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Coburn "no way, no how" seeking reelection

Politico - 4 days ago

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said Sunday he will make good on his pledge to not seek Reelection to the Senate in 2016. "No way, no how. I will be through at the end of this term," Coburn said on "Fox News Sunday." Coburn ran on …

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Gillibrand Says Battle Over Zadroga Will Be Fought Again in 2014

The New York Observer - 6 days ago

At a news conference today to celebrate the passage of the 9/11 Health bill, Congressman Jerry Nadler took a shot at the U.S. Senate, calling it "the graveyard of so much good Legislation," and indeed, after the vote on the measure yesterday, ma…

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Schumer, Gillibrand Predict 9/11 Responders Bill Will Pass (VIDEO)

TPMDC - 9 days ago

New York's two Democratic Senators are predicting that the bill to aid 9/11 First Responders will be able to pass the Senate -- after having previously been blocked by Senate Republicans -- in the wake of recent changes such as lowering the…

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House GOP: Cut Gov't Spending By 20 Percent Despite Economic Impact

TPMDC - 9 days ago

This week, Congress is expected to continue funding the government at current levels through early March -- at which point a newly Republican House of Representatives will get to take an axe to the federal Budget. Naturally, they're promising dr…

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$2.8 trillion - stimulus price tag

CNNMoney.com - 20th Dec 2010

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Since the Recession began three years ago, Congress has poured a total of $2.8 Trillion into The Economy in an effort to spur hiring, get people spending again and prop up industries struggling to stay afloat. While th…

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Senators see chance for passing 9/11 health bill

Yahoo! News - 20th Dec 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A retooled bill providing medical care for Firefighters and other emergency responders to the September 11, 2001 attacks could be resurrected soon in the Senate, a few weeks after Republicans blocked the measure, bac…

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9/11 First Responders Bill: Senator Gillibrand Insists The Votes Are There

The Huffington Post - 20th Dec 2010

WASHINGTON — New York's two senators said Monday that the votes are there for Congress to approve a scaled-back bill providing extra benefits to emergency workers who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center. But one of them, Cha…

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Pols see hope for 9/11 bill

New York Post - 20th Dec 2010

WASHINGTON -- The long-stalled 9/11 health bill is headed for a Senate vote as soon as tomorrow after supporters shaved $1.2 billion from its Price Tag to satisfy skeptical Republicans, New York lawmakers said yesterday. "I believe we now have …

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