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Boehner Trumps Pelosi In Top Spot

Boehner Trumps Pelosi In Top Spot

05.23.2012
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has raised more than $70 million for Republicans since winning the Speaker’s gavel, easily topping...
The Constitution Rules, Even Over Senators

The Constitution Rules, Even Over Senators

Bob Edgar  05.22.2012
We're convinced that the Senate's power to adopt its own rules is limited to rules that do not conflict with the Constitutio
Democrats' Seven Deadly Sins

Democrats' Seven Deadly Sins

Michael Brenner  05.21.2012
Seven venal sins or seven mortal sins? Makes scant difference as far as public ethics are concerned. The accumulation of venal sins has...
Members Of Congress Speak Like High School Sophomores

Members Of Congress Speak Like High School Sophomores

05.21.2012
The sophistication of federal lawmakers' speech patterns is on the decline, with members of Congress now talking, on average, at the level...
Boehner: 'All Options Are On The Table' In Contentious Investigation

Boehner: 'All Options Are On The Table' In Contentious Investigation

05.19.2012
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner says "all options are on the table" in the ongoing congressional investigation into the "Fast...
House Passes Defense Budget That Breaks Spending Agreement

House Passes Defense Budget That Breaks Spending Agreement

Michael McAuliff  05.18.2012
WASHINGTON -- The House passed a defense budget Friday that exceeds the deal cut by Congress and President Barack Obama last summer, and...
Dem Rep Accused Of Drinking On The Job By GOP Colleague

Dem Rep Accused Of Drinking On The Job By GOP Colleague

05.18.2012
One congressman accused another of drinking on the job in the midst of a tense exchange Wednesday night over whether the House would debate...
Five Things Small Business Owners Need to Know About Capitol Hill

Five Things Small Business Owners Need to Know About Capitol Hill

Bill Cheney  05.17.2012
If small business owners want to see more credit available, they need to keep their eye on Washington as much as their local lending institutions....
Hoosier Heresy or Wisdom, 2012 Style?

Hoosier Heresy or Wisdom, 2012 Style?

Christopher Arterton  05.16.2012
The recent primary victory by Richard Mourdock over Dick Lugar should send greater shock waves through Washington than merely the one Senate...
Senate Budget Plans Range From Extreme to Unimaginable

Senate Budget Plans Range From Extreme to Unimaginable

Deborah Weinstein  05.16.2012
Today, the Coalition on Human Needs sent a letter making these points to every senator. May 16, 2012 Dear Senator: Today you will have...
GOP Freshmen Spent Millions On Mailings

GOP Freshmen Spent Millions On Mailings

05.15.2012
Republican freshmen who came to Congress last year promising to transform Washington's free-spending culture are no different from most...
Nancy Pelosi: 'Just Win, Baby'

Nancy Pelosi: 'Just Win, Baby'

05.15.2012
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., became the most powerful woman in American history when she was sworn in as Speaker of the House in 2007....
House Votes This Week to Tie Obama's Hands on Iran

House Votes This Week to Tie Obama's Hands on Iran

MJ Rosenberg  05.13.2012
Presidents need latitude to make decisions affecting matters of national security and, until now, all presidents have been afforded it,...
Census Boss: House Bill 'Devastates' America's Data

Census Boss: House Bill 'Devastates' America's Data

Michael McAuliff  05.11.2012
WASHINGTON -- The head of the U.S. Census Bureau hammered the House of Representatives on Friday for passing a bill that he said "devastates"...
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