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Want to Know How Your Rep. Voted on Wall Street Regs? Check Their Campaign Cash.
Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow US banks to get out of new financial regulations by operating through their overseas arms. Financial reformers say this is dangerous because markets are global, and...Show More Summary
Democrat Party Chair: Bill Banning Abortion Up to Birth is “Extreme”
The House of Representatives will vote tomorrow on a bill that bans abortions nationally starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy, including babies at viability and all the way to the day of birth. But the chair of the Democratic Party tweeted today against the ban, calling it extreme. Naturally, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, [...]
GOP Rep.: Pelosi Keeps Forcing Dems to ‘Backtrack’ on Immigration Agreements
"I think the problem we're running into is Nancy Pelosi. I'm not quite sure she wants a bill," a Republican congressman said of the House's immigration negotiations. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, a member of the House's "Group of...Show More Summary
Obamacare Repeal Talks Underway
Republicans are not just looking to repeal Obamacare, but are actively putting together a plan to replace the controversial healthcare law. The U.S. House of Representatives has voted 37 to repeal Obamacare, but have yet to propose legislation to replace it with. Show More Summary
Gonski under Abbott
It may have escaped attention last week that the Coalition waved the Gonski bill through the House of Representatives on the voices and without amendment. The common view in the press has been that Gonski is dead in the water [...]
Louie Gohmert Accuses FBI Of Aiding Muslim Brotherhood: ‘They Want Sharia Law, Not Our Constitution’
On the House floor on Friday, Texas Representative Louie Gohmert accused various federal agencies of aiding Islamic terrorists organizations such as Council on American Islamic Relations and the Islamic Society of North America in their attempts to enact Sharia Law.
Nick Nyhart: A Call for Election Reform, Beginning with New York
In a 2011 speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, civil rights hero and Congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.) eloquently described attacks across...
'What Sweden Can Tell Us About Obamacare'
Robert Frank: What Sweden Can Tell Us About Obamacare, by Robert Frank, Commentary, NY Times: Last month, for the 37th time, the House of Representatives voted to repeal Obamacare, with many Republicans saying that its call for greater government involvement...
Nick Nyhart: A Call for Election Reform, Beginning with New York
In a 2011 speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, civil rights hero and Congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.) eloquently described attacks across...
Decryptomaddowlogical #69
The Republican-led House of Representatives has failed to pass any meaningful gun reforms since the gun massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary six months ago while doing their part to set a new record for unpopularity (and on the heels of setting a new low bar in do-nothingness as the …
House votes to block Obama plan to close Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive defense bill on Friday that includes measures to block President Barack Obama's plans to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, underscoring the tough fight ahead for the White House a...
Pro-Life Congresswoman Will Head Debate on Late-Term Abortion Ban
When members of the U.S House begin debate on the bill to ban abortions nationwide after 20-weeks of pregnancy, a leading pro-life congresswoman will head up the pro-life side of the debate. Representative Marsha Blackburn will organize the pro-life side of the debate for bill sponsor Representative Trent Franks and manage lawmakers debating for the [...]
House Approves Stricter Punishments For Military Sexual Assault
The House of Representatives on Friday afternoon approved the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a provision requiring stricter punishments for members of the armed forces who commit sex-related crimes. The bill requires a jail term minimum of two years for any member of the military convicted of rape or sexual assault. The bill’s passage [...]
As U.S. House takes up farm bill, groups warn of hidden costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. House of Representatives gets ready to debate a $500 billion, five-year farm bill, environmentalists and fiscal hawks warn the legislation could leave taxpayers on the hook for expensive new subsidies to growers if cr...
House Immigration Reform Talks Break Down
According to Republican Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL), who is a strong supporter of border security and E-Verify, the immigration reform talks in the U.S. House of Representatives have broken down. In an interview with the Shark Tank...Show More Summary
House Votes Next Week on Bill Banning Abortions at 20 Weeks of Pregnancy
The full House of Representatives will vote next week on a bill that would ban abortions nationwide at 20 weeks of pregnancy. On Wednesday, a committee passed the bill on a 20-12 vote and the measure now heads to the full House floor where it is expected to receive a debate and vote next week. [...]
David Coates: European Lessons for an America in Debt
With the Senate currently preoccupied with immigration and the House of Representatives with abortion, you might be forgiven for thinking that there is nothing seriously...
Congressman with 0% HRC rating inadvertently attends pro-gay reception
This is not an Onion story. This actually happened: Rep. Ralph Hall, who, at 90, is both the oldest serving member of Congress and the oldest person ever to serve in the House of Representatives, was supposed to attend a...
House votes to allow indefinite military detention of Americans
"The U.S. House of Representatives voted again Thursday to allow the indefinite military detention of Americans, blocking an amendment that would have barred the possibility." [HuffPo]
Chisholm First Black Woman In Congress&To Be Nominated for President
For African-Americans and for women, Shirley Chisholm was a true trail blazer. Not only was she the first African-American woman to serve in the House of Representatives, but she in 1972 became the first black Presidential candidate to have her name placed in nomination for the Presidency. Many would call it the nomination. She stood [...]