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This week in Washington - February 5, 2012Lexology (registration)House Armed Services Committee Chair Buck McKeon (R-California) has introduced a similar bill in the House. Democrats in both chambers have voiced opposition to the proposals, saying the defense budget needs to bear its fair share of cuts to ...
9 February 2012 | 3:23 am
WH SEEKS CONTRACEPTION COMPROMISE, FOOTBALL FEUD: McCONNELL VS. MANCHIN, THE ...PoliticoThe outlook for an earmark ban remained dim Tuesday, however, as House and Senate leaders say the current moratorium is sufficient. Moreover, with the House slated to debate ethics legislation dealing with conflicts of interest on Thursday, ...
8 February 2012 | 5:16 am
Wonkbook: Obama's fresh lead remains vulnerable to Europe's woesWashington Post (blog)They want the minimum wage cut by 25 percent. They want supplementary pensions cut by 35 percent. They want to close 100 state-run organizations that will cost thousands of jobs. And they want all this done voluntarily by the politicians in a country ...and more »
6 February 2012 | 3:36 am
OVERNIGHT MONEY: January jobs report could show gain of around 155000The Hill (blog)warned Republicans Thursday they will be forced to vote multiple times on extending the payroll tax holiday if the Senate-House conference deadlocks on the issue. Democrats are skeptical that Republicans want to extend the payroll tax rate, ...and more »
2 February 2012 | 3:49 pm
Rick Santorum says Rick Perry requested 1200 congressional earmarksPolitiFactEarmarks, which Congress banned from its budgeting and appropriations process in 2011, draw fire in some quarters because they enabled individual lawmakers to carve out funding for pet projects without public scrutiny. Some advocacy organizations say ...and more »
20 January 2012 | 4:58 pm