Category: Washington D.C. - Congress
Panel accuses Rangel of 13 violations
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Editor on July 29th, 2010
(AP) -- House investigators on Thursday alleged 13 violations of congressional ethics and federal law by veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel. more »
No sign of upending Afghan war plan
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on July 28th, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — The shock of the disclosure of tens of thousands of secret documents about the war in Afghanistan has inspired a debate on the war, but had few other apparent aftereffects.President Barack Obama said they did not raise any new concerns,… more »
Obama to GOP: Pass campaign bill
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Editor on July 26th, 2010
(AP) -- President Barack Obama is imploring Republican senators to allow a vote on new campaign finance disclosure requirements, warning them not to resort to political delaying tactics that would block the legislation. more »
Senate passes $60B war bill
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Editor on July 23rd, 2010
(AP) — The Senate has passed an almost $60 billion bill funding President Barack Obama's troop surge in Afghanistan after stripping out more than $20 billion in domestic spending approved by the House. more »
Rangel hit with ethics charges
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Editor on July 22nd, 2010
(AP) -- A House investigative committee has charged New York Rep. Charles Rangel, the former chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, with multiple ethics violations. more »
Dems abandon energy bill
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on July 22nd, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Thursday abandoned plans to pass an energy bill that caps emissions of carbon dioxide, saying Republicans refuse to support the measure.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said no Republican was willing to back a compr… more »
Unemployment benefits to be extended
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on July 20th, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to restore unemployment benefits to millions who have been out of work for more than six months broke free of Senate Republican delaying tactics on Tuesday.
Senators voted 60-40, clearing the way for passage of the bill lat… more »
Vote planned for unemployment benefits
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Editor on July 20th, 2010
(AP) — Millions of people stuck on the jobless rolls would receive an extension of unemployment benefits averaging $309 a week under a Senate bill that appears set to break free of a Republican filibuster. more »
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