Lots of stuff going on today in Congress…
The House Judiciary Committee voted 22-17 in favor of contempt of Congress citations today against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and President Bush’s former legal counselor, Harriet Miers....
View ArticleHouse Passes Farm Bill
From the AP: The Democratic-controlled House passed legislation Friday that combines billions in aid for farmers with money for low-income nutrition programs, defying a veto threat from President Bush...
View ArticleLegislative Week in Review VII
Speaker Pelosi has announced the House of Representatives will vote next week on four-month, $50 billion Iraq war “bridge fund” that would require withdrawal to begin immediately on passage, with a...
View ArticleLegislative Week in Review VIII
The House of Representatives voted 218-203 in favor of a $50 billion Iraq funding bill that would require that the U.S. initiate troop withdrawals within 30 days of its passage and agree to the goal of...
View ArticleLegislative Week in Review X
President Bush vetoed for the second time a re-authorization and expansion of SCHIP. Democrats will likely just fund the program at this year’s levels. In fact, Democrats are likely to cave on Bush’s...
View ArticleCapitol Hill Update IV
The Senate voted 95-0 to send the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which prohibits people from being fired based on their DNA, back to the House, which could approve it early next week....
View ArticleCapitol Hill Update VII
A lot of bad news for the White House this past week from Capitol Hill. Most significantly, both chambers of Congress successfully overrode President Bush’s veto of a massive farm bill with new and...
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