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GOP cracks in higher taxes for the wealthy?
House Speaker John Boehner has joined Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in signaling that the Bush-era tax cuts for 'millionaires and billionaires' – President Obama’s favorite campaign target for additional federal revenues – should be allowed to expire at year’s end.
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House repeals health-care reform – with no plan to replace it (+video)
House Republicans campaigned to repeal and replace health-care reform, but are now holding off until after November elections before laying out their own alternative plan.
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David Dreier to leave Congress: Is California losing its clout?
Some worry that David Dreier's retirement means reduced clout for California on Capitol Hill. But others say an anti-pork atmosphere in Washington means their concerns are overblown.
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With payroll-tax cut, House GOP aims to force senators back to Capitol
The House will vote Tuesday on requiring senators, who have left for the holidays, to negotiate differences in legislation to extend the payroll-tax cut and other measures set to expire on Jan. 1.
12/20/2011 10:25 am -
Barney Frank exit may signal the end of glory days for Mass. Democrats
Barney Frank will not seek re-election in 2012, but will there be enough Democratic fire power left in Massachusetts after he's gone?
11/30/2011 12:23 am -
How new redistricting maps could reshape California politics
California handed redistricting to a nonpartisan commission to help break the state's chronic gridlock. The new political maps, it is becoming apparent, could do more than that.
08/30/2011 08:07 pm -
Why House Republicans are rushing to slash NPR funding
House Republican cohesiveness splintered in a key vote earlier this week, but NPR funding – long a target for conservatives – is almost certain to restore a picture of GOP unity.
03/16/2011 11:17 pm -
Will House Republicans revolt against bill to avoid government shutdown?
House Republicans are set to put forward a new short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. Its toughest opponents? House Republicans.
03/15/2011 03:41 pm -
Tax filing rule repealed by House
Tax filing requirement, unpopular with business, would be repealed under a House bill. The House passed the tax filing repeal by a 314-112 vote.
03/04/2011 07:47 am -
From the archives: An interview with Sargent Shriver
This interview with Kennedy aide and Peace Corps founder Sargent Shriver, which ran on the front page of the Monitor on May 6, 1963, offers a look at the Corps just two years after its founding, at a time when it had just over 4,000 volunteers. Since then, some 200,000 Americans have served with the Corps, which will turn 50 this year.
01/18/2011 06:21 pm -
The Vote What has House GOP done to cut budgets so far?
The new set of House rules requires that new spending be offset by cuts, not new revenues. And members are supposed to roll back spending by their own offices, too.
01/06/2011 01:26 pm -
The Vote House GOP health-care repeal: What will that bill do, exactly?
The House GOP bill to repeal the new health-care reforms would reset laws of the land to last March, before Obama signed the measure. It also calls on Republicans to craft own reform plan.
01/04/2011 12:54 pm -
Obama tax deal: why estate tax is the new sticking point
House Democratic leaders set very tight rules for debate of the Obama tax deal Thursday, and rank-and-file Democrats revolted. Their main frustration now: the estate tax.
12/16/2010 04:10 pm -
Health care bill victory? Steny Hoyer says they've got the votes
Steny Hoyer sounded upbeat this afternoon when discussing the health care bill. "Clearly, we believe we have the votes," Hoyer said.
03/21/2010 12:52 am -
Healthcare vote: Obama to visit Capitol Hill to nail down support
With the healthcare vote pending, President Obama will head over to Capitol Hill to rally support.
03/20/2010 04:42 pm -
Which way, America, on healthcare bill vote?
Americans are 'jamming the phone lines' to Capitol Hill as Congress takes up a monolithic healthcare bill this weekend. It’s as close as Washington gets to a political earthquake.
03/20/2010 10:39 am -
As healthcare reform vote nears, some lawmakers still deciding
It’s still in flux whether Democratic leaders have the 216 votes needed for passage of healthcare reform. Some lawmakers have announced they'll vote 'yes,' while others have shifted to 'no.'
03/19/2010 09:09 pm -
Even before House vote on healthcare bill, legal challenges loom
Opponents of the healthcare bill are poised to challenge it over the House's likely use of the 'deem and pass' rule, as well as on the substance of the legislation itself.
03/19/2010 08:44 pm -
'Deem and pass': Democrats' new tactic for healthcare reform bill
House Democrats may use a procedure that allows them to 'deem' the Senate's healthcare reform bill passed without actually having to take a direct vote on it.
03/16/2010 08:28 pm -
What if Obama fails on healthcare reform?
In the end, Democrats may simply not have enough votes to pass healthcare reform. If that happens, the rest of Obama’s agenda would be cast into doubt, and the possibility of a tidal-wave election this fall would increase.
03/15/2010 07:19 pm -
On healthcare reform, House lawmakers get past the abortion hurdle
To pass a healthcare reform bill, addressing abortion is necessary in order to get the support of conservative Democrats. Lobbyists for Catholic bishops were part of the negotiation.
11/07/2009 12:00 am -
Healthcare reform effort grinds slowly in the House
Healthcare reform vote Saturday may be delayed as Democratic leaders work to make sure they have the necessary 218 votes - including more conservative members of their own party.
11/06/2009 12:00 am -
AARP, AMA give House healthcare bill an 11th-hour boost
The AARP and AMA endorsed the House healthcare bill Thursday. But there are caveats, and some Democrats remain concerned about cost and abortion provisions.
11/05/2009 12:00 am -
Republicans discouraged by Obama's healthcare speech
For GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill, the takeaway is that the president and the Democrats are poised to move without them.
09/10/2009 01:00 am -
The New Economy Stanford Financial: a sticky wicket for investors?
02/17/2009 12:00 am
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