The amendment-athon on Sen. Chris Dodd’s (D-Conn.) financial regulatory reform bill is coming to a close, with staffers saying only five or so more amendments will receive votes. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has indicated that he plans to file cloture on the bill — ending debate and leading More…
Last week, Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn, both Republicans from Texas, urged the Obama administration to take action against the drug violence along the southern border after U.S. citizens were killed in Juarez. Texas governor Rick Perry echoed the senators’ concerns, asking More…
When Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) jumped ship on the Republican Party this week, he was quick to note that, at the request of donors, he’d return contributions to anyone who’d given to his reelection campaign under the guise that he’d be representing the GOP in 2010. Among those donors were More…
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