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Representatives Joining Together to Resist Efforts to Turn Off the Sequester Absent Debt Reduction Agreement
Update 12/16: Representatives Welch, Miller, Van Hollen, Cleaver, and Himes formally released the letter yesterday to President Obama with over 90...
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House GOP Releases Extenders Package with Offsets
Today, House Republicans have officially released their plan to extend the current payroll tax holiday for a year, two years of doc fixes, and a year...
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‘Go Big’ Goes On
There has been lots of attention recently on the ‘ Go Big’ campaign and what comes next. The latest comes from a National Journal article that begins...
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Bipartisan Push in House for Expedited Rescission Authority
Today, Reps. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the two leading members of the House Budget Committee, introduced a bill to give the...
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Deja Vu All Over Again: Another Busy December
News flash: Congress has a huge checklist to take care of. Many expiring tax provisions need to be dealt with, along with other temporary policies and...
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Go Big Is In the House
Today, Representatives Heath Shuler (D-NC) and Mike Simpson (R-ID) held a press conference to release a new letter to the Super Committee signed by...
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Houses Passes CR, But Unresolved Issues Remain
In what was basically a formality, this morning the House of Representatives approved a super short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the...
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Blue Dogs Bark for Super Committee to “Think Bigger”
Today, members of the Blue Dog Coalition—a group of fiscally conservative Democrats—sent a letter to the Super Committee urging it to exceed the...
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‘Line’ Items: Goals Edition
Clutch Goals -- The U.S. Women’s Soccer team scored an improbable victory over Brazil on Sunday in the Women’s World Cup, overcoming a scoring and...
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‘Line’ Items: Independence Day Edition
More Fireworks in Store – Washington, DC celebrated Independence Day on Monday night with its annual fireworks display on the National Mall. Though...
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‘Line’ Items: The Heat is on Edition
Except in Miami – The Miami Heat weren’t hot enough, but Washington saw record temperatures last week. Capitol Hill may warm things up this week as...
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Between the ‘Line’s: Speeches, Meetings, Anniversaries, and Letters Galore
Pawlenty of Ideas – GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty gave a speech in Chicago on Tuesday where he laid out his fiscal and economic policy...