washingtonpost.com - In SessionIn SessionFractured Republicans Hope for Deal to Pass Energy Bill- April 23, 2005 Republican leaders in Congress will attempt to jump-start lagging negotiations over an energy bill at a meeting Wednesday, but to succeed they will have to bring an end to strife among members of their own party.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17145-2003Oct12.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... GOP Friction Fouls Action on Agencies' Funding As Turkey-Dinner Time and Adjournment Near- April 23, 2005 Republican control of the White House and Congress this year hasn't ended one Washington fall tradition that is as predictable as Thanksgiving turkey.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20205-2003Nov9.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... In Break With Tradition, Frist Takes High-Stakes Fight to Daschle's Turf- April 23, 2005 Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Minority Leader Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.) have always been civil in their dealings with each other. But Frist, in a break with longstanding tradition, is going to South Dakota next month to campaign for the Republican who is trying to unseat Daschle.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22556-2004Apr18.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... Daschle Joins Move on Gun Merchants- April 23, 2005 The National Rifle Association has found an influential ally in Senate Minority Leader Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.), who introduced an amendment to legislation that would protect gun manufacturers and dealers from legal liability when crimes are committed without their knowledge.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50581-2003Oct19.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... Executive, Legislative Transit Priorities on Collision Course- April 23, 2005 Probably no bill is more popular with members of Congress than the highway and transit legislation that comes up every six years.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38744-2004Mar7.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... In Session: Bringing Actual Debates Back to Senate- April 23, 2005 While the Senate takes pride in its reputation as "the world's greatest deliberative body," it is an open secret that great Senate debates can be found mostly in history books -- not in recent editions of the Congressional Record.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14233-2003Sep28.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... In the House, Easy Does It Is the Rule for '04- April 23, 2005 Anyone seeking hints about how much Congress might accomplish this year needs only to look at the House schedule, which calls for the lightest legislative load in 40 years.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23923-2004Feb8.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... Proposed Land Swap Controversy Moves to the House- April 23, 2005 House leaders are pushing a bill, sponsored by Rep. Charles H. Taylor (R-N.C.), that would exchange 143 acres in the park known as the Ravensford tract for the Yellow Face property owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians by the Blue Ridge Parkway.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10239-2003Sep14.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... GOP Dishes Out Pork In Growing Portions- April 23, 2005 Way back before Republicans took over the House in 1995, GOP lawmakers pilloried Democrats for stuffing legislation with local projects that get little or no oversight but boost the popularity of the lawmakers who take credit for them.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8734-2003Nov23.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... 'Tough Issue' of Iraq Divides Democrats- April 23, 2005 At a well-attended news conference last month, Rep. John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania -- one of the Democrats' most respected (and hawkish) lawmakers on military matters -- proposed sending many thousands more U.S. troops to Iraq to help stabilize that nation. He also noted he has long favored restarting the draft.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39089-2004Jun13.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... |