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Blog Entries for Thursday, January 31
Hagel takes GOP flak at Senate hearing
President Obama's choice for Secretary of Defense came under fire at his Senate confirmation hearings over his past views on major foreign policy and defense issues, clashing repeatedly with former Republican colleagues over the Iraq War, Iran and other Mideast issues. Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) defended his past statements ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, January 30
Congress plows familiar turf on guns
As he wrapped up a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on guns and gun violence on Wednesday, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) made clear he expects his panel to move forward in coming weeks on gun legislation - but what will be in that bill isn't so clear. "I hope ...
Gabby Giffords testifies on gun violence
Ex-Congresswoman Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) made an appeal for action in Congress on gun violence, as she spoke to the Senate Judiciary Committee at the start of Congressional hearings on guns and gun violence. In a slow and measured voice, which made clear the extent of her injuries when she was ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, January 29
Searching for common ground on immigration reform
The immigration reform plans issued this week by President Obama and a bipartisan group of Senators share some of the same goals but have some key differences as well, as both sides prepare for what may be a difficult battle on how best to deal with illegal immigration in the ...
President unveils plans on immigration reform
President Obama used a speech in Las Vegas, Nevada to call for action in the Congress on immigration reform, saying the "time has come" for comprehensive legislation in the Congress. Here is the rundown of what the President wants in a reform bill, as released by the White House. ...
Blog Entries for Monday, January 28
Senators unveil immigration reform framework
With support from the White House, a bipartisan group of eight Senators unveiled a broad immigration reform plan on Capitol Hill today, arguing it provides the chance for a deal between the two parties on this controversial issue. "This bipartisan blueprint is a major breakthrough," said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY). ...
Blog Entries for Sunday, January 27
Obama recess appointees face calls for resignation
Republicans in Congress are demanding that two members of the National Labor Relations Board and the head of a new consumer financial watchdog agency resign their posts in the Obama Administration, as Political Washington tries to digest a sweeping appeals court ruling that would drastically limit the power of a ...
Blog Entries for Friday, January 25
Appeals court rules Obama appointments invalid
In a judicial rebuke to President Obama, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. has ruled that a series of "recess appointments" made by the President in 2012 violated the Constitution, because they were made when the Senate was technically still in session. "That is the case here, and we ...
Sen Saxby Chambliss to retire
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) announced today that he will not run for re-election in 2014, becoming the second Senator to announce retirement plans for the next mid-term election. Chambliss faced an almost certain challenge from a more conservative Republican candidate, and his decision seems certain to produce a wide-open GOP ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, January 24
Senate approves weakened filibuster reforms
Backing off a threat to use the "nuclear option" to force major reforms in rules governing the filibuster, the Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday for a series of more minor rules changes which will limit delaying tactics over the next two years, but not cripple the ability of Senators to ...
Details of assault weapons ban bill
What follows are the details of a bill introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and other Democrats in the Congress, which would restrict over 150 semi-automatic weapons and place new limits on the size of ammunition magazines. This information, including a list of weapons, was provided by backers of the ...
Congress looks ahead to automatic cuts
As the House on Wednesday approved a GOP plan to move a debt limit deadline to mid-May, the focus was quickly shifting to the next battleground over automatic budget cuts, as some lawmakers predicted that across the board budget cuts would take effect in March. "I do think we will ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, January 22
GOP pushes more than debt limit increase
As the House votes Wednesday on a GOP plan that would extend the nation's borrowing authority into May, there is much more going on behind the scenes than just simple talk about raising the debt limit, as Republican leaders try to regroup on the budget. "It’s time for us to ...
Blog Entries for Monday, January 21
Republicans back away from quick debt limit fight
A new plan unveiled on Inauguration Day by House Republicans would postpone any showdown on a debt limit increase until mid-May, a big change for GOP lawmakers who wanted to use the debt limit as a major battle over budget cuts. "To ensure the complete and timely payment of the ...
President Obama lays out second term agenda
Often an Inaugural Address is more about themes and broad policy matters than specifics, and while President Obama did not go into fine details in his second Inaugural, he certainly did set out some legislative markers for what he wants done in the Congress during his next four years in ...
President Obama's Second Inaugural Address
Here is the text of President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address at the U.S. Capitol. The text was provided by the White House. THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 21, 2013 Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Inaugural Address Monday, January 21, ...
Blog Entries for Sunday, January 20
DC ready for second Obama Inauguration
Washington, D.C. and the hallways of Congress were alive with a historic spirit on Sunday, as thousands of Americans made their way to the nation's capital for the second Inaugural of President Barack Obama. "My father keeps calling me every ten minutes, he says he's looking for us on TV," ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, January 17
Saying farewell to Neal Boortz
To say Neal Boortz has created a bit of controversy over his many years on the radio may be a bit of an understatement, but as he signs off the air, I can't let his departure go by without making clear that it certainly has been fun to be part ...
Looking back in Congress on guns
As the Congress begins to consider President Obama's plans for new gun controls, it's important to look back as we try to figure out what will happen in coming weeks and months on these matters. Even the President acknowledged this week that it will not be easy to get any ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, January 16
President Obama calls for action on guns
As President Obama urged Congress to quickly act on his new plans to deal with gun violence, there was little to suggest that lawmakers would drop everything and get cracking on an issue that is clearly the subject of a serious political divide over the Second Amendment. "I thank the ...
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