Monday, March 15, 2010
House Begins Healthcare Reconciliation Endgame Today
The House aims to have a vote on healthcare overhaul legislation this week, though leaders have acknowledged the vote could slip to the weekend. Having delayed his trip to Indonesia, President Obama will spend most of this week pushing healthcare reform.
Parties Take Measure Of Failure's Fallout
Congressional Democrats and President Obama are stepping onto a legislative high wire this month, gambling on a historic healthcare victory but risking the kind of spectacular fall that sometimes happens when there is no safety net.
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Draft Lowers Threshold For Fed Oversight
The Federal Reserve would get oversight of all bank holding companies with assets of $50 billion or more under legislation that Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd is crafting to revamp the nation's financial regulatory structure, according an aide and lobbyists.
Shifting Into High Gear
The 2010 races are heating up. For the latest developments in the key House and Senate contests, click here.
China Watch
Rapprochement?
Not long ago, relations between China and Japan were predictably prickly. The two sides regularly exchanged barbs over slights such as visits by Japanese leaders to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which extols Japan's wartime generals. They almost came to blows over the oil-rich Spratley Islands. America was a buffer.
The Latest Markup Reports
Markup Reports offer "you are there" coverage of every key House and Senate markup session. Click here for the most recent Markup Reports and a schedule of this week's markups.
Budget Process Gets Underway
With the FY11 budget process underway, check out the details with CongressDaily's agency and departmental briefings, as well as ongoing coverage of Capitol Hill reaction to the proposal, here.
Beyond The Beltway
United States
While members of Congress have begun working on legislation dealing with the Supreme Court's Citizens United v. FEC ruling, which has given corporations and unions the right to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections, states have also been grappling with issues the decision has raised.
The Future of Health Care
For CongressDaily articles and markup reports, click here. For the National Journal Group's expanded health page, click here.
Hot Ticket
CELEBRATE.COM
New Coke wasn't the only thing introduced in 1985 when the Internet domain ".com" was established. But unlike the highly unpopular soft drink, .com became wildly successful in all corners of the globe. This week marks the silver anniversary of the Web address that started in Cambridge, Mass., when a company called Symbolics first staked its claim.
Addressing Climate Change
For CongressDaily articles and markup reports, click here. For the National Journal Group's expanded energy and environment page, click here.
Feature
On The Way Up--Or Out
For a complete list of current members of Congress who are retiring or planning to run for another office, click here.
Latest On Lobbying
Read the latest on lobbying with the National Journal's "Under the Influence" blog.
Read It Regularly
For the latest developments affecting the tech sector, check in often with the "Tech Daily Dose" blog.
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