billingsgazette.com top headlines (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
BILLINGS - A 94-year-old veteran from the Crow Tribe has been nominated for a Congressional Gold Medal for his heroic actions during World War II. The medal is the highest civilian honor awarded by Congress. ...
JFActivist (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP Committee) convened a public Roundtable meeting/hearing yesterday entitled, “Determining the Proper Scope of Coverage for the Americans with Disabilities Act," and chaired by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA). Who Showed Up? Tom...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
John Griffin, Jr., Esq., a member of the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) Board of Directors, issued the following statement regarding a hearing held today, by the U.S.
Jim Buie's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
As someone who covered health care reform in Congress from 1987-1995, I know how complicated it is and how difficult it will be to build a broad coalition in support of specific legislation. The devil is surely in the details, and you've got hundreds of interest groups that want a say and can mobilize their members for or against bills that are introduced. Well aware that his place in history is at...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
WASHINGTON — A massive foreclosure rescue bill cleared a key Senate test Tuesday by an overwhelming margin, with Democrats and Republicans both eager to claim election-year credit for helping hard-pressed homeowners.
billingsgazette.com top headlines (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
CASPER, Wyo. - Effectively fighting for Wyoming's best interests in Washington, D.C., requires reaching across party lines on many issues, according to U.S. Senate candidate Nick Carter, a Democrat from Gillette. Carter issued a press release this wee ...
750 Volts (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
The National Republican Senatorial Committee, charged with the Herculean task of losing fewer than a tenth of its membership this year, has an ActBlue-like page up for their “Two Seats” program, where you can donate to Republican Senate candidates–except for Jim Gilmore. They’ve included John Barasso and Mike Enzi of Wyoming, who are the two [...]
billingsgazette.com top headlines (Free subscription) | 05/31/2008
CHEYENNE - Both incumbent U.S. senators, Mike Enzi and John Barrasso are unopposed in seeking the Republican Party nominations to keep their seats. The registration period for candidates to run in Wyoming's Aug. 19 primary election closed at 5 p.m. Fr ...
billingsgazette.com top headlines (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
WASHINGTON - Wyoming Democratic Senate candidate Nick Carter slammed GOP Sen. John Barrasso for voting against a bill last week that would expand educational benefits for veterans. But Barrasso said he supports a competing measure instead and objected ...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
President Bush on Wednesday signed legislation to protect people from losing their jobs or health insurance when genetic testing reveals they are susceptible to costly diseases.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
WASHINGTON - A plan to rescue hundreds of thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure cleared a major political hurdle yesterday, improving the chances of an election-year effort to address the housing crisis.
billingsgazette.com top headlines (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
CHEYENNE - John Barrasso says he's the right guy to carry on Wyoming's "tradition of forceful, independent and effective service" in the U.S. Senate. Barrasso on Monday launched his first campaign since his Senate appointment last year. ...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats on Thursday dropped a bill allowing all police, firefighters and other first responders to unionize after Republicans complained they didn't get enough time to offer amendments.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he did not have enough votes to force final consideration of the bill.The two top senators on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee, Edward...
billingsgazette.com top headlines (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
WASHINGTON - Sens. Mike Enzi and Edward Kennedy, the usually cooperative top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Labor committee, are locked in combat over a bill that would require states to allow firefighters, police and first responders to unioni ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
DENVER -- Federal legislation to explore putting groundwater pumped out during oil and gas production to use was signed into law Thursday.
