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Iowa lawmakers call to slash justices’ pay by 80 percent for 2009 LGBT marriage ruling
A group of conservatives in the Iowa state House have filed a measure that would cut the pay of state Supreme Court Justices by around 80 percent — but only for the ones who voted to legalize same sex marriage in 2009. On Monday, five state House Republicans attempted to…
Congressman slams Republicans for pushing bill based on discredited 2012 campaign attack
Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) mocked House Republicans on Wednesday for pushing legislation based on the widely discredited claim that President Barack Obama was scrapping a welfare work rule. “There is no greater misuse of time than re-fighting the last election,” he said on the House floor. “The last election is…
House Republicans propose $10 billion spending hike for Pentagon
US House Republicans introduced a proposal Monday that would fund the government through the end of fiscal year 2013, albeit at a reduced level to account for harsh spending cuts already under way. The measure, expected to be brought to the floor for a vote this week, does not cancel…
Bernie Sanders: House Republicans are the problem
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Saturday that Republicans were solely to blame for the lack of a budget deal to avert the fiscal cliff. During an appearance on MSNBC, Sanders denied that both parties were responsible for the current gridlock in Washington. He said “nobody wants” the economically…
House Republicans push for anti-gay provision in defense spending bill
House Republicans are pushing to include an anti-gay provision in the final version of the annual defense spending bill, according to multiple reports. Unnamed sources told the Washington Blade that House Republicans were seeking to including a so-called “conscience protection” clause in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013. Unnamed…
Issa: House Republicans will sue Holder
House Republicans will file a civil lawsuit this month against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder demanding the release of documents related to the “Fast and Furious” gun-tracking operation. “We’ll be filing a civil case during the break,” Darrell Issa (R-CA) told NBC News Friday. “We will expect a day in…
Pelosi: GOP briefly ‘sees the light’ on political ad transparency
Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday backed off on their attempt to block a new rule that requires broadcasters to post political ad data online. “Today, House Republicans reversed their opposition to a step for greater transparency in our politics,” Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA) said in a…
Republicans threaten to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt
Attorney General Eric Holder could soon be declared in contempt of Congress, if House Republicans have their way. Led by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Republicans told The Los Angeles Times on Friday that they have been stonewalled by the Department…
Rep. Jared Polis fails to kill House GOP’s ‘zombie earmarks’
During debate over legislation to extend federal highway funding, Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) accused House Republicans of bringing wasteful earmarks back from the dead. “Usually when something is killed, it stays dead,” he said. “But just like a zombie movie some earmarks refuse to die and return to life as…
Wyden amendments look to demolish U.S. copyright treaty
If the Senate passes a forthcoming “jobs” bill supported by House Republicans, two new amendments introduced this week by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) would provide the added benefit of essentially destroying the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), a controversial copyright treaty that has Europe’s Internet activists up in arms. The amendments…
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