Tag Archive | "congressional"

Lesson Obama learned from health reform push: Be more assertive

Thursday, March 4, 2010

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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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House could vote Thursday on jobs bill

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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House leaders are nearing a deal with the Congressional Black Caucus that could allow the vote, according to senior members. Read more..

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Frustrations grow over lawmakers’ failure to tackle repeal of estate tax

Monday, March 1, 2010

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Congressional inaction on the estate tax is becoming a political problem as a growing number of constituents demand action, according to congressional staff. Read more...

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DC health-clubbing

Friday, February 26, 2010

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President Obama said he came to listen to Republicans at his bipartisan health-care summit yesterday, but he ended up in a long-winded debate.

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Speaker Pelosi bets the House on success of $787 billion stimulus

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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With climate change legislation considered dead and healthcare stalled, Pelosi is emphasizing the success of the stimulus.

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Rep. Murtha laid to rest

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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“We will never see his like again.”  One sentence uttered by a somber Speaker Nancy Pelosi encapsulated the service Tuesday. Read more...

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Rep. John Murtha dead at 77 after gallbladder surgery

Monday, February 8, 2010

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Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), the first veteran of the Vietnam war to be elected to Congress and one of its most powerful lawmakers, died Monday afternoon at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., after complications from gallbladder surgery. Murtha was 77

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