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Senate votes 100-0 to highlight spending

The Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to tell the public when it isn’t paying for new spending or tax cuts. Read more...

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Dem plan to twin healthcare and student lending complicates vote

Senate Democratic leaders have decided to pair an overhaul of federal student lending with healthcare reform, according to a Democratic official familiar with negotiations. Read more...

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Dem lawmaker pushes for Congress’s first pay cut since the Great Depression

Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick's (D-Ariz.) bill would cut congressional pay by $8,700 next year on top of denying members their automatic cost-of-living increase.

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Acting chairman Levin vows to take action on Ways and Means panel

Newly minted Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sandy Levin is planning to wake the powerful panel out of its slumber. Read more...

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Lesson Obama learned from health reform push: Be more assertive

The president made a crucial mistake not rallying the party behind a detailed health proposal earlier in the debate, Dems say.

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Rep. Eric Massa plans to retire, citing recurrence of cancer

Massa responded to reports that House ethics investigators are looking into allegations he sexually harassed staff.

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‘Congress owes the American people a final vote on healthcare’

President Barack Obama launched the endgame on healthcare Wednesday, urging Congress to “finish its work.” Read more...

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