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Sunday, July 5, 2009
Hoyer Sees Healthcare Bill By August Recess
The House will seek to pass healthcare reform legislation before the August recess despite Republican claims that the Democrats' proposal would be too costly and counterproductive, Majority Leader Hoyer told Fox News Sunday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Publication Notice: Neither CongressDailyPM nor CongressDailyAM will be published Friday in honor of Independence Day. CongressDailyPM will return Monday and CongressDailyAM Tuesday morning.
Breaking News: Sunday, 12:22 p.m.
Palin Sees National Role For Herself
A day after announcing she would resign, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin staked out national goals for herself.
Breaking News: Friday, 4:20 p.m.
Palin To Resign As Governor This Month
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin today first announced she will not seek a second term and then added that she will resign her post later this month, further fueling speculation she is preparing to run for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
Breaking News: Saturday, 12:04 p.m.
Tauscher Special Election Dates Set
California Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Friday set a special election date of Nov. 3 to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Democratic Rep. Ellen Tauscher, the Contra Costa Times reported.
Members Face Big Agenda, Tight Calendar
Lawmakers return next week to face one of the most ambitious legislative agendas on record, with Democrats hoping in the next six months to pass the FY10 appropriations bills, overhaul the U.S. healthcare and financial regulatory systems and perhaps an immigration bill.
Boxer Lays Out Action On Climate Change
Senate Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer has scheduled a four-pack of hearings in the next two weeks as part of a broader effort to draft climate legislation this summer and continue an ambitious Democratic push to get a plan through Congress this year.
CBO: Employer Mandate Trims Bill's Cost
A CBO estimate released today shows that including an employer mandate in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Democrats' healthcare overhaul bill drops the price tag to $611 billion, a dramatic decrease from the previous $1 trillion estimate.
Obama Highway, Transit Pay-Fors Scrutinized
As if healthcare and climate change legislation weren't enough, Democratic leaders and K Street now have to turn their focus to the perilous state of the Highway Trust Fund, which the Obama administration said Wednesday could run out of cash in late August or early September.
Dropping Dairy Prices Prompt Calls For Help
World wholesale dairy prices reached their lowest level in five years today, and farm groups are calling on the Obama administration and Congress to take action to help dairy farmers.
Entitlement Pressure Grows On Budget
A CBO report projecting the explosive growth of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security from 2009 to 2080 is the latest wake-up call for entitlement reform, budget experts said.
Lawmakers To Re-Examine Web Ad Industry
Lawmakers will resume their examination of the Internet advertising industry after the Independence Day recess with a round of hearings, sources said today.
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Handicapping The 2010 Senate Races
Although Election Day is more than a year away, jockeying for the 2010 Senate races is well underway. Once again, the Republicans will be playing defense to a greater extent than the Democrats -- as six GOP incumbents have indicated they won't seek another term. There will be 36 Senate seats up in 2010: For a regularly updated, state-by-state look at the 18 Republican-held seats, click here; for a similar look at the status of the 18 seats now in Democratic hands, click here.
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