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Tuesday showed 2014 is looking good and ugly
Capitol IdeasYo! Congrats to the House’s two newest members: Kevin Schreiber of York and Dan Miller of Allegheny County. Unofficial election results from Tuesday's primary show Schreiber takes over the 95th District and Miller the 42nd, both of which had been...... -
Maine Medicaid expansion passes but governor sets veto
ReutersBOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday passed a bill to expand access to its Medicaid program as outlined by the Affordable Care Act, setting up a showdown with the state's Republican governor, who...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Healthcare Contract Issues, U.S. House of Representatives
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House immigration group sees resolution on disagreements as lawmakers return home to voters
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — House members writing a bipartisan immigration bill said Thursday they had patched over a dispute that threatened their efforts, even as they and the rest of Congress prepared to return home for a weeklong recess where many could...Tags: John Barrow, John Boehner, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Maine lawmakers, governor in stand-off on Medicaid expansion
ReutersBy Dave Sherwood BOWDOINHAM, Maine, May 23 (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday passed a bill that would expand access to its Medicaid program as outlined by the Affordable Care Act, setting up a showdown with the state's...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House of Representatives, Healthcare Contract Issues
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Gregg pondering 2nd run for Indiana governor
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg said Wednesday he is pondering another run at the state's top job, but has yet to make a decision. Gregg narrowly lost to Republican Gov. Mike Pence last November despite the...Tags: Executive Branch, U.S. Senate, Politics, Regional Authority, Vi Simpson
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Obama threatens to veto Republican student loan plan
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and families. Under the...Tags: Students, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Teaching and Learning, John Kline
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Obama nominee vows to work with Congress to fund transportation
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice to be transportation secretary promised on Wednesday to work with Congress to figure out how to fund U.S. transportation needs during a time of tight budgets and faced lingering Republican anger...Tags: Charlotte, Transportation, Roy Blunt, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Immigration bill gets Senate boost; House effort teetering
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years -...Tags: Personal Income, Crime, Law and Justice, Mitch McConnell, Small Businesses, Immigration
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New York Mayor Weiner? Most women say no thanks, poll finds
NEW YORK -- Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who enjoyed online relationships with several women before he resigned his congressional seat amid a sexting scandal, might have a harder time winning female fans in his run to be New York City's next mayor. Hours...
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Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill as House immigration group struggles
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a divided...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Crime, Law and Justice, Nancy Pelosi, Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration
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Delaney looks to infrastructure funding in first bill
Maryland's newest member of the House of Representatives introduced his first bill on Wednesday, a new infrastructure funding proposal that has won bipartisan support in an otherwise divided Congress. Rep. John Delaney, the Potomac Democrat who has...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Tim Cook, Lloyd Doggett, U.S. House of Representatives
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Progress on immigration
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House of Representatives, Same-Sex Marriage, Population and Census
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