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Waxman Unseats Dingell to Chair Key House Committee

Energy and Commerce Committee will see much legislation from Obama

Nov 20, 08 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - House Democrats elected Californian Henry Waxman to chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee today, the Hill reports. Waxman’s new post will hold considerable influence over how the next administration will effect its legislative agenda; his selection over Michigan’s John Dingell, who has served on the committee for... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Congress • Henry Waxman • Democrat • congressional Democrats • House Energy and Commerce Committee • John Dingell • President Obama

Auto Bailout Unlikely
Until Obama Takes Office

Detroit automakers warn that next year may be too late for rescue

Nov 14, 08 2:55 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s looking unlikely that a new economic stimulus package and a Detroit bailout will happen this year, the Wall Street Journal reports. The proposals are facing stiff resistance from Republicans and may have to wait until the new, more heavily Democratic Congress convenes in January and Barack Obama takes... More »

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Bush administration • Harry Reid • auto industry • congressional Democrats • economic stimulus package • financial crisis • President Obama • auto bailout

House Dems Wrangle Over Top Posts

Waxman aims to bump Dingell out of key chairmanship

Nov 6, 08 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Tuesday's votes were still being counted when House Democrats started wrangling over leadership positions, Politico reports. Henry Waxman has launched a challenge for chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee, aiming to take out John Dingell of Michigan, whose support is eroding. Says a lobbyist: "He has done... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Democratic Congress • Henry Waxman • House of Representatives • Rahm Emanuel • congressional Democrats • John Dingell • speaker of the House • congressional aides

ANALYSIS

GOP Loses Last Stronghold in New England

Himes' victory over Shays in Conn. completes Republican rout

Nov 5, 08 2:35 PM CST
(Newser) - With the defeat of Rep. Christopher Shays in Connecticut, the GOP has been completely routed from New England. The Republicans’ expulsion from the Northeast derives from losses in centrist districts, those where moderate Republicans like Shays could be expected to win, Fred Barnes writes in the Weekly Standard. More »

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Congress • GOP • House of Representatives • New England • Connecticut • Democrat • congressional Democrats • Election 2008

 Spectre of Dem Landslide
 Sparking GOP Civil War

Wins for Obama, Dem lawmakers could spell Republican collapse

Oct 26, 08 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - As polls continue to give the election edge to Barack Obama, GOP leaders are fearing the Democrat could win in a landslide, reports the Telegraph. Second-guessing of John McCain's campaign and deep fears for the GOP are already triggering a battle among Republican faithful for control of the party's future.... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Republican Party • landslide • congressional Democrats • Election 2008

 Dems Ditch Ban on 
 Offshore Drilling 

Current moratorium expires Oct. 1, GOP hails victory

Sep 24, 08 2:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats are removing a ban on offshore drilling from the budget resolution to avoid a White House veto, Politico reports. The move aims "to take a budget standoff of the table so we can address the larger Bush financial crisis," said a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelos.... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • oil • congressional Democrats • House Democrats • Roy Blunt • budget dispute • oil drilling • bailout • offshore oil

ANALYSIS

Dems Get Higher Doses of Drug Company Donations

McCain's scorn, growth of government programs behind shift in support

Sep 23, 08 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pharmaceutical firms have been a stalwart Republican ally—$22 million of the industry’s $30 billion in contributions went to GOP congressional candidates in 2002—but drug makers are increasingly supporting Democrats, Jeanne Cummings reports in Politico. Programs such as President Bush’s prescription-drug plan mean half of pharmaceutical sales... More »

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John McCain • Republican • pharmaceutical companies • Senate Republicans • congressional Democrats • pharmaceutical industry • House Republicans • political donations

Democrats Switch Policy to Back Offshore Drilling

GOP pressure, $4 gas behind sea change on energy position

Sep 12, 08 2:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democrats are tossing a big part of their environmental policy overboard to reach a compromise on offshore drilling, reports the New York Times. A shift in public opinion, coupled with Republican pressure on the issue, has convinced the party to reverse its long-held opposition to back a deal allowing... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • oil • congressional Democrats • House Democrats • energy bill • oil drilling • offshore oil • energy policy

FBI Looks to Expand Powers of Investigation

Agency wants to open cases without reason for suspicion

Aug 21, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Department of Justice is aiming to relax restrictions on the FBI so agents can investigate people without any clear reason for suspicion, congressional Dems tell the New York Times. The plan, which may be revealed in September, has attracted concern, including a letter from four Democratic senators warning that... More »

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Congress • FBI • Congressional hearings • Ted Kennedy • Russ Feingold • Michael Mukasey • congressional Democrats • Richard Durbin • investigations

Obama Campaign Insular, Arrogant, Hill Dems Complain

Lawmakers cite lack of coordination with presidential candidate

Jul 15, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some Congressional Democrats say they're not feeling the love from Barack Obama's campaign, Politico reports, with the candidate inattentive to broader election strategy and his camp uncommunicative on the day-to-day message blitz. "They think they know what’s right and everyone else is wrong on everything,” one senior... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Congress • Democrats • Harry Reid • campaign fundraising • congressional Democrats • campaign • campaign staff

OPINION

Countrywide 'Bailout' Is Dem Chicanery

Left is extending crisis by irresponsibly aiding its pals, Armey says

Jun 18, 08 1:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Congressional Dems are selling their $300 billion bill granting new taxpayer loan guarantees as a boon to homeowners, but Dick Armey sees more cynical motives in the “bailout” legislation. The former House majority leader writes in the Journal, pegging the recent revelations of sweetheart Countrywide loans for top (Dem)... More »

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Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • Countrywide Financial • congressional Democrats • bailout • Dick Armey • financial crisis

GOP Hesitates on Call for Mortgage Probe

Lawmakers wary of unearthing more Countrywide ties

Jun 17, 08 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - GOP lawmakers are leery of investigating mortgage deals Countrywide may have arranged for members of Congress, even though a fellow Republican is leading the charge, Politico reports. More Democratic ties to the troubled lender would give the GOP ammo in a cycle seemingly stacked against it—but the people who... More »

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Democrats • Republican • mortgage • Chris Dodd • Countrywide Financial • congressional Democrats • Kent Conrad • Jeb Hensarling

Congress
to Probe 'Misleading' Drug Ads

Cholesterol, anemia drugs in spotlight

May 8, 08 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A congressional panel will examine three ad campaigns as part of a move to tighten regulations on drug companies' direct-to-consumer marketing, the Wall Street Journal reports. The committee will focus on ads for cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Lipitor, and anemia drug Procrit, which has been promoted as an anti-fatigue drug... More »

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drugs • advertising • Merck • drug companies • Pfizer • Johnson and Johnson • congressional Democrats • Lipitor • Bart Stupak • Vytorin • Schering-Plough

Pelosi, Dems Hijack Colombia Free-Trade Deal

They change House rules to avoid a vote, angering Bush

Apr 9, 08 6:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Congressional Democrats thumbed their noses today at Bush's renewed efforts to pass a free-trade pact with Colombia. Bush sent the bill over Monday, mandating Congress to vote yea or nay within 90 days. Or so he thought. Nancy Pelosi is changing the House rules and won't allow a vote until... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Latin America • White House • Colombia • recession • US economy • domestic policy • congressional Democrats • free trade • free trade agreements • George W. Bush • Colombia Free Trade Pact

Saddam Paid
for Lawmakers' Trip to Iraq

Three congressmen unaware he financed visit in 2002

Mar 26, 08 8:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Saddam Hussein secretly paid for a trip made by three congressmen to Iraq in 2002  just ahead of the US invasion, the AP reports. The congressmen, all of whom opposed the war, did not know Saddam financed the trip because he funneled the money through a nonprofit group in Michigan.... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Jim McDermott • congressional Democrats • Iraq war • David Bonior • Mike Thompson

Kucinich Fights Off Challenge for His Seat

Failed presidential bid hurt his standing locally, but he bounced back

Mar 5, 08 5:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Supporters of Dennis Kucinich had reason to worry about last night's primary for the congressional seat he's held for 12 years: with the Democratic gadfly away on the presidential campaign trail for so long, four rivals had built up a formidable challenge. But Kucinich weathered the onslaught to win the... More »

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Ohio • Dennis Kucinich • congressional Democrats • congressional seat • district primaries

Pricey Pet Projects Thrive in Congress

Despite criticism, lawmakers stuff
budgets with earmarks

Dec 21, 07 10:29 AM CST
(Newser) - The earmark lives. Despite much public clamoring about lawmakers loading up budgets with expensive pet projects, not much changed this year: The domestic and defense budgets contain more than 11,000 such earmarks, the Washington Post reports. "It would take leadership in both parties—and a lot more... More »

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earmarks • Ted Stevens • congressional Democrats • US Congress • Taxpayers for Common Sense • federal spending • Citizens Against Government Waste • George W. Bush

Bush's Wins Now Could Be Trouble Later

Victories over Dems may hurt his own initiatives, raise debt

Dec 15, 07 4:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Christmas came early for President Bush, who’s scored a slew of recent victories over the Democratic Congress. But the wins could threaten both the federal debt and some of his own pet projects, the Washington Post speculates. Bush’s steadfast opposition to tax-increasing spending measures from Democrats could... More »

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Republican • budget • congressional Democrats • No Child Left Behind • tax breaks • Alternative Minimum Tax • US Congress • domestic spending bill • Millennium Challenge Corp. • George W. Bush

Pentagon, Congress Play Chicken Over Iraq Funds

Layoffs threatened; Dems unmoved

Nov 21, 07 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The Pentagon is threatening as many as 200,000 civilian layoffs by Christmas if war funding isn't approved by Congress, but Dems say there will be no funding until Bush sets withdrawal dates for Iraq. "Both sides are playing a big game of chicken here," a Congressional budget... More »

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Iraq • Pentagon • congressional Democrats • Iraq war

Dems: Hidden Costs Double Price of War

$1.5T price tag on Iraq, Afghanistan tallies to $20,000 per family

Nov 13, 07 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The costs of waging war in Iraq and Afghanistan is actually $1.5 trillion, Democrats say in a report out today—far above the $802 billion spent or appropriated by Congress. Citing "hidden costs" such as higher oil prices, veterans' care, and interest on war debt, the report estimates... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Congress • Charles Schumer • congressional Democrats • Iraq veterans • Iraq war • war cost

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