Another Senate candidate is resisting the changing political calculus surrounding earmarks, in which candidates have begun shying away from touting the spending projects they typically brag about bringing home to their state or district.
In addition to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who’s made no bones about the More…
A coalition of environmental groups launched a new web site yesterday that targets lawmakers who have taken money from the oil, natural gas and coal industries.
DirtyEnergyMoney.com tracks industry contributions from 1999 to June 2010 based on Federal Election Commission disclosures.
For a quick look at where senators stand on the climate and energy bill, take a look at Politico’s “whip count.”
If leadership can get the support of all 33 “yes” votes, the 16 “probably yes” votes and the 10 lawmakers listed as “on the fence” (which is a More…
In the past few days, both The Washington Post and Politico have run stories on the dramatic drop in contributions from Wall Street donors to Democrats. From the Post’s story:
A revolt among big donors on Wall Street is hurting fundraising for the Democrats’ two congressional campaign committees, with
David Cho reports that moderate Democrats, with the support of the Democratic leadership, are pressuring Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) to scale back a proposal that would force derivatives to be cleared on an exchange instead of being traded in private deals:
At the meeting among key Democrats in the
Two days from now, the conference committee reconciling the House and Senate versions of financial regulatory reform should be done and the bill will be set. That means there are only two days for conferees to push their exemptions and carve-outs, as well as bolstered measures, into the bill. The More…
Via David Dayen, Tom Braithwaite at the Financial Times reports a blockbuster for proponents of strong bank reform: Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s (D-Ark.) provision to force Wall Street banks to spin off their swaps desks, something I thought dead in the water, might make it into the merged Senate More…
The Senate just voted down Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-Alaska) resolution to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to public health. The final vote was 53-47, with six Democrats joining all Republicans in voting for the resolution.
The EPA was required by the Supreme More…
The conference committee to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the financial regulatory reform bill is just minutes away from starting. Those who want to watch the televised portions can head here. I’ll turn to The American Prospect’s Tim Fernholz for a good explanation of how this More…
Last night, after falling in the polls in recent days, Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) managed to eke out a win in her primary runoff against Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. Lincoln is a conferee on the committee to merge the House and Senate versions of the financial regulatory reform bill, More…
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