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Charlie Rangel: A Relevant Question, At Last
John Boehner Doesn’t Rule Out GOP Challenge to His Leadership
Filed under: House, Democrats, Republicans, The Capitolist, 2010 Elections, CongressHouse Republican Leader John Boehner is confident that Republicans can take back control of the House in November and that he has planned his initial agenda as Speaker ...
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The GOP: Rethinking the expectations game?
Steve Benen of the Washington Monthly has noticed a distinct deflation of Republican electoral expectations as of late:
For the last several months, congressional Republicans acted as if taking the majority of at least one chamber was practically a foregone conclusion. The question wasn't whether the House GOP would be in...
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Gov. Mark Sanford Chatting Up Congressmen on House Floor
Filed under: Emily's Post
Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was on the floor of the House of Representatives Thursday talking to GOP congressmen. As a former member of Congress, Sanford is allowed to visit the chamber at will.
Among others, Sanford chatted with Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Rep....
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Among others, Sanford chatted with Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Rep....
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Whereas House Republicans Pander
Apparently the revelation of President Obama's secret plot to destroy Christmas was the straw that broke the camel's back, because House Republicans will no longer sit back and allow heathens (and secular humanists) to spit on the reason for the season -- meet House Resolution 951:
Whereas Christmas is a...
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Wilson reprimand now on the House floor
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05) and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC-06) are offering a resolution disapproving of Wilson's outburst, expected on the floor right now.
Here's the text of the Wilson resolution:
RESOLUTION
Raising a question of the privileges of the House.
Whereas on...
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Weiner, Progressives Still Standing Strong
Little has been more encouraging over the last few days than Rep. Anthony Weiner's appearances all over cable news shows. Strong, articulate, reasonable and smart, Weiner makes a very strong case for why the public option is so critical--we don't get cost containment without it. Here he is, actually succeeding in making his point,...
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Healthcare Roundup–What’s Ahead?
With the House over one hurdle--all three committees reporting legislation out, with Energy and Commerce bringing up the rear--the week ahead will be a little less frenetic than the one that just passed. You could call it the week of the Blue Dogs.
By doing what they do best, throwing hissy...
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Energy & Commerce Approves Healthcare Reform Legislation
The House finished all its homework before recess, with an achievement that was messy, contentious, complicated, but at the same time historic--all three committees with jurisdiction have now passed reform legislation, E&C finishing their work last night, with minimal dissent from Blue Dogs, and of course no Republican votes.
in an...
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Recess Not Likely to be Relaxing for Electeds
Via the Seattle PI's Joel Connelly, a small businessman in western Washington has a message for Sen. Maria Cantwell.
The Clover Patch Cafe on Whidbey Island is far from corridors of power in Washington, D.C., but owner Neil Colburn put out a petition beside his cash register last week.
Its...
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