The House passed the spending bill

Fiscal Cliff Bill Heads to House for Approval "It shouldn't have taken this long to come to an agreement, and this shouldn't be the model for how we do things around here," said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who negotiated the agreement with Vice President Joe Biden. By ANDREW TAYLOR | Tuesday, Jan 1, 2013 | Updated 5:02 AM CST Getty Images U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrives for a closed-door meeting with Senate Democrats to urge ...

The House voted Thursday to put the government on autopilot for six months, precluding a shutdown through the election and postponing a potential showdown on GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan's agency budget cuts until next spring when Republicans hope to hold more power in Washington. Ryan returned to the Capitol from the campaign trail to vote for the half-year measure, even though it spends billions of dollars more than the Wisconsin lawmaker's budget plan, which has hel ...

Before going home for a month of vacation for summer recess, the House has passed their 40th bill to repeal or dismantle Obamacare. Fortieth bill! Why? I guess because they thought that was a good use of taxpayers' money, passing yet another bill that would go absolutely nowhere, and maybe that the Democrats had just overlooked the first 39? Yes, of course they know it's a waste of time and money, but they are willing to spend all that time and all that money to ...

could now be in even greater jeopardy of being arrested and imprisoned indefinitely, with no right to a trial? Pretty scary. And note, this is neither a Repub or a Dem issue, this is an issue that goes against the Constitution. Apparently at the last minute, it's being realized that language was taken out of the original bill, clarifying that US Citizens could not just be swept off the streets and imprisoned without due justice and a trial. Now the ABSENCE of that pa ...

http://washingtonexaminer.com/spending-on-white-house-dinners-soars-under-obama/article/2511758#.UI_zLFERBZ9 ...

We really need a left/right alliance on the issue of transparency. After looking at some of the posts in the comments section, that may be possible. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/22/dodd-bill-would-allow-fed_n_548588.html ...

I spent the last few hours reading it (I really hate legalese-LOL) then did a search on collective bargaining. I did see where they wanted to tie raises to the CPI but can't find it now. Anyway, the pages that I found CB in the search are: Pgs. 955-964, 998, 1045, 1061, 1312, 1332-1334. So, tell me where they are stripping collecitve bargaining from the unions. Fair question. ï»¿http://legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/data/AB-40.pdf ...

I must go look at it now that it passed. There were stipulations that didn't rein in Wall Street but one article I read stated it does that. "The Senate passed the financial overhaul package in a final vote Thursday, ending more than a year of wrangling over the shape of the landmark legislation. The focus now shifts to the monumental task of implementing the new regulations over coming weeks and months. The 60 to 39 decision came just before 3 p.m, only a few hours after Democr ...

fiasco sparked by computer glitch - because they were supposed to stick to $50 limit per customer. Translation, Walmart will not foot the bill. Their customers and stock holders will. When I first saw the videos on this story, I thought somebody posted Mohammed in a bad light on You Tube again. ...

This is beyond insane. I am speechless. Perhaps they should add hospital nurseries to that list. http://www.emptywheel.net/2012/12/14/the-day-before-gun-rampage-in-elementary-school-mi-passes-bill-allowing-guns-in-schools/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-day-before-gun-rampage-in-elementary-school-mi-passes-bill-allowing-guns-in-schools The Day Gun Rampage in Elementary School MI Passes Bill Allowing Guns in Schools Posted on Decem ...

The governor is expected to sign it into law. It gives every women in Oregon free abortions, paid by their health care provider (wonder how many will pull out of Oregon now). Insurance companies in Oregon would be required to cover abortions and other reproductive services at no cost to the patient regardless of income, citizenship status or gender identity under a measure approved Wednesday by lawmakers. The Oregon bill is unique in that patients would have access to the procedur ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/24/bill-maher-to-tea-baggers_n_550430.html ...

House passes campaign finance bill // By Ben Pershing Thursday, June 24, 2010; 9:51 PM House Democratic leaders pushed a sweeping new campaign finance reform measure through their chamber Thursday, overcoming the objections of critics on both the left and the right. The DISCLOSE Act, written as a response to the recent U.S. Supreme Court Citizens United ruling that allows corporations and unions unlimited spending on ...

The House on Thursday overwhelmingly voted to repeal automatic payment cuts to doctors under Medicare, endorsing a rare bipartisan deal that Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) negotiated with Democrats. The bill, which passed by a vote of 392-37, puts Congress on the precipice of ending a fight nearly two decades old over a formula known as the sustainable growth rate (SGR). Since 2003, lawmakers have put off cuts under the Medicare formula 17 times, perennially punting the solution through s ...

Now it's on to the senate. Wow. NJ ...

By Daniel TencerThursday, January 21st, 2010 -- 2:29 pm Dems mull reconciliation to push through reforms: report House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi says there aren't enough votes in the House to pass the Senate version of health reform, but what that means for the future of health reform is far from clear. "In its present form without any changes I don't think it's possible to pass the Senate bill in the House," Pelosi said after meeting with the Democratic caucus on Thursday, ...

Harry Reid stops Senate immigration bill at House border; deal loses momentum The Washington Times Monday, July 29, 2013 The immigration bill passed the Senate more than a month ago but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is refusing to send the bill to the House — just one of the hurdles that has sapped momentum and dimmed the chances for an immigration deal this year. Since the Senate’s 68-32 vote June 27, the bipartisan coalition that pushed the immigration bill has fr ...

1. House conservatives opposed want to add $300 billion in spending cuts that the Senate deferred for 60 days. This would kill the bill for now. House Whip supposedly looking for the 217 votes that would be needed to add the amendment. 2. If the 217 votes are not found, Speaker Boehner is telling his caucus he would like to put the bill (without addition of a kill-it-dead amendment) to the House for an up-or-down vote. If that happened, moderate GOP and Dems would come together to almost ...

With a unanimous vote, no less. Thus far, 9 states have legalized gay marriage. ...

The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) applauds the introduction of Repeal Executive Amnesty Act of 2015, a bill that would not only defund the president's unconstitutional amnesty, but would block further attempts by this or future administrations to rewrite immigration laws through executive memos. After six years of systematically dismantling and undermining immigration enforcement, the Repeal Executive Amnesty Act, introduced by Reps. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.),&n ...

Democrats edged closer to finding 216 lawmakers to back a landmark health-care bill Saturday, as party leaders and White House officials were working on an executive order that they hope will win over a substantial number of antiabortion Democrats. The House Rules Committee continued its session on the third floor of the Capitol, where the panel is tasked with setting the terms of Sunday's floor debate. House leaders have decided to take a separate vote on the Senate version of the healt ...

$604,000 on bottled water? Apparently no drinking fountains in congress, hey? Just some interesting (infuriating) numbers here! http://www.aolnews.com/house-money/article/congress-spent-604000-on-bottled-water-397000-on-catering/19541719 ...

voice therapy for transgenders. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the public sits on tarmacs waiting to take off. But take heart!! They leave the engines on while you wait an hour and a half or more - that way they can pollute the environment without even going anywhere! Way to go, Barry. ...

By Walter Alarkon - 04/20/10 08:50 AM ET Senate Democrats have written their budget resolution so they can pass jobs legislation using reconciliation, the controversial process used last month to move healthcare reform. The resolution does not specify what specific jobs measures could be covered, and does not explicitly allow for the use of reconciliation rules to pass energy legislation or the extension of George W. Bush-era tax cuts set to expire at the end of the ...

Trump states: "If you're in the White House, who wants to take a vacation?" he once asked a campaign crowd in Spencer, Iowa. Noting the limited time a president has there, he criticized President Obama for vacationing "when there's so much work to be done." ...

for their welfare recipients. What in the world do they think they are going to do with $25 at a time. Gave an example of a woman, I think she had one child, she gets $800. One would suppose perhaps to pay rent and utilities. What world do they live in that $25 is going to cover anything. It doesn't even cover a good run to the grocery store. But, we know that all welfare recipients have cars and they can just drop by the store back and forth to work, and ...

Russia, and the vote was 98-2. I think the two people who voted against it were Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders. Does anyone know the details of this? ...

I might be the only one, but this leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The amount of money spent campaigning in this country is ridiculous. And for what? Do those ads even do anything? Do they change peoples' minds? I don't think they do. All they ever seem to me is a childish tit-for-tat that makes us all look stupid. It just feels like both sides are trying to create the ultimate Hollywood film, and whoever's movie is better wins the prize. I'm aw ...

Original thread is getting pretty far down and I am curious because I have yet to hear a politican other than Mitch Daniels bring up this issue without screaming about killing grandma or using death panels. When Medicare spends 25% of it's resources on end of life treatment then it's time for everyone to discuss this issue in a reasonable fashion. Personally, and as one who is on Medicare, I feel that everyone who applies should have to include their advanced directives whi ...

The House passed the spending bill

Did they include raising revenue through taxes on those - who grab, grab, grab, grab? nm

Harry will just paper his bathroom with it. - Senate a bunch of wusses.

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