washingtonpost.com - In SessionIn SessionSpending Bill for Military Is Ripe for the Stuffing- April 23, 2005 The Senate this week takes up emergency spending legislation to keep military funds flowing to Iraq and Afghanistan. It is certain to end up on President Bush's desk, and that's why lawmakers will try to tack on their own pressing provisions.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42419-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... Appropriator Taking a Closer Look at Capitol Hole- April 23, 2005 Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on the legislative branch, takes his oversight responsibilities literally.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49564-2003Nov16.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... Stevens Aims to Open Arctic Refuge for Drilling- April 23, 2005 This week, GOP advocates of the proposal will take their best shot in years at winning their long-sought goal by including a provision in the 2006 budget that makes the measure filibuster-proof.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31926-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... Lawmakers Slowly Plan for the Worst- April 23, 2005 Two years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, lawmakers are gradually coming to grips with their own personal nightmare: how to ensure that Congress can keep functioning if a large number of its members are killed or incapacitated in a catastrophe.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39719-2003Sep7.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... From Some Bush Supporters, Anger Over Budget- April 23, 2005 Red America is a bit red-in-the-face over President Bush's new budget. Within a few hours of the release of the president's proposal last week, Rep. John E. Peterson (R-Pa.), co-chairman of the Congressional Rural Caucus, fired off a statement criticizing the president he typically supports.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21552-2005Feb13.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... Action on Energy, Medicare Critical to GOP Scorecard- April 23, 2005 As Congress struggles to adjourn by mid-November, Republican leaders face a sobering reality: Medicare and energy legislation, moving haltingly toward a final showdown, hold the key to the scorecard for the first session of the 108th Congress.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21497-2003Oct26.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... Vote on Flag is High Priority for Veterans- April 23, 2005 A possible Senate vote on a constitutional amendment to protect the U.S. flag may put Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry, running mate John Edwards and Minority Leader Thomas A. Daschle on the spot just a few weeks before the Nov. 2 elections.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16779-2004Sep12.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... Houses Apart on Money Matters- April 23, 2005 With Congress facing momentous issues such as how to reform Medicare and pay for Iraq's reconstruction, next year's budget for the Bureau of Prisons or proposed spending on education for the disabled have earned few headlines.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44324-2003Sep21.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... Democrats Fed Up With Yielding to GOP Rules- April 23, 2005 Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), who leads Democrats in the House, and Rep. David Dreier (Calif.), the Republican chairman of the powerful Rules Committee, are on friendly terms despite political differences.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43045-2004Jul11.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... In Session: GOP Lawmakers Near 'Ranger' Status- April 23, 2005 President Bush is getting more than legislative help from his allies in Congress: Several Republican lawmakers are vying to become "Rangers" by raising $200,000 for his reelection campaign.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53955-2003Jul27.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... |