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Blog Entries for Tuesday, May 31
Congress on Libya III
The House will vote this week on whether to force President Obama to end U.S. participation in NATO military attacks on the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi. The resolution from Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is very straightforward, as he charges that the White House has ignored the War Powers ...
Statement of Disbursements
One of the best documents issued by the Congress is known as the "Statement of Disbursements," which shows you where taxpayer dollars go for the functions of the U.S. House. Even better these days is that the thick volume is available on the internet. It shows you how much each ...
Debt Limit Show Vote
The House will vote today on a measure that will raise the nation's limit on debt to $16.7 trillion. But don't expect it to to pass. Today's vote is really just for show - as Republicans want to demonstrate that they are not going to raise the debt limit without ...
Odd Congressional Rhythms
For as long as I can remember, the week of Memorial Day is usually quiet in the halls of the Capitol, as both the House and Senate are out of session. But this year, things are different because of Republican scheduling changes in the House. With the GOP in charge ...
Blog Entries for Friday, May 27
Patriot Act Autopen
On Thursday night, the Congress gave final approval to a bill that extends three provisions of the anti-terror Patriot Act for another four years. But there were questions about how it would be signed into law before a midnight deadline, especially with President Obama out of the country. At first, ...
Palin & Romney
When the news reached the Press Gallery in the Capitol that Sarah Palin was going to be starting a bus tour in Washington, D.C. on Sunday - maybe an indication that she was about to get into the Presidential hunt - you could feel a bit more excitement creeping into ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, May 26
Patriot Act Extension
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) showed again on Thursday that the freshman Republican isn't scared to throw sand in the gears of the Senate - or delay the rush out of town by fellow lawmakers - as he forced a lengthier debate on extending three provisions of the anti-terror Patriot Act. ...
Supreme Court Immigration Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a victory to opponents of illegal immigration today, upholding a law from Arizona that threatens to revoke the business licenses of companies in that state, if they knowingly hire illegal immigrants. The ruling, delivered by Chief Justice John Roberts, rejected the arguments of the U.S. ...
The Budget Dance
The day after Democrats won an upset victory in a special election in New York that featured a battle over GOP plans to reform Medicare, the issue dominated the halls of the Capitol, as Democrats tried to capitalize on their surprise victory. Their first order of business was to force ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, May 25
Billions and Billions
I listened in on four different Congressional hearings on Wednesday which would probably have made regular American citizens shake their heads about how the federal government spends - and loses - your taxpayer dollars. The issue was money that gets sent out which should not - often referred to as ...
GOP Doubles Down on Medicare
A day after Republicans lost a House seat in New York they had controlled for almost a half century, GOP leaders weren't backing down on their plans to bring about major reforms in Medicare. Speaker John Boehner trumpeted the release of a new video by House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, May 24
Dems Win New York Special
Riding what they say is strong opposition to a Republican plan to change Medicare, Democrats won back a seat in the U.S. House on Tuesday, taking a historically GOP district just seven months after being blown out in that same race in last November's elections. The victory went to Democrat ...
Obama on Tornadoes
President Obama made comments today about the tornadoes that struck Missouri and Minnesota earlier this week, vowing that federal emergency aid would help those in need. This a transcript of his remarks, made in London, where the President is on the second day of a six day trip to Europe. ...
Obama on Tornadoes2
President Obama made comments today about the tornadoes that struck Missouri and Minnesota earlier this week, vowing that federal emergency aid would help those in need. This a transcript of his remarks, made in London, where the President is on the second day of a six day trip to Europe. ...
New York Special
Democrats hope they can win back one seat in the U.S. House today, as voters go to the polls in western New York to fill the House seat of the Congressman who resigned after it was disclosed that he uploaded shirtless photos of himself searching for a date with a ...
Where's the Budget?
It's almost Memorial Day, as the month of May is getting away without much in the way of progress on the federal budget for next year, or on an agreement to raise the nation's debt ceiling. When Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said last month that Uncle Sam had enough wiggle ...
Blog Entries for Monday, May 23
2012 Republican Race
The race for the White House on the Republican side is getting much more defined, as Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana has decided against a run, while today former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty officially jumps in. Let's review who is in - and who might be soon enough. These are ...
Blog Entries for Sunday, May 22
Toothless War Powers
Last Friday, the calendar hit 60 days since the White House notified Congress of military action against Libya under the War Powers Act, which requires Congress to authorize U.S. military action. It was another reminder that law has few teeth to force a President's hand. The White House finally sent ...
Blog Entries for Friday, May 20
President Obama Grants Pardons
The White House announced late on Friday afternoon that President Obama had issued pardons to eight individuals for a variety of crimes. This is the second set of pardons issued by Mr. Obama; the first came last December. Here is the list as provided by the White House: FOR ...
War Powers & Libya
Today marks 60 days since President Obama notified Congress under the War Powers Act that he was sending U.S. military forces into action against the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi. And since the Congress has not authorized such military action, technically, U.S. military action must cease against Libya. So ...
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