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Congress

"Congress consists of one-third, more or less, scoundrels; two-thirds, more or less, idiots; and three-thirds, more or less, poltroons." -H.L. Mencken

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July 2008
- Supporters Blast Obama on His Own Website
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 2, 08 10:53 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama’s abrupt about-face on new FISA legislation that would grant immunity to telcos that aided the Bush administration in warrantless wiretaps has some supporters hopping mad—and they’re using the forums on the candidate's own website to protest, the New York Times reports. During the primaries Obama pledged to oppose the legislation, but now supports a compromise version. More »
June 2008
- Congress Passes $162B Measure to Fund Wars
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 26, 08 10:24 PM CDT
  
  The Senate tonight passed a $162 billion war spending plan, sending to President Bush legislation that will pay for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan until the next president takes office. The package, approved 92-6, includes a doubling of GI Bill college benefits. It also provides a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits and $2.7 billion in flood relief for the Midwest. Bush is expected to sign the bill next week. More »
- Democrats in House Catch Populist Fever
  
  newser | Politico | Jun 25, 08 6:39 PM CDT
  
  Despite conventional wisdom suggesting Congress would be in a holding pattern until November, a new surge of energy behind Democratic domestic spending bills is poised to deliver populist promise this summer. An airline passenger bill of rights—an “unapologetic attempt to position lawmakers on the side of harried travelers,” writes David Rogers in Politico—is just the tip of the budgetary iceberg. More »
- In Senate, Pranks Mix With Politics
  
  newser | McClatchy Newspapers | Jun 23, 08 12:13 PM CDT
  
  The prank war started when Ben Nelson took advantage of Claire McCaskill's inexperience and got his fellow Democrat even more nervous about her 2007 Senate swearing-in than she already was. The action since then has been sporadic but inventive. McClatchy returns from Capitol Hill with tales of the lawmakers' dueling practical jokes, which have involved Barack Obama and college football paraphernalia. More »
- House Passes Compromise FISA Bill
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jun 20, 08 3:45 PM CDT
  
  The House today approved a bill updating FISA law and granting qualified immunity to telecom companies that aided the Bush administration in warrantless wiretapping. A majority of Democrats opposed the bill, which passed 293-129. Nancy Pelosi supported the measure despite serious reservations because it refutes the administration's argument about "inherent authority," the Washington Post reports. More »
- House OKs War Funding, Aid for Flood Relief
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 19, 08 9:10 PM CDT
  
  A much-delayed Iraq war funding bill sailed through the House tonight, along with a doubling of college aid for returning troops and help for the unemployed and Midwestern flood victims. Republican allies of President Bush provided the winning margin in a 268-155 vote to provide $162 billion to fund US operations in Iraq and Afghanistan well into next year. More »
- Salty Senate Candidates Heating Up Alaska
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 19, 08 4:18 PM CDT
  
  A sweltering Senate contest looks likely to warm up Alaska come November, Katherine Rizzo writes in the Wall Street Journal , as “cantankerous bully” and 40-year incumbent Ted Stevens faces the mayor of Anchorage in what’s already a mudfest. Democrat Mark Begich has reminded voters of Stevens’ convict friends and of the federal search of the Republican's home—and Ted has pushed right back. More »
- 'Sweeping' House Deal Would Expand Spy Powers
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 19, 08 11:40 AM CDT
  
  House leaders brokered a long-awaited compromise on spy powers today, bringing much of the post-9/11 NSA activities—illegal at the time—under law and granting a qualified immunity to telecom companies that participated in the extra-FISA program, the Wall Street Journal reports. The “most sweeping rewrite” of spy law in 30 years, the deal would allow some wiretapping of citizens without a warrant, and expand the power to eavesdrop on transnational communication. More »
- Party Leaders in House Reach Deal on War Funds
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 18, 08 9:58 PM CDT
  
  A two-year fight between the White House and Democrats over war funding has been resolved, the New York Times reports. House leaders reached a deal to allocate $163 billion for combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan through early next year. The measure, expected to be approved by the full House as early as tomorrow, also includes new education benefits for veterans and an extension of aid for the unemployed. More »
- Ten House Races to Watch
  
  newser | Time | Jun 18, 08 2:36 PM CDT
  
  Time profiles the top 10 House races to watch this fall: Calif., 11th District: Dem Jerry McNerney bested an ethically questioned rep in 2006. He’ll get an incumbency boost this time, but opponent Dean Andal has plenty of money. Conn., 4th District: Chris Shays is one of the most liberal members of the GOP House, in power since 1987. Dem Jim Hines, a former Goldman VP, is counting on anti-war turnout. More »
- Countrywide 'Bailout' Is Dem Chicanery
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 18, 08 1:33 PM CDT
  
  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) “banking players” to the active legislation, charging that “it’s all too clear who is being rescued.” More »
- GOP Hesitates on Call for Mortgage Probe
  
  newser | Politico | Jun 17, 08 5:11 PM CDT
  
  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 must pull the trigger are apprehensive about “opening Pandora’s box,” said one aide. More »
- After Decline, Congress' Earmarking is Back
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jun 13, 08 10:46 AM CDT
  
  Though Congress vowed last year to reduce earmarking—the process of directing funds to projects at home with little scrutiny—recently there’s been a jump in such spending, the Washington Post reports. A House defense bill’s earmarked funds rose 29% last month, and the Senate bill looks as though it will follow the trend. “Parties talk a good game,” said an analyst, “but at first opportunity, the House larded up.” More »
- House Votes to Extend Jobless Benefits
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 12, 08 5:00 PM CDT
  
  The House today approved an extra three months of jobless benefits for all unemployed Americans, knowing the plan's chances are slight in the Senate. After failing to get a veto-proof two-thirds margin by three votes yesterday, Democrats got an exact two-thirds margin with a 274-137 vote—the amount needed to overcome a threatened presidential veto. More »
- Congress: No More Scribbled Scrips, Doc
  
  newser | Chicago Tribune | Jun 12, 08 4:29 PM CDT
  
  Senators from both sides of the aisle are pushing doctors away from their prescription pads and towards electronic prescribing, the Chicago Tribune reports. Politicians and lobbyists hope the new system will cut down on mis-filled prescriptions and harmful, but avoidable, drug interactions. More »
- GOP Lawmakers Holding Out on McCain
  
  newser | The Hill | Jun 12, 08 2:12 PM CDT
  
  At least 14 GOP lawmakers are refusing to publicly support John McCain’s White House bid, and more than a dozen more are keeping mum about whether they back the senator, the Hill reports. A few say they are supporting their party’s candidate without going so far as endorsing him. Many refused to say why they were holding out, though some offered as reasons differences on Iraq and energy policy. More »
- Kucinich Moves to Impeach Bush
  
  newser | Politico | Jun 10, 08 6:00 AM CDT
  
  January 2009 can't come soon enough for Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich. The onetime presidential hopeful read 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush into the Congressional record last night, Politico reports, but House leaders say the idea is “off the table." Kucinich, who has previously sought to impeach Dick Cheney, accused Bush of war crimes, and other illegal acts. More »
- More White House Links to Abramoff Revealed
  
  newser | The Hill | Jun 10, 08 3:33 AM CDT
  
  The White House didn't go far enough in probing its links with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to a new report from a House committee. The report reveals 70 more contacts between Abramoff's team and White House figures than had been previously acknowledged—including four extra meetings with President Bush, according to the Hill. The report also discovered more instances of officials accepting luxury meals and expensive tickets to events. More »
- Senate Moves to Privatize Anemic Restaurants
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jun 9, 08 8:03 AM CDT
  
  The Senate has voted to privatize its restaurants after decades of losing money, the Washington Post reports. The decision comes after much wrangling among Democrats, split between the $250,000 taxpayer subsidy that keeps the restaurants afloat and the lower wages workers would receive. “You cannot stand on the Senate floor and condemn the privatization of workers, and then turn around and privatize the workers here in the Senate," said one Dem. More »
May 2008
- Smart, Capable, and in Control
  
  newser | Washington Post | May 30, 08 6:33 PM CDT
  
  She whipped Ted Kennedy's staff into action after his seizure; she brought the family to his bedside; she allowed the aging senator, diagnosed with brain cancer, to join in the traditional Cape Cod regatta on Memorial Day weekend. Victoria Reggie Kennedy, his wife of 16 years, is right by his side, the Boston Globe reports. And he wants her to replace him as senator, says the New York Daily News . More »

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