Senate Hears Republican And Democrat Spending Proposals, Rejects Both
The Senate in the United States is fairly divided. (…)
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Government Shutdown Looming, Republicans at Fault
March 4th is the current date for the expiration of the current deal on how to fund the American government. (…)
Obama Asks For Maturity in Congress, Works Towards Compromise on Budget
This should come as no surprise, but the economy of the United States the main concern of President Obama and every member of Congress. (…)
Health Care Reform Repealed, House Republicans Succeed
One of the promises of Republicans running for the House of Representatives in the 2010 Midterm Elections was that they were going to repeal Obama’s health care reform bill. (…)
Health Care Reform Up For Vote Again, House Hopes To Repeal
When President Barack Obama decided to take on the United States Health Care system, the Republicans were displeased to say the least. (…)
Tom DeLay Sentenced, 3 Years in Jail, 10 Years of Probation
In 2002, accusations arose that Tom DeLay, who was once the House Majority Leader, illegally funneled $190,000 in his attempts to get Republicans voted into the Senate and the House of Representatives.(…)
Boehner Becomes Speaker of the House, Congress Resumes
Prior to Wednesday, there have been sixty Speakers of the House of Representatives in the history of the United States Congress. (…)
O’Donnell Accused of Improperly Using Campaign Funds, Shoots Down Claims
A few months ago, Christine O’Donnell was making headlines for her success as a member of the new Tea Party. (…)
Emphasis On Job Creation, Not Extending Unemployment Benefits For 99ers
Recently, when President Obama was discussing the issue of tax cut extensions and unemployment extensions with Republicans in Congress, to many it came off as if Obama’s main purpose was to extend the unemployment benefits for as long as possible. (…)
Lame Duck Congress Active In Policymaking, Obama Touts Progressions
At the beginning of November when the Republicans made big gains in the United States Senate and took over the house of Representatives, many assumed that Congress would go through its lame duck session without passing any legislature and simply be stuck in endless debates until Republicans take their seats in January. (…)
