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Cantor, GOP Announce Summer Decision On Bush-Era Legislation

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.25.2012

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WASHINGTON — The House will vote this summer on continuing wide-ranging tax cuts first enacted under President George W. Bush, House Majority Le...

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House, Senate Pass Payroll Tax Cut Extension

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Congress passed the extension of the payroll tax holiday Friday, voting overwhelmingly to continue the 2 percent break and extend emerge...

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House Votes To Repeal Part Of Obama's Health Care Law

AP | By JIM ABRAMS | Posted 02.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to repeal a financially troubled part of the 2010 health care law that was designed to provi...

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House Votes To Freeze Pay Of Federal Workers Through 2013

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 04.02.2012

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WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday voted to freeze the wages of federal workers for a third straight year and put members of Congress on record...

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In Congress, Skipping Out On Votes Is Commonplace

New York Times | JENNIFER STEINHAUER and DEREK WILLIS | Posted 01.01.2012

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According to an analysis of House attendance, nearly 20 current members have missed more than 10 percent of the votes this year. Most said they were i...

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Democratic Surge? Part II

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week, I argued that a reported “jump” for Democrats in Gallup’s weekly tracking of the national generic U.S. House ballot was m...

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Fact Sheet: The Truth About the Health Care Bill

Jane Hamsher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Real health care reform is the thing we've fought for from the start. It is desperately needed. But this bill falls short on many levels, and hurts many people more than it helps them.

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House Health Care Vote: Breaking Updates

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today is THE DAY for health care reform, and this page will bring you all the breaking news, updates, tweets, photos, and video, all in one place. S...

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House Approves Defense Policy Bill

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Despite a vague veto threat by President Barack Obama, the House on Thursday easily passed a major defense policy bill that calls f...

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A Personal Fight for Health Care Reform

Veronica De La Cruz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Being excluded from the health care system because of a preexisting condition robbed my only sibling of his fair chance at life, and it robbed all of us of his gifts, talents and love.

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Why We Can't Afford to Fail: A Blue Dog for Reform

Patrick Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

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As a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dogs, I believe this health care reform legislation is an opportunity our nation cannot afford to miss.

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Obama States Strong Support For House Health Care Reform, Public Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the House of Representatives set to vote on health care reform during a session on Saturday, the White House announced its support for the legisl...

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House Approves $14 Billion To Maintain Programs During Recess

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The House took emergency steps Wednesday to keep vital federal programs from going broke while Congress is absent next month, remov...

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Like A Clearance Sale: What Does Wall Street Think Of The Failout?

Wallstrip | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wallstrip's Julie Alexandria hit the street to see what people in New York think of the bailout plan -- and its failure in the House of Representative...

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Is The Rage Against The Bailout Plan Reasonable?

Wall Street Journal | James Stewart | Posted 05.25.2011

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They're angry and they're not going to take it anymore. That's the message opponents of the proposed financial rescue, now widely derided as a bailou...

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Losing It: McCain Camp Goes Ballistic, Blames Obama For Crash

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Moments after the Dow Jones largest single-day point drop ever, the McCain campaign went on the warpath, blaming Barack Obama for the crash of the bai...

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House Bailout Vote: The Uprising Comes to Wall Street and Washington

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will the Democratic leadership make this bill a vehicle for the kind of New Deal-style investments and regulations that are necessary to start rebuilding this country, and pass this bill with full Democratic support?

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McCain: Now Is Not The Time For Blame, But I Blame Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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At 5:15 p.m Monday evening, Sen. John McCain addressed a pool of reporters in Ohio, declaring that it was not the appropriate time or place for people...

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Bailout House Vote Reaction: Bill Fails 228 To 205

Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Klein: I do blame McCain for his puerile histrionics and for dragging this issue--which should have been above partisanship--into presidential po...

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What's Next In The Wall Street Crisis With A Dead Deal?

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today, the House of Representatives denied the bailout deal negotiated by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, President George W. Bush and Congressional...

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House rejects $700B bailout in stunning defeat

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — In a vote that shook the government, Wall Street and markets around the world, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergenc...

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Joe Klein: McCain's "Puerile Histrionics" On Bailout Only Hurt

Time | Posted 05.25.2011

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I don't blame John McCain for not rounding up enough Republican votes to get this bailout bill through the House of Representatives--he's not a member...

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GOP Blames "Partisan" Pelosi Speech For Sinking Bailout Package

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 05.25.2011

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At a press conference held mere moments after Monday's defeat of the $250 billion bailout proposal, several top Republicans nominated a scapegoat for ...

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Bailout Bottom Line: The Safer The Seat, The Closer To Yes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Once the press is finished chewing over whether it was the monolithic left or the monolithic right that doomed the passage of whatever rough beast had...

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Ed Rollins: Failure Of Bailout Will Hurt McCain

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A prominent GOP strategist said on Monday that John McCain handled his role in the bailout process poorly and would ultimately be hurt politically by ...

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