Written on July 9, 2011 at 6:13 am, by admin
In what seemed more like a Sunday church service than a Capitol Hill press conference, Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., called out for his fellow lawmakers and all Americans to do “the Lord’s work” as a solution to fixing the debt ceiling. “These are not political questions,” Rangel asserted. “These are moral questions.” The raspy-voiced congressman urgedContinue Reading
Written on June 26, 2011 at 1:14 am, by admin
George M. White, 90, the architect who oversaw myriad projects on Capitol Hill, including the construction of the Hart Senate Office Building and the restoration of the old Supreme Court and Senate chambers in the U.S. Capitol itself, died of Parkinson’s disease on June 17 in Bethesda, Md. He was named Architect of the CapitolContinue Reading
Written on June 12, 2011 at 3:54 am, by admin
Those campaign-style TV commercials clogging Minnesota’s airwaves this spring are brought to you by the budget stalemate at the state Capitol. There was a time when political ads were confined almost entirely to election years. But the simmering dispute over taxes and spending between Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders have inspired interestContinue Reading
Written on June 5, 2011 at 8:21 am, by admin
MADISON, Wis. — Law enforcement is limiting what can be brought into the Capitol. Capitol police issued a statement Saturday, saying they would not allow signs on sticks, noise makers, duct tape, tents, sleeping bags, and weapons. Officials also said camping was not permitted on Capitol grounds. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that a cityContinue Reading
Written on May 30, 2011 at 7:08 am, by admin
From Sacramento The landscape will be shifting at the state Capitol. Political dynamics are in transition. And the first unmistakable sign may be the Legislature’s meeting its budget deadline for the first time in a generation. The California Constitution says flat-out that “The Legislature shall pass the budget bill by midnight on June 15….” Yet,Continue Reading
Written on May 27, 2011 at 2:02 am, by admin
WASHINGTON, May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Hundreds of young motorcyclists, their parents and concerned riders gathered with several U.S. representatives, including Rep.Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.), author of the Kids Just Want to Ride Act, in Washington, D.C.,Thursday, May 26, at the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Family Capitol Hill Climb. The event was a strong demonstration of public opposition to aContinue Reading
