Author Archive
Defense
Sequester fight is on the horizon
Republicans are talking about rewriting the rules for across-the-board cuts to soften the blow for Defense; Obama has suggested he could veto such attempts.
Oversight
House majority leader: Obama’s jobs bill is dead
Cantor says the House will act on less contentious items, including making permanent the 3 percent withholding provision for government contractors.
Oversight
No weekend progress on funding bill as shutdown deadline looms
Government will run out of money on Friday, but a more likely deadline for resolution is Wednesday, when FEMA's disaster funding will run dry.
Oversight
House votes to keep government open through Nov. 18
Move sets up showdown with Senate over FEMA emergency funding.
News
House Republicans regrouping on CR, pondering two options
Continuing resolution failed to pass Wednesday.
Oversight
Solyndra language paves way for bill to keep government running
GOP strategy is to add to the continuing resolution a $100 million offset targeting the government program involved in the loan guarantees awarded to the failed energy company.
Oversight
GOP leaders name deficit reduction panel members
Debt deal asks bipartisan super committee to come up with cuts by Nov. 23.
Oversight
Makeup of deficit-cutting committee may doom it to gridlock
Deadlock would trigger painful and unpopular across-the-board spending cuts.
Oversight
Source: Democrats Murray, Baucus, Kerry on deficit reduction committee
Under debt deal, bipartisan panel must find additional cuts by Nov. 23.
Oversight
House passes debt deal; action moves to Senate
Bill gains bipartisan support, although 66 Republicans and 95 Democrats voted against it.
Oversight
House approves speaker's debt plan
Bill now heads to the Senate, where Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has pledged its swift defeat.
Oversight
No vote on debt plan Thursday; default deadline moves closer
Boehner is still seeking support for Republican proposal.
Oversight
Boehner to rewrite debt-limit bill after CBO score
The Congressional Budget Office said the original plan was $1 trillion short of promised savings.
Oversight
House and Senate remain on collision course over debt ceiling
Boehner and Reid release competing plans; debate is likely to come to a head just days before Aug. 2 deadline.
Oversight
House speaker calls for spending cuts equal to rise in debt limit
With the exception of tax increases, everything is on the table, including Medicare, John Boehner said.
Oversight
Cantor says short-term funding bill likely needed after any deal
House majority leader says 'bridge' is a possibility to keep government from shutting down.
News
No deal, but optimism after White House meeting
Obama says areas of disagreement have been “clarified,” “narrowed"; staffers work through the night in hopes of reaching a final deal as early as Thursday morning.
Management
House GOP leader previews report on cutting government waste
Next week, House is scheduled to take up line-item veto, sunset commission legislation.
News
Bush intervention helps defuse tensions over FBI raid
House leaders ask counsel to negotiate with Justice Department over protocols for gathering evidence in members’ offices.
Management
Bribery probe target files for return of documents taken in raid
Justice Department stands firm, saying weekend search of Louisiana congressman’s office was an action of last resort.
