This country desperately needs to overhaul our health care system. There is no doubt about that. But Congress is also taking on another issue that…
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Regulate Nonbank Financial Institutions, Say Consumer Groups
WASHINGTON — While much of the Congressional debate over consumer financial protection has focused on banks, lawmakers have been grappling behind the scenes over whether and how to regulate payday lenders, debt collectors, check-cashing outle…
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Ethics Panel Clears Seven Lawmakers In Probe Of Contracts For Campaign Donors
The ethics committee decided to clear Visclosky even though the Office of Congressional Ethics, which conducts preliminary reviews, found probable cause that Visclosky sought contributions in exchange for steering federal contracts
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Obama Calls Out Lamar Alexander On His Facts: AP Fact Check (VIDEO)
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WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama and a Republican lawmaker sparred Thursday over what might happen to health insurance premiums in an overhauled system, both cited a nonpartisan analysis that looked at that ver…
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E Pluribus Unum
By CarlThis story annoys me:Republican Congressional leaders on Tuesday rejected President Obama’s challenge to come up with a single comprehensive proposal to achieve his goal of guaranteeing health insurance for nearly all Americans.But they said the…
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Black Caucus Foundation Spent More On Catering Than Scholarships
When the Congressional Black Caucus wanted to pay off the mortgage on its foundation’s stately 1930s redbrick headquarters on Embassy Row, it turned to a familiar roster of friends: corporate backers like Wal-Mart, AT&T, General Motors, Coca-C…
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‘Party Of No’ Reputation Puts Republicans In Tough Spot
Congressional Republicans are divided on how to change the public’s perception that they are not working with President Barack Obama.
According to a Washington Post/ABC News poll conducted earlier this month, 58 percent of the 1,004 responden…
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