WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives will seek passage in coming weeks of $94.2 billion in emergency money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other programs, including $2 billion more to prepare for an influenza pandemic.
House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, outlining the legislation for reporters, also said the [...]
No more “Party of No.”
Top Republican officials and lawmakers plan to announce on Thursday a series of town hall-style meetings about their ideas for shaping the country. With the backing of the House and Senate GOP leaders, the new group will operate outside the Republican National Committee and highlight conservative policy ideas and draw contrasts [...]
House Democrats voted to give final approval to a $3.5 trillion budget that addresses the Democrats’ top domestic priorities without the help of any Republicans.
The budget resolution passed in the House by a vote of 233 to 193. The budget won the exact same number of votes when it first came up for a vote [...]
Congress will hold an emergency hearing on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the Swine Flu outbreak and the public health response to it. Janet Napolitano will be testifying before a Senate panel on Wednesday and a day later other officials are set to brief a House subcommittee on the risks of the Flu spreading.
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