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Brady to initiate House bill to protect Congress against threats
Examiner.com - 1hr 51mins agoThe Hill reports that Congressman Robert Brady (D-PA), plans to introduce Legislation prohibiting "language or symbols that could be perceived as threatening or inciting violence against a federal official or member of Congress." Brady is quoted a…
Read more >>Where is the Transparency in Will county
Examiner.com - 6hrs 51mins agoA bill that affects Homer Glen, New Lenox, Lockport,and all cities in Will county by changing the form of government used by Will County. It passed the Illinois Senate with no notice to the members of the Will County Board. Where is the …
Read more >>Project On Government Oversight: How a Red Herring about WikiLeaks Killed Whistleblower Protections
The Huffington Post - 3 days agoWikileaks killed our Whistleblower protections bill--sort of. After an unbelievable roller coaster of fear and fallacies, votes on and off, and a flurry of activity, when the lights went out in the Capitol Building on December 22, the Whistleblo…
Read more >>The Media Consortium: Weekly Pulse: On Health Care Repeal, House GOP Full of Sound and Fury
The Huffington Post - 5 days ago
By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger House Republicans will hold a symbolic vote to overturn Health Care reform on January 12. The bill, which would Repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and set the nation's Health Care laws back to th…
Read more >>Boehner Responds to Reid and Co. Demands He Not Repeal ObamaCare: The House Will Repeal It Now, Youre Welcome
Weasel Zippers - 6 days ago
(The Hill)- Incoming House Speaker John Boehner’s office (R-Ohio) pointedly vowed on Tuesday to push ahead with Legislation repealing Healthcare Reform. Boehner’s office responded to a letter sent by the Senate’s top five Democra…
Read more >>Food safety bill faces funding challenges
UPI - 7 days agoWASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Supporters of newly passed food-safety Legislation face the task of finding a way to pay for the $1.4 billion program, officials said. U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to sign the bill this week, The Hill reporte…
Read more >>Fight looms over funding newly passed food safety law
The Hill - 8 days agoFood-safety advocates barely done celebrating the passage of new Legislation in Congress are now gearing up for the fight to implement and fund the landmark bill. After a lengthy and tortuous journey through the Senate, Bipartisan Food Safety Le…
Read more >>GOP House Majority Look Ahead
CBS News - 8 days agoCBS News senior political correspondent Jeff Greenfield speaks to Troy Roberts about the prospects for political conflict within the Republican House majority. As part of our continuing series "American Spirit," Mandy Clark profiles 67-year-old An…
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