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Blog Entries for Wednesday, November 17
Lame Duck Scene
Everywhere I went on Wednesday, there were more and more reminders of the major change that is about to occur in the House of Representatives. There seemed to be something around every corner. Out of one elevator near the House floor came two Democrats, their arms around each other."How ya ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, November 16
Tale Of Two Parties
A day after Democrats in Congress came together for the first time since their major election defeat, House Democrats battled with each other in a closed door meeting at the U.S. Capitol The most direct remarks were evidently made by Rep. Allen Boyd (D-FL), one of many Blue Dogs who ...
Budget Earmark Confusion
As Republicans in the Senate voted yesterday to ban earmarks, and some in the Democratic Party pressed for the same thing, it is obvious that this earmark story is confusing many voters. "@jamiedupree would you address, in a separate blog, how a ban on earmarks strengthens the executive branch. I'm ...
Rangel Slams Ethics Verdict
A day after he walked out of his ethics trial, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) denounced the guilty verdicts against him, and vowed to fight any punishment recommended by the Ethics panel. Here is a press release issued by his office on the ethics matter:-Rangel Deplores Ethics Committee FindingsCongressman Charles B. ...
Congressional Employee Survey
House Republicans have sent a survey to staffers of both parties in the U.S. House of Representatives, asking for ideas on how best to reform the workings of Congress. In the spirit of openness, I figured that the American people might want to take the survey as well, so here ...
Blog Entries for Monday, November 15
Rangel Walks Out
Instead of a week long ethics drama involving Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), the House Ethics committee moved quickly to bring his public ethics trial to a close, as members continue deliberations today. The fast-track process started when Rangel walked out of the committee proceedings, protesting the panel's refusal to give ...
Tea Party Muscle
On the first day of freshmen orientation for the new Congress, Tea Party Republicans won their first battle, as they forced Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell to back down over a ban on budget earmarks. McConnell had been trying to stop an effort by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) and Sen. ...
Obama on Earmarks
The big news in Congress today on earmarks came from Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, who stunned colleagues by changing course on a ban on home state earmarks. McConnell had been working against the idea of a ban on earmarks, which was supported by many Tea Party Republicans.That move drew ...
Blog Entries for Sunday, November 14
Back From Asia
President Obama returned to Washington, D.C. on Sunday afternoon, after he wrapped up his 10 day trip to Asia. He met with reporters on Air Force One for a few minutes on the way home. This transcript was provided by the White House.=THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary___________________________________________________________For Immediate ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, November 11
Undecided Races Update
It's been ten days since the November elections, but a number of races remain undecided around the country. Most of the action in recent days has been in Alaska, where officials have been counting absentee and write-in votes.That has prompted a series of legal maneuvers by GOP nominee Joe Miller, ...
Class of 2010
Over 80 strong, the Class of 2010 arrived in Washington, D.C. over the weekend, ready for the start of freshman orientation, and ready to shake things up in the halls of Congress. While most of the incoming freshman will be making their first trip to D.C. since their victory, some ...
The Lame Duck
The old line around Congress about taxes has always been, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is a tax. In this case, the Lame Duck session of Congress is all about taxes. We have the expiring Bush tax cuts, not only on income tax ...
The Freshmen Arrive
Fresh off their election victories earlier this month, newly elected lawmakers will get their first taste of Congress, as they arrive this weekend for freshmen orientation, which begins on Sunday in Washington. It's not all work, as the members-elect will have a series of dinners and receptions to attend as ...
Tough Budget Choices
With the release this week of a provocative effort to rein in the federal budget deficit, the question for my readers is simple, where would you cut the budget? A lot of people say Congress should start with its own cuts, as the budget for the Legislative Branch has almost ...
The First 2012 Debate
The Ronald Reagan Library, along with NBC News and Politico today announced the first Presidential debate for the 2012 elections. Here is a release sent out on today's announcement:- REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FOUNDATION TO HOST FIRST GOP PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE OF THE 2012 CAMPAIGN NBC NEWS AND POLITICO TO CO-HOST AND MODERATE Simi ...
Pelosi on Deficit Commission
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has come out strongly against the deficit reduction proposal put forward by a special bipartisan commission established by President Obama. Here is the Speaker's statement as released by her office:=Our nation is facing two challenges: the need to create jobs and address our budget deficit. Any viable ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, November 10
Ice Bucket 2010
Last week I wrote about one of the symbolic changes that Republicans made when they took back the House in the 1994 elections, the end of the daily ice deliveries to offices in the Congress. And I wondered what the 2010 version of that was going to be.Well, we got ...
Deficit Commission Draft
Oddly enough, I was planning to write a blog for today that focused on where you - the reader - would think about making cuts in the federal budget. Then the story became much more real. That was when the bipartisan federal deficit commission set up by President Obama issued ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, November 9
More Congressional Change
When the Republicans took over the U.S. House in 1994, it was a watershed election, because the GOP had not been in charge in 40 years. This time, they only spent four years in the minority. So what is going to be changed by the new majority starting in January ...
Election Day Update
Eight days after Election Day, there are still eight undecided races for the new Congress that convenes in January. The one getting the most attention today is Alaska, where officials started counting absentee ballots on Tuesday, and today are set to start reviewing all the of the over 80,000 write-in ...
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