House Republicans expect begin debate on a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution as early as today. The measure of the, H.J. Res 2, which is part of the debt-ceiling deal Democrats agreed to in August is watered down political cop-out on the part of the Republican leadership. Apparently House Speaker John Boehner thinks this vanilla [...]
Hous GOP Will Vote on Balanced Budget Amendment That Permits Unlimited Federal Spending
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Guilty: House Ethics Panel Finds Rangel Guilty on 11 of 13 Charges
November 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Well it didn’t take long for a House ethics panel to find New York Congressman Charles Rangel guilty on charges of that he violated House rules: A House ethics panel found senior Democratic lawmaker Charles Rangel guilty of 11 of the 13 counts of House ethics violations lodged against him. The New York congressman wasn’t [...]
House Ethics Committee Outlines Charges Against. Rep. Rangel
July 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The House Committee on Standards of Official Contact today released a detailed Statement Alleged Violation which charges Congressmen Charles Rangel (D- NY) 13 violations of House rules: A public trial into ethics charges against New York Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel began today. Lawmakers cast the proceedings as a necessary exercise to regain the public’s trust [...]
House Ethics Commitee Charges Charlie Rangel With Violating House Rules
July 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It’s taken two years of investigations, but the House Committee on Standards of Official Contact has finally charged Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) with multiple ethics violations: House ethics investigators have accused the once-powerful Rep. Charles Rangel (D., N.Y.) of breaking a series of congressional rules. Mr. Rangel will have the opportunity to defend himself at [...]
Rep. Mark Souder Resigns After Affair With Staffer
May 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I should have mentioned this yesterday, but the Blumenthal and Bysiewicz stories put it on the back burner… Eight term Indian Congressman Mark Souder resigned yesterday after admitting to an affair with a female aide who worked in his district office: Eight-term Indiana Rep. Mark Souder announced his resignation Tuesday after admitting to an affair [...]
Rep. John Murtha, Pennsylvania Democrat, Dies at 77
February 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Reuters is reporting that Congressman John “Jack” Murtha of Pennsylvania has passed away: Democratic Representative John Murtha, the chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday. Murtha, 77, died peacefully at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington with his family by his side, a statement [...]
Blue Dog Democrat Jumps Ship; Joins Republicans
December 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
From Politico: POLITICO has learned that Rep. Parker Griffith, a freshman Democrat from Alabama, will announce today that he’s switching parties to become a Republican. According to two senior GOP aides familiar with the decision, the announcement will take place this afternoon in Griffith’s district in northern Alabama. Griffith’s party switch comes on the eve of [...]
House Passes Health Care Refore Bill
November 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I meant to post this yesterday but it slipped through the cracks of what was another manic Monday. The House of Representatives passed Nancy Pelosi’s 1,990 page health care reform bill by a vote of 220 to 215 on Saturday night. The House of Representatives late Saturday night approved a historic bill to remake the [...]
Steny Hoyer: We Don’t Have the Votes… Yet.
November 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
From the Associated Press: House Democrats acknowledged they don’t yet have the votes to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system, and signaled they may push back the vote until Sunday or early next week. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters in a conference call Friday that the make-or-break vote on [...]
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