Topic: Jim Manley
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Unemployment benefits extended in tax-cut deal
Unemployment benefits extension avoids holiday cutoff for 2 million Americans, says White House, which agreed to extend Bush-era tax cuts for everyone, including the rich.
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Lame-duck Congress's first task: avoid a government shutdown
Funding for fiscal year 2011 is set to run out Dec. 3. Will emboldened Republicans be willing to shut down government rather than pass a trillion-dollar budget that expands the deficit?
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Bush tax cuts: Democrats punt until after midterm elections
Democrats say they will extend the Bush tax cuts for the middle class, but they are split about whether to extend them for the rich. So they'll make the decision after midterm elections.
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Senate Democrats beat back GOP alterations to healthcare 'fixes'
Senate Democrats prevail, so far, in keeping the package of healthcare 'fixes' intact. But the House will need to vote on it again to address small adjustments in the part dealing with student loans.
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After Obama signs health care reform bill, why mess with reconciliation?
House Democrats don't like the health care reform bill they passed Sunday. They only did it because the Senate promised it would 'fix' the bill. And that's where reconciliation comes in.
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Senate in the home stretch on its healthcare reform bill
But there's more heavy political lifting ahead. Liberals in the House are set to fight for a public option.
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GOP senators concede on 'Cash for Clunkers'
They don't have the votes to block an additional $2 billion for the popular program. Many have heard from car dealers back home.
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For Specter and the Democrats, it was a brief honeymoon
The Pennsylvania senator has been stripped of his seniority, at least until 2011, and he hasn't exactly voted in lock step with Democrats.
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Senators want to alter stimulus
Republicans are poised to cut spending, increase tax cuts, and refocus on homeowners.
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House passes stimulus bill; now for the great Senate debate
Obama invites GOP ideas for the largest spending bill in US history.
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Will Obama ‘deimperialize’ the presidency?
He has criticized Bush’s attempts to trump Congress, especially on war issues.
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Congress is wary of the push to bail out Wall Street
Lawmakers are watching the stock market as an indicator of whether to buy Bush's plan.
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Congress looking for broader fixes for U.S. economy
On the Hill, bills range from rule changes allowing judges to rewrite mortgage terms to a financial-sector overhaul.
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Bush calls on Congress to pass $140 billion stimulus package
Democratic congressional leaders hope to have a final deal by Jan. 28.
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Watchdog FEC sidelined as elections roll
The Federal Election Commission has vacancies in four of six seats and it hasn't acted on a new ethics law.
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