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Senate Confirms Gina Mccarthy as New EPA Head
@mikememoli WASHINGTON – The Senate voted to confirm Gina McCarthy as the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, ending what had been the longest delay for any of President Obama’s second-term Cabinet picks. The 59-40 vote was the second such...
Republicans Show They Are Willing to Compromise on The Farm Bill
Last night on “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert congratulated the Republican-controlled House of Representatives for being able to pass the Farm Bill. When the House GOP caucus found that they couldn't compromise on the subject of food stamps, they just took...
Senate Confirms Richard Cordray as Consumer Watchdog
President Barack Obama listens to Richard Cordray deliver remarks following his confirmation as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in the State Dining Room of the White House, July 17, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza…
Mapping the Sequester’s Impact on Low-Income Housing
In April, Doug Rice, senior policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, released a paper that described some of the ways people would be affected by sequestration cuts to local housing agency budgets, including: up to 140,000 fewer…
BREAKING:
El Burro Sabe Más Que Tú
"If Republicans in the House of Representatives vote against the immigration reform legislation that was recently approved by the Senate — or if they prevent it from coming to a vote at all — they will lose the presidential election in 2016. It will not even matter...
Crossing the Ethical Plane
A prominent local Republican is calling for Governor Bob McDonnell to resign. Shaun Kenney is the Chairman of the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors, and the former spokesman for the Republican Party of Virginia. He says the ongoing gift scandal shows that the...
Jackson Again Fails To Properly Disclose Donations
For the second time since his May nomination as the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, E.W. Jackson has failed to properly disclose donations to his campaign by the deadline set by state law, according to state election officials. By 5 p.m. Monday, the...
Mayors Against Illegal Guns Applauds Increase in Funding
Senate-Requested Funding Represents Substantial Increase Over Current Program, Fulfills Request of Hundreds of Mayors Nationwide to Help Reduce Gun Violence NEW YORK, July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — After the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee…
Filibuster Fight About Core Values — And It’s Not Over
Filibuster Fight About Core Values — And It’s Not Over (via LA Progressive) A deal over the “filibuster” was tentatively reached in the Senate Tuesday, but forget all the insider talk about “nuclear options” and “recess appointments”: This isn't a story about process....
