Published 12 Oct, 2011 The Senate voted on two contentious issues Tuesday evening a bill condemning currency manipulation by the Chinese government which passed and the President’s jobs bill, the American Jobs Act which failed. Important business continues in the upper chamber Wednesday when the three pending free trade agreements—Panama, South Korea, and Colombia—will likely…
Published 17 Oct, 2011 The House is in recess this week, leaving the Senate to begin tackling appropriations. During the week their plan is to focus on a small packing of departments they believe they can find consensus on. Senate HELP is holding a subcommittee hearing on the effects of the recession on older Americans,…
Published 01 Nov, 2011 This week both the House and Senate are in session. In the Senate, Reid has indicated that members will vote on a minibus that includes Transportation-HUD funding. The House leadership has made it clear that they will conference with the Senate on all appropriations bills, including those yet to be voted…
Published 05 Nov, 2011 This week both chambers of Congress are in, with the Republican leadership in the House deciding to spend their last weeks before the holiday recess voting to roll back America’s system for enacting safeguarding regulations. The Senate will attempt to confirm presidential nominations that have met GOP resistance, and will also…