by Chris Kirk | Feb 8, 2012 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s new emission caps on oil and coal-fired power plants are the most costly regulations on utilities to date, House Republicans argued at a hearing Wednesday. “It is simply unacceptable for this administration to continue to impose...
by Ariel Rothfield | Feb 8, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Free of the usual partisan divides, a House panel put aside political differences Wednesday to discuss a growing, universal threat to the national security and economy of the United States — cyberattacks. “We have a real and very present danger when it...
by Mattias Gugel | Feb 8, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – Should union members be able to choose which political campaigns their dues support and should labor organizations be forced to share with their members how exactly those political dollars are being spent? The House Committee on Oversight and Government...
by Ed Demaria | Feb 8, 2012 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON – A blue-ribbon commission Wednesday recommended creation of a new government agency to control nuclear waste and a new consent-based strategy to deal with the issue. Members of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future advised a House...
by Chris Kirk | Feb 7, 2012 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives has never been less concerned with the environment, a leading environmental organization said Tuesday after scoring congressmen based on their voting records last year. Led by House Republicans who dismiss environmental...
by Shirley Li | Feb 7, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON –Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called the U.S. economic outlook “uncertain” Tuesday and urged “close monitoring” of the economy. At a hearing before the Senate Budget Committee, Bernanke noted the recovery of manufacturing in the country, but said...
by Rebecca Nelson | Feb 7, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – New voter ID proposals by a number of states are part of a “season of intolerance,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said Tuesday as he announced a campaign against legislation that opponents say would curb voter rights. More than two dozen states are considering...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 6, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — Of all the places where disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been spotted since emerging from prison more than a year ago, his appearance Monday was surely the most unlikely of locales. Seated beneath a floor-to-ceiling banner headlined with the phrase...
by Safiya Merchant | Feb 1, 2012 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON – Congress sought the advice of states Wednesday as two governors told the House Education and the Workforce committee about their strategies to improve job markets on their home turf. According to Chairman John Kline, R-Minn., the economy has improved...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 1, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Scott Brown said Wednesday he favors any amendment that expands the scope of his bill to prohibit so-called “congressional inside trading” to include the executive branch. The STOCK Act, or Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge Act, would bar...
by Ariel Rothfield | Feb 1, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Testifying before the House Oversight Committee, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, vowed to block every upcoming presidential nominee because of what he called President Barack Obama’s of “trampling” on the Constitution when he made controversial recess appointments...
