Entries for Friday, November 19
Freshman Room Draw
Friday was a big day for newly-elected lawmakers in the U.S. House, as they got to choose their office for the next Congress. The lottery winner was Cory Gardener (R-CO). Gardner got the first pick, and took room 213 in the Cannon House Office Building, the oldest of the three ...
Waters Trial In Limbo
A day after the House Ethics Committee recommended the punishment of censure for Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), the panel has scrapped a second ethics trial due to start Nov. 29. In a short statement issued by the committee, the panel has evidently found some new evidence - it was not ...
New Food Safety Bill
Before leaving town for Thanksgiving, Senate Democrats unveiled a modified food safety bill that could be approved as soon as the Monday after Thanksgiving. Like most things involving legislation and the Congress, it isn't easy to tell you how to find the text of what's in this new plan, so ...
Ethics Rangel Report
This is the short report issued by the House Ethics Committee on Thursday night, hours after the panel recommended the penalty of censure for Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY). A full house debate and vote on the matter is expected after the House returns from a Thanksgiving break. STATEMENT OF THE ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, November 18
Jobless Benefits Chicken
The House on Thursday defeated a bill that would have extended long term jobless benefits, even though a majority of lawmakers voted for it. Yes, it sounds wacky, but this is the Congress. The vote was 258 to 154 in favor of the measure that would extend those benefits for ...
After Thanksgiving
If you thought that both parties would come together after the November elections and solve a host of problems in Congress, then you need to wait until after Turkey Day. While both sides talk about bipartisan cooperation and more, the truth is that neither party wants to yield an inch ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, November 17
Jobless Benefits Repeat
Democrats last night unveiled a plan to extend long term, emergency jobless benefits, which run out at the end of November, repeating a fight that dominated Congress for months this year. The bill was put on the schedule for Thursday just hours after it was introduced in the House, as ...
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