By all accounts, it is a good time to pass the food safety bill that has languished between the upper and lower chambers of Congress for 14 months — since last July.
This week, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), who caucuses with the Democrats, addressed a local chapter of the Chamber of Commerce in Middlesex, Conn. “In our current economic situation, we cannot risk the economic headwinds that would be caused by tax increases,” he said. “We need to keep as much More…
The heads of the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition — Govs. Chet Culver (D-Iowa) and Don Carcieri (R-R.I.) — today sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) calling for passage this year of a “strong” renewable energy standard.
Today, in the Senate’s first session since early August, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the minority leader, proposed freezing income tax rates for all Americans. The White House is currently pushing for an extension of the Bush tax cuts for middle-class and lower-income Americans, while letting the tax cuts expire for More…
Now that Congress is back in session, so too are calls to revive the DISCLOSE Act, a bill intended to mandate disclosure of the primary donors behind political spending — and one which fell just two votes shy in the Senate before recess. The Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne notes More…
Ten days from now, members of Congress will return to Washington from their home districts, and for the Senate, priority number one will be the passage of the small business bill. The $55 billion bill will offer tax breaks and create a fund for small banks to lend to small More…
As a party, Republicans want to have it both ways on immigration — to tout anti-immigration policies without alienating Latino voters. On Monday, for instance, RNC Chairman Michael Steele attempted during an interview with Univision to distance the GOP from Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law. The law was More…
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) reasserted his claim last night that Al Qaeda may be sending women to the U.S. to birth a contingent of future terrorists credentialed with American passports.
Gohmert argued with host Anderson Cooper, who asked him to provide proof to back up his claims about the phenomenon. More…
Today, reconvened during the August recess for a special session, the Senate passed a fully-funded $600 million bill for border security, providing funds for 1,500 new enforcement agents and additional unmanned drones along the border.
[Congress1] The bill has a convoluted history. It originally passed the Senate last Thursday, 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.
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