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Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, Representative Ike Skelton, cast doubt on Friday about the Obama administration's decision to try the September 11, 2001, conspirators in a U.S. criminal court.
Kat's Korner (of The Common Ills) (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thursday we attended (some) of the House Veterans Affairs' Subcommittee on Economic Development's hearing. What stood out? The second panel had one section that stood out to me. As a general rule, when witnesses say they have all the help they need, you better be wary. And you better note the exchange on your calander. Congress woman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin asked the VA's Mark Bologna, "Are...
Salon.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Earlier this week, Senate Democrats finally unveiled their healthcare reform legislation. Despite all the squabbling that's gone on over the public option the bill does, like its House counterpart, contain a plan for a government-run insurance provider. However, there are a number of important differences between the two proposals. Assuming Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid musters together the 60...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Number of comments: 0 “Take Back the House with Christopher Reed" Fundraiser Featuring Former Rep and Presidential Candidate Duncan Hunter, Sr. Former Congressman and Presidential candidate Duncan Hunter, Sr., will headline a fundraiser event in support of Christopher Reed, candidate for Iowa's 2nd District House of Representatives. Duncan Hunter, Sr., a U. S. Army Veteran from California,"...
US News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Will the Fed have to open up its books?
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
California Democrat Howard Berman said he's not particularly exercised over the spat between the ranking Republican on his House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting and retired Gen. Barry McCaffery. McCaffrey took exception to Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's aggressive questioning and suggested she not...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
The House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has said it is not investigating Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Tex.), chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, who was the subject of a complaint last year involving contact between his office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfor...
The Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Congress as an institution will never win any popularity sweepstakes. More than any other branch of government, it’s a forum for open, raucous, and partisan debate. And as a result, it also exposes the lack of consensus on many public policy questions. Yet as this recent Gallup poll finds, public trust in Congress is particularly anemic this year, dropping to the lowest point since these surveys...
EconomicPolicyJournal.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ron Paul's 'Audit the Fed' Bill passed the the House Financial Services Committee by a vote of 43 to 26.Paul's provision was opposed by Rep. Barney Frank, (D-MA)., the committee's chairman and a banking insider. He would have preferred that the committee only approve a less intrusive measure introduced by Rep. Melvin Watt, (D-NC),who is another heavy on banking contributions member of the
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on legislation that would permanently reform the broken Medicare physician payment system. The Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, which passed by a vote of 243 to 183, repeals a 21 percent fee reduction scheduled for January 2010, and replaces the physician payment formula with a more stable system.
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
From MarketWatch : The measure was approved by the House Financial Services Committee as it considered broad bank regulatory reform legislation, and included a package of other measures weakening the Fed's power and capping how much it can lend or guarantee. The committee is now poised to pass the entire bill and has scheduled its final vote on the legislation for December 1. Lawmakers also agreed...
Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
After beating back efforts to weaken it substantially, H.R. 1207, the bill first proposed by Congressman Ron Paul to authorize a General Accounting Office audit of the Federal Reserve System, has passed a crucial House committee vote: WASHINGTON — In a display of populist anger toward the Federal Reserve, a House panel voted on Thursday to [...]
Homeland Stupidity (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The House Financial Services Committee voted Thursday to add Rep. Ron Paul's broadly supported proposal to audit the Federal Reserve to a larger banking reform package.
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Yesterday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted 23-12 to pass the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act, which would extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal government workers. Next step: the full House, where it is expected to pass, then the Senate and then the President's desk. All of the "yes" votes were from Democrats and all of the "no"...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A Conservative Party candidate is writing to supporters saying he lost a New York race for a U.S. House of Representatives seat because of scheming and needs money in case he lodges a legal challenge.
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bharatbook | 11/19/2009
This Report covers companies active in the timber trade. The Report analyses accounts filed in the three years up to 7 September 2007. Accounts with year ends falling in the 12 months up to 7 September 2007 are assigned to the third analysis period, with earlier accounts assigned to previous periods. The companies included in the Report are: ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=114836&rt=The-Timber-Trade-Business-Ratio.html
markgoldsmith2985 | 11/15/2009
WASHINGTON – Economic Recovery Act, approved today by 349 votes to 62. Reverse auctions make it become a "doing bad economy is illegal." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said: "We want to send a clear message that the bad results will not tolerate the economy." Dereliction of duty if convicted could face a maximum of economic 5 years in prison.
sonupt5@gmail.com | 11/09/2009
Joseph Cao: Voting For Health Reform Was " Decision Of Conscience (Video) The one House Republican to support health care reform said on Sunday that his decision to back the bill was driven by his conscience and the needs of his district and not back-room dealing with the White House or Democrats. From that stand point, it makes perfect sense for Cao to support a House Resolution that would bring direct
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