Category Archives: Congress

Economic downturn took a detour at Capitol Hill

By doris | Published: December 27, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — When Representative Ed Pastor was first elected to Congress two decades ago, he was comfortably ensconced in the middle class. Mr. Pastor, a Democrat from Arizona, held $100,000 or so in savings accounts in the mid-1990s and had a retirement pension, but like many Americans, he also owed the [...]

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Why our government is broken

By doris | Published: September 26, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — When Tip O’Neill retired in 1987, he was asked how the quality of people elected to Congress had changed in his 30-plus years of service. The former Speaker of the House answered: “The quality is clearly better, much better.” But, he added, “The results are definitely worse.” He [...]

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Debt and spending deal picks up momentum in Senate

By doris | Published: August 1, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and congressional leaders worked Monday to align lawmakers from both parties behind their formula for averting a financial meltdown and halting the government’s prolific spending habits. Despite resistance from both liberals and conservatives, momentum appeared to be building in support of the compromise deficit-reduction plan. [...]

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Congressman, grandson fight off armed intruder

By doris | Published: July 18, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com DES MOINES, Iowa — An eight-term congressman from Iowa helped fight off an armed man who invaded his farm house in Decatur County and attacked his daughter on Saturday night, according to a statement from his office. The attack occurred around 10:45 p.m. on Saturday at a farm in Lamoni, where [...]

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Giffords released from Houston hospital

By doris | Published: June 15, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com HOUSTON — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords reached a major milestone in her recovery Wednesday when she was discharged from a Houston hospital where she has spent the past five months recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. Doctors treating the Arizona congresswoman at TIRR Memorial Hermann said her cognitive abilities [...]

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Congress passes budget deal despite GOP defections

By doris | Published: April 14, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — A budget deal reached last week to avert a government shutdown won approval Thursday from both the House and Senate, sending it to President Barack Obama for his signature. The measure cuts $38.5 billion in spending while funding the government for the rest of the current fiscal year, [...]

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Who gets paid in a shutdown? Congress!

By doris | Published: April 8, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.comWHY CAN’T THEY ALL GET ALONG WITH EACH OTHER. THE HAVE TO TO SOMETHING TO GET US BACK ON TRACK. THEY GET PAID AND EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO SIT AND WATCH THEM DO NOTHING,BUT WE HAVE BILLS TO PAY. IS EVERYONE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE GOVERMENT PAYS US DON’T THINK SO. [...]

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First female VP candidate Ferraro dies at 75

By doris | Published: March 26, 2011

Full Story at newsYahoo.com BOSTON – Geraldine Ferraro was a relatively obscure congresswoman from the New York City borough of Queens in 1984 when she was tapped by Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale to join his ticket. Her vice presidential bid, the first for a woman on a major party ticket, emboldened women across the [...]

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Senate passes food safety bill, again

By doris | Published: December 20, 2010

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON – The Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping bill to make food safer, sending it to the House in the waning days of Congress. It was the second time the Senate passed the bill, which would give the government broad new powers to increase inspections of food processing facilities and [...]

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House pushes ban on peer-to-peer software

By doris | Published: November 18, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – Stung by an embarrassing electronic leak last month revealing ethics investigations into dozens of lawmakers, Congress moved Tuesday to prohibit federal employees from using the same type of Internet file-sharing software blamed for the disclosure. The Secure Federal File Sharing Act, introduced in the House, would bar government employees [...]

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House hearing to focus on peanut executives

By doris | Published: February 11, 2009

Full Story At  msnbc.com WASHINGTON – A congressional committee issued a subpoena Tuesday for the top executive of a small company that allegedly shipped the tainted peanut products responsible for a national salmonella outbreak. The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to compel Peanut Corp. of America President Stewart Parnell to appear at a hearing [...]

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Obama Tax Cuts Move Forward In Congress

By doris | Published: January 23, 2009

Full Storly At  CBS News (AP) Economic stimulus legislation at the heart of President Barack Obama’s recovery plan advanced in Congress Thursday over the persistent opposition of Republicans seeking deeper tax cuts than the administration and its Democratic allies favor. “We are very pleased with the progress,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after $275 billion [...]

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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act benefits everyone

By doris | Published: January 22, 2009

Equal pay for equal work is good. But when everyone gets a cost of living increase in mim. wage and they forget about the people that have worked for raises , they do not get a cost of living raise. I used to make about $2.00 over mim. wage and worked very hard for it. [...]

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