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Congress renews U.S. export bank
WASHINGTON — Congress approved a bill Tuesday renewing the charter of the US Export-Import Bank for three years and raising the ceiling on its financing guarantees from $100 billion to $140 billion. The Senate approved the text 78-20 after the House of Representatives backed the measure last week in a…
Obama challenges Republicans with ‘to do list’
ALBANY, New York — US President Barack Obama opened a new line of attack Tuesday against his Republican foes, unveiling a “to do list” that he said Congress should pass to bolster the US economy. “I know this is an election year. But it’s not an excuse for inaction,” Obama…
Congress under the gun as ‘fiscal cliff’ looms
The United States is rushing toward a fiscal cliff that could kill the recovery, thrust the world deeper into crisis and “hollow out” the US military, yet there is doubt lawmakers can veer away from the ledge. For once, the problem is too little US government spending, not too much. At…
Vermont calls on Congress to overturn Citizens United ruling
Vermont became the third state on Thursday to call on the U.S. Congress to overturn the Supreme Court’s controversial ruling in Citizens United v. FEC. The Vermont House passed the resolution by a 92-40 vote. The Vermont Senate passed the resolution 26-3 last week. The 2010 Citizens United ruling struck…
Bernie Sanders: Congress spends day and night worrying about the wealthy
At a congressional summit Wednesday about the Citizens United decision, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said the U.S. Congress was only concerned about the “wealthy and powerful” because of the influence of campaign contributions. “This country faces enormous problems, the middle-class is declining, poverty is increasing, we’re worried about global warming,…
The real problem in Congress is that voters don’t pay enough attention to the politicos behind the curtain
In a New York Magazine interview with Jason Zengerle, retiring Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) said that the major structural reform that’s necessary to effect change in the political cycle is, “To get rid of the filibuster in the Senate.” I’d argue that the major necessary structural change isn’t the filibuster…
Virginia Tech massacre survivors, family press U.S. lawmakers on gun laws
WASHINGTON — Survivors and relatives of victims of US shootings marked the fifth anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre Monday by calling on Congress to “put an end to this madness” of gun violence. The anniversary of the worst school shooting in US history, in which 32 students and faculty…
Raw Story’s Megan Carpentier on Rep. West ‘communists in Congress’ remark
Megan Carpentier, the executive editor of Raw Story, said on The Young Turks Wednesday that claiming Democrats are members of the Communist Party was not particularly outrageous in today’s political climate, considering how often unsubstantiated smears get thrown around. Rep. Allen West (R-FL), a tea party favorite, said Tuesday that…
Senate passes weakened version of STOCK Act
The Senate on Thursday voted 96 to 3 to pass legislation that prohibits member of Congress, their staff and all federal employees from using non-public information to trade stocks. “With passage of the STOCK Act, members of Congress and their staffs can no longer use inside government information to make…
‘Total Information Awareness’ surveillance program returns, bigger than ever
A new feature story in this month’s Wired blows the lid off plans for a massive new National Security Agency data center in Utah that represents the resurrection of a program that Congress killed in 2003, known as “Total Information Awareness,” targeting literally all electronic communications all over the world —…
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