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Grassley To Appropriators: Drop Health
Senate Finance ranking member Charles Grassley wants Senate appropriators to back off legislating Medicare and Medicaid, particularly a delay of seven administration Medicaid regulations, as they craft a war supplemental, even if it means an issue he championed goes down.
Provisions For Dominican Republic, Haiti Hitching A Ride On Farm Bill
Cotton twill trousers from the Dominican Republic could enter the United States duty-free under a provision negotiators were seeking to add to the $300 billion, five-year farm bill on Thursday.
House Passes A Wide-Ranging Housing Stimulus Package
With significant GOP support, the House passed a wide-ranging housing-stimulus package Thursday despite a White House veto threat.
House Panel's Leaders Unveil Amtrak Overhaul Measure
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders Thursday unveiled a five-year $14.4 billion plan to boost federal spending for Amtrak and high-speed rail service, while opening the door for private bids to build and run faster trains.
Effort To Ban Torture Fails In House Intelligence Markup
The House Intelligence Committee on Thursday approved legislation authorizing programs and spending for the nation's intelligence agencies after members narrowly rejected an attempt to bar the use of torture during interrogations of terrorist suspects.
DOD To Review 'Unnecessary Duplication' Among Services
The Pentagon will study six potentially controversial issues in addition to the broad but emotionally charged topic of "unnecessary duplication" of efforts, which was required in a congressionally mandated study of the roles and missions of the military services, a senior defense official said Thursday.
House Panel Boosts Military Readiness Accounts By $950M
The House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee voted unanimously Thursday to approve its portion of the FY09 defense authorization bill, calling for additional operations and maintenance dollars to help the military grapple with sagging readiness rates among its nondeployed units.
U.S. Is Urging China To Ditch Internal Tech Standards
The United States is trying to persuade China to abandon home-grown information technology standards that could keep U.S. companies out of its market.
Ethics Panel Says It Has No Jurisdiction In Vitter Complaint
The Senate Ethics Committee dismissed a complaint against Sen. David Vitter, R-La., for his alleged involvement in a prostitution case, but criticized his behavior.
Cancer Survivors Urge Expanded Health Coverage, Research
Cancer survivors Elizabeth Edwards and Lance Armstrong Thursday called for a re-energized war on the disease featuring an expansion of health insurance and a plan for coordinating research, prevention, early detection and treatment efforts.
Treasury Official Defends Role Of Sovereign Wealth Funds
NEW YORK -- With sovereign wealth fund assets expected to reach $12.5 trillion in five years, the United States must ensure that national security or political concerns do not unnecessarily dissuade outside commercial investment, Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt said here Thursday.
Schafer Says Bush Will Veto Farm Bill In Its Current Form
President Bush will veto the farm bill conference report expected to be voted on in the House and the Senate next week, Agriculture Secretary Schafer said Thursday.
Conyers, Lofgren Introduce Network Neutrality Legislation
As the debate continues in the House Energy and Commerce Committee over a bill that would ban discrimination of Internet content by broadband companies, the House Judiciary Committee Thursday entered the fray with its network neutrality proposal that offers an antitrust approach to preventing anticompetitive online practices.
HILL BRIEFS
Conrad Says Budget Resolution Could Slip Past Memorial Day
Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad said Thursday that budget writers are nearing a deal on a FY09 budget resolution, but a delay in House consideration of an Iraq war supplemental spending bill could push back a conference on the budget until after the Memorial Day recess.
Postal Service In The Red, But More Mail Is On Time
Sharper than expected declines in mail volume, high fuel prices and the sagging economy left the U.S. Postal Service more than $700 million in the red in the fiscal quarter ending March 31, Postmaster General John Potter told a House subcommittee Thursday.
House Votes To Eliminate Old Strictures On Mandela
Moving to fix what some lawmakers called an embarrassing leftover in U.S. policy, the House voted Thursday to scrap travel restrictions on former South African President Nelson Mandela and others in his anti-apartheid party.
Coin Bill Passes House, But Change Unwelcome
Making change would cost less under legislation approved Thursday by the House, but objections from the Senate and the Bush administration could send the bill into the coin return slot.
POLITICAL ROUNDUP
Esch Endorses Raimondo In Neb. Senate Primary
Democratic congressional candidate Jim Esch endorsed Democratic businessman Tony Raimondo in his bid for the seat Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., will vacate.
Kilroy, Boccieri Call For Dem AG's Ouster Over Scandal
A sex scandal involving Ohio's Democratic attorney general has prompted two Democratic congressional candidates running for open seats to distance themselves from him, the Associated Press reported.
Black Lawmakers Consider Bids For Congress As Independents
Three black state lawmakers say they are weighing whether to run for three congressional seats this fall as independents.
Chamber Backs Bradley In Congressional Bid
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed former Rep. Jeb Bradley, R-N.H., in his bid to win back the seat he lost to Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter in 2006.
GOP Legislator Abandons Bid For Wyo. Open Seat
Republican state Rep. Dan Zwonitzer has withdrawn his candidacy for Wyoming's open seat, the Associated Press reported.
5/9/2008 AM Contents
- Grassley To Appropriators: Drop Health
- Provisions For Dominican Republic, Haiti Hitching A Ride On Farm Bill
- House Passes A Wide-Ranging Housing Stimulus Package
- House Panel's Leaders Unveil Amtrak Overhaul Measure
- Effort To Ban Torture Fails In House Intelligence Markup
- DOD To Review 'Unnecessary Duplication' Among Services
- House Panel Boosts Military Readiness Accounts By $950M
- U.S. Is Urging China To Ditch Internal Tech Standards
- Ethics Panel Says It Has No Jurisdiction In Vitter Complaint
- Cancer Survivors Urge Expanded Health Coverage, Research
- Treasury Official Defends Role Of Sovereign Wealth Funds
- Schafer Says Bush Will Veto Farm Bill In Its Current Form
- Conyers, Lofgren Introduce Network Neutrality Legislation
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HILL BRIEFS
- Conrad Says Budget Resolution Could Slip Past Memorial Day
- Postal Service In The Red, But More Mail Is On Time
- House Votes To Eliminate Old Strictures On Mandela
- Coin Bill Passes House, But Change Unwelcome
