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Senate freshmen: What the 14 new members bring to Capitol Hill
A freshman Senate class was sworn in Jan. 3, bringing diverse skills and experience – not to mention agendas – to the legislative body. Whether the 14 newest senators help break partisan gridlock, or refuse to work across the aisle, will be the test for the 113th Congress.Twelve were elected on Nov. 6, including three Republicans, eight Democrats, and an independent. In addition, a Republican and a Democrat were appointed to vacant seats after the election. Here is a look at the 14 and what they bring to the Senate:
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In Pictures Who's who on the US deficit super committee
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Who's who on Congress's debt 'super committee'
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Shaking up 2012: US senators who aren't running for reelection
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In Pictures John Boehner
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14th Amendment: why birthright citizenship change 'can't be done'
A new amendment to address citizenship issues would be tough in today’s polarized environment. Some say that legislation related to the 14th Amendment is the answer, but that would be hard, too.
08/10/2010 05:22 pm -
The Monitor's View Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and the billionaire challenge
In winning over 38 billionaires to pledging half their wealth to charity, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates also set a better climate in the political debate over ending the Bush tax cuts on the rich.
08/05/2010 03:01 pm -
David R. Francis Estate tax bills take aim at a growing 'aristocracy of wealth'
The Senate has so far failed to pass an estate tax bill, allowing the tax to expire this year. Two new proposals, though, aim to reintroduce the estate tax and could generate billions in revenues.
08/02/2010 01:20 pm -
Republican skepticism challenges US-Russia treaty on nuclear weapons
President Obama is facing Republican opposition and midterm elections in his push to have the US-Russia Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ratified before year's end.
07/23/2010 06:23 pm -
Tax VOX Why tax cuts do not reduce government spending
Over the course of the last three decades, cutting revenues has not curtailed government spending.
07/22/2010 04:46 pm -
Arizona immigration lawsuit: Obama sails into a political storm
Conservatives say the lawsuit against Arizona's immigration law is a ploy for Democrats to anchor Latino support. Liberals say the lawsuit is critical to stop a 'Jose Crow' era against Hispanics.
07/10/2010 02:36 pm -
Opinion The surprising star at Elena Kagan's hearing: Thurgood Marshall
Because Obama has avoided engaging the empathy debate, Republicans tried to use Kagan's mentor and former US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall as a way to taint Kagan's reputation.
07/08/2010 01:32 pm -
Elena Kagan says she 'reveres' the military. GOP not convinced.
Elena Kagan, the Supreme Court nominee, was challenged bluntly by Republicans on the issue of the military's presence at Harvard Law School.
06/29/2010 03:16 pm -
Dig into alleged Joe Sestak job offer, GOP tells Justice Department
The White House backed Rep. Joe Sestak's opponent in the Democratic Senate primary in Pennsylvania. The GOP wants to know whether it offered Mr. Sestak a job to drop out of the race.
05/26/2010 10:08 pm -
Senate Republicans unmoved by Obama visit: 'We were props'
President Obama hoped to reach out to Senate Republicans in a meeting Tuesday. But 'we simply have a large difference of opinion,' one said.
05/25/2010 08:29 pm -
President Obama to send 1,200 National Guard troops to US-Mexico border
President Obama will send 1,200 National Guard troops to help secure the US-Mexico border, pre-empting Republican plans to try and force a vote on such a deployment.
05/25/2010 05:20 pm -
Tax VOX An estate tax deal: pay now, die later
The Senate may soon consider a pre-paid estate tax, which would not only save the wealthy lots of money, but would also continue the full employment of estate tax lawyers.
05/20/2010 10:17 am -
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan: Will her own words bite her?
Republicans are already throwing the words of Elena Kagan back at her. She once called Supreme Court nominee hearings 'vapid.' GOP senators are challenging her to open up.
05/16/2010 03:45 pm -
Kagan's road from solicitor general to Supreme Court: not too rocky?
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan will be questioned vigorously during Senate confirmation hearings. But she was confirmed last year as solicitor general – and won seven Republican votes.
05/10/2010 02:53 pm -
President Obama interviews Diane Wood for Supreme Court
President Obama interviewed Judge Diane Wood of Illinois Tuesday for the pending US Supreme Court opening.
05/05/2010 05:16 pm -
Nuclear weapons-free world: a vision of Kennedy, Reagan, Obama
Presidents Kennedy, Reagan, and now, Obama all envisioned a world free of nuclear weapons. The US-Russian START accord, announced Friday, is a next step in that direction, experts say.
03/26/2010 08:18 pm -
Healthcare fixes move to Senate, reconciliation gridlock looms
Republicans aim to raise amendments and procedural motions, followed by votes that could go on for days during reconciliation. Democrats vow to pass the healthcare fixes unchanged.
03/23/2010 09:41 pm -
The Monitor's View Senate jobs bill: the perils of extended unemployment benefits
The Senate jobs bill eases hardship by extending unemployment benefits to the long-term jobless. But it also raises the question of whether these benefits have become another entitlement.
03/10/2010 04:26 pm -
State of the Union: Obama urges bipartisanship, can he deliver?
President Obama's State of the Union speech emphasized cooperation and policies favored by both Republicans and Democrats, but offered no solutions for breaking partisan gridlock in Congress.
01/28/2010 12:44 pm -
Federal budget: Congress's return to bad spending habits
Congress has spent all its time on other efforts, like healthcare. Now, time is running short to pass a federal budget, and Congress is having to take its typical shortcuts.
12/14/2009 11:15 pm -
As foreclosures rise, states struggle to combat mortgage scams
Mortgage scams proliferate as desperate homeowners try to avert foreclosures, pushing state lawmakers into action.
12/02/2009 12:00 am -
Under pressure, moderate Democrats agree to advance healthcare bill
Majority Leader Harry Reid needed his full Democratic caucus to move healthcare to the floor of the Senate. Several Democratic senators facing conservative constituents back home finally agreed.
11/20/2009 12:00 am -
Holder: 'Failure not an option' in New York 9/11 terror trial
But Attorney General Eric Holder also told senators Wednesday that accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed could be detained indefinitely if acquitted in a New York terror trial.
11/19/2009 12:00 am -
Holder in the dock as critics focus on New York 9/11 terror trial
Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision was bound to raise sharp responses. Those who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks are weighing in along with politicians and pundits.
11/14/2009 12:00 am -
The Vote Sunday shows - David Axelrod, Rahm Emanuel, Valerie Jarrett
10/18/2009 01:00 am
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