If Congress approves all the additional spending called for in the legislation, it would push the ten-year cost of the overhaul above 1 trillion – an unofficial limit the Obama administration set early on.
The Congressional Budget Office said the added spending includes 10 billion to 20 billion in administrative costs to federal agencies [...]
The plot played out in another Democratic stronghold, Massachusetts, in January with the election of a little-known Republican state senator to the late Ted Kennedys Senate seat.
The GOP hopes it can build on that win in Hawaiis upcoming special election for the 1st Congressional District seat representing urban Honolulu – President Barack Obamas hometown.
“The people [...]
The survey shows the political terrain growing rockier for Obama and congressional Democrats heading into midterm elections, boosting Republican hopes for a return to power this fall.
Just 49 percent of people now approve of the job Obamas doing overall, and less than that – 44 percent – like the way hes handled health care and [...]
Last year, the 54 House members who were first elected to Congress in November 2008 spent more than $11 million in taxpayer money communicating with their constituents, using it for everything from live teleconferences to postage and printing for slick, colorful newsletters.
Nineteen of the freshmen spent at least $250,000 each, according to the AP review. [...]
Opponents portray the lawyer, Craig Becker, as a radical who would push an aggressively pro-union agenda. Democrats say Becker is eminently qualified to serve on the board, which certifies union elections. He has been a top lawyer for the Service Employees International Union and the AFL-CIO.
All 41 GOP senators wrote Obama Thursday urging him not [...]
The latest Associated Press-GfK poll found that fewer people approve of Congress than at any point in Obamas presidency. Support has dropped significantly since January to a dismal 22 percent as the health care debate has roiled Capitol Hill. Neither Republicans nor Democrats are safe; half of all people say they want to fire their [...]
At issue is the end of a policy that kept women from serving aboard the last type of ship off-limits to them. The thinking was that the close quarters aboard subs would make coed service difficult to manage.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates notified Congress in a letter signed Friday that the Navy intends to repeal the [...]
The president plans to sign an executive order tomorrow creating the bipartisan panel, an administration official said yesterday on condition of anonymity because the announcement hasnt been made. Obama has said he wants the commission to recommend specific steps to rein in the deficit, which is forecast to hit a record $1.6 trillion this year. [...]
The Feb. 5-10 survey found 81 percent of respondents saying the lawmakers shouldnt receive another term.
By 80 percent to 13 percent, Americans said members of Congress are more interested in serving special interests than the people they represent. [...]
The NFLs owners set up a political committee that made almost $250,000 in campaign contributions last year, according to Federal Election Commission records. The league has hired its first full-time lobbyist in the capital.
After this weekends Super Bowl between the Indianapolis [...]