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Washington Post
| 11 months ago
But it also provided an opening to Republicans to challenge the president's long-running argument that he is hamstrung by a do-nothing Congress: GOP aides jokingly claimed Friday that they had eliminated half of the president's campaign stump speech...
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Politico
| 11 months ago
Congress on Friday signed off on a deal to halt an increase in student loan interest rates that could affect more than 7 million people clearing the way for President Barack Obama's signature...Continue Reading But on Friday, Senate leaders touted...
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Politico
| 11 months ago
Congress passed a package Friday containing the transportation bill conference report as well as measures to extend flood insurance and lower federal student loan rates, sending the bill to President Barack Obama's desk. The bill passed 373-52 in the...
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Politico
| 11 months ago
First, the transportation bill conference report was delayed because it took forever to draft; now, it's again been delayed over drafting errors and Democrats' reluctance to sign it. But Republicans were still signaling confidence in a Friday vote.
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The Hill
| 11 months ago
The partisan flare-up came while lawmakers wait for a legislative deal to extend transportation authorization, student loan subsidies and the national flood insurance program. A Senate Democratic aide said House Republicans have posted the bill...
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Los Angeles Times
| 11 months ago
On Capitol Hill, a funny thing happened after the Supreme Court's healthcare ruling. Republicans , whose stated priority for the past 18 months has been jobs and the economy, spent the day talking about health care. And Democrats , who have shied...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
Supreme Court decision upholding the healthcare law, saying it would help ensure Americans have access to affordable care. "Soon, virtually every man, woman and child in America will have access to health insurance they can afford and the vital care...
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Fox News
| 11 months ago
FoxNews.com The health care reform bill before the Supreme Court first took shape as President Obama's campaign promise when he was running for the White House in 2008. In fact, Obama's was just one of several reform proposals by the top presidential...
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Miami Herald
| 11 months ago
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pleased by the Supreme Court's ruling in the health care case, and says it's time now for Congress to move on to other business. Barring a last-minute deal, House Republicans plan historic votes Thursday to hold...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pleased by the Supreme Court's ruling in the health care case, and says it's time now for Congress to move on to other business.
The Nevada Democrat says no one believes the law is perfect, but that...
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Truthdig
| 11 months ago
Jun 27, 2012 Landmark Health Care Ruling Expected Thursday: We're less than 24 hours away from the Supreme Court's eagerly anticipated ruling on Obamacare. With the decision so close, the blogosphere is all abuzz with information and opinion on...
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The Hill
| 11 months ago
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate-House negotiating conference, said he expected the deal to be unveiled before midnight Wednesday, giving House lawmakers time to review it before a Friday vote. At midnight you're going to know...
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OpenSecrets.org
| 11 months ago
With the failure of another attempt at a deal, the House is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over alleged obstruction of the chamber's investigation into the "Fast and Furious" scandal.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
| 11 months ago
More than 7 million college students could be spared higher loan rates under a deal reached Tuesday by Senate leaders. The agreement would freeze the interest rate paid on new Stafford loans for a year, preventing it from doubling from 3.4 percent to...
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CNN
| 11 months ago
House GOP leaders are expected to discuss the issue with their members at a meeting Wednesday morning. The White House issued a statement praising the deal and pressed House Republicans to accept it. "We're pleased that the Senate has reached a deal...
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The Hill
| 11 months ago
Senate leaders announced a deal to extend federal subsidies for college loans and floated the possibility of attaching the language to a multiyear transportation authorization measure. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters that he...
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Washington Post
| 11 months ago
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) announced the agreement to freeze student-loan rates. Text Size The Washington Post More than 7 million college students could be spared higher...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
Senate leaders said Tuesday they have worked out details of a deal to keep college student loan interest rates from doubling this week. Student loan rates are scheduled to rise to 6.8 percent effective Saturday unless Congress preserves the current...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
The Senate's top Democrat and Republican said Tuesday that they've reached a deal that would prevent interest rates on college loans from doubling beginning this weekend for millions of students. But House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has yet to...
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Kansas City Star
| 11 months ago
Senate leaders of both parties say they've reached a deal to prevent interest rates on millions of student loans from doubling beginning on Sunday. But House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) has yet to decide whether the pact will be agreeable to the...
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Washington Post
| 11 months ago
The compromise has appeared a near inevitability for weeks--since Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney joined President Obama in calling for Congress to keep rates from doubling on July 1. But Republicans and Democrats have been stuck on how...
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Reuters
| 11 months ago
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks during his news conference on the payroll tax cut extension on Capitol Hill in Washington December 23, 2011. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday odds are better than even that lawmakers...
