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15:20 • 3 weeks ago

Tags: Politics United States Libya Benghazi U.S. House of Representatives House Oversight Committee Jason Chaffetz sc 8 • Permalink

I think you will see — again I can’t release any names to you yet, but next Wednesday I think those of us who are concerned about this issue … we’re finally going to get some answers.

Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz • Discussing an upcoming House oversight committee hearing which many GOP members believe will expose new information that the Obama Administration has previously tried to keep quiet. Sources say that previously unidentified witnesses, with firsthand knowledge of the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, will reveal new information about the events which claimed the lives of four Americans. source

18:20 • 1 month ago

Poll: Stephen Colbert’s sister has good chance at winning House seat

Tags: Politics United States South Carolina U.S. House of Representatives 1st Congressional District Mark Sanford Elizabeth Colbert Busch numbers sc 114 • Permalink

53% of likely GOP voters are expected to vote for former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford in a runoff election against attorney Curtis Bostic to determine the Republican Party’s nominee for the House seat.
47% of the registered voters in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District are projected to choose Democratic candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a potential match-up against Sanford, whose own 45-point estimate falls within the poll’s margin of error. No word on whether Colbert Busch has ever been to Argentina. source

16:23 • 4 months ago

Sandy relief bill headed to the Senate following House approval

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$50B in Sandy relief funding was approved by the House of Representatives on Tuesday, roughly two weeks after House Republicans shocked the nation by adjourning the 112th Congress without bringing a vote on any sort of disaster relief bill. Early reports suggest that most of the Sandy relief bill’s opposition actually came from House Democrats Tuesday morning, with a combined total of 52 members from both parties voting against the legislation. source

16:17 • 4 months ago

Tags: Politics TV The Daily Show Jon Stewart U.S. House of Representatives House Republicans Disaster Relief Sandy Relief sc 210 • Permalink

We don’t really have a whole lot to say about this one. Jon Stewart hit the nail on the head this time. source

15:06 • 4 months ago

The 113th Congress has officially elected House leaders:

Tags: Politics U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House 113th Congress numbers sc 20 • Permalink

220 U.S. Representatives voted for Republican Rep. John Boehner as Speaker of the House on Thursday, handing the 112th Congress’ speaker the top spot in the House for a second term, even though he didn’t have the full support of the 233 GOP Representatives to win the position.
192 votes were cast for Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who is likely to resume her position as House Minority leader for the 113th Congress. The California Democrat came 8 votes shy of capturing the full support of her party, though they would not have been enough to unseat Speaker Boehner.
10 protest votes were cast by Republicans, though they ultimately went to unlikely candidates like former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Rep. Allen West. Even former Comptroller General David Walker picked up a nod during the vote. source

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14:44 • 4 months ago

Tags: Politics Hurricane Sandy Federal Aid U.S. House of Representatives Peter King New York New Jersey Republicans GOP sc Disaster Relief 360 • Permalink

I’m saying right now, anyone from New York or New Jersey who contributes one penny to congressional Republicans is out of their minds, because what they did last night was put a knife in the back of New Yorkers and New Jerseyans. It was an absolute disgrace.

Republican Rep. Peter King • Condemning House Republicans for refusing to vote on a post-Sandy disaster relief bill that was approved by the Senate last week. The bill would have allocated roughly $60.4 billion in disaster relief funding for the areas in New York and New Jersey that were devastated by Sandy last year. House Republicans have responded to the criticism with assurances that a vote is coming in the 113th Congress, and a denial that there is any immediate need for such funding. source

16:08 • 4 months ago

Congress’ ability to pass legislation is historically, laughably, depressingly low

Tags: Politics U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Congress 112th Congress Lazy sc grabbags 83 • Permalink

1995-1996 Is currently the least productive two-year Congressional session on record, dating back to 1947 when the U.S. House Clerk’s Office first began keeping such records. The 104th Congress passed 333 bills in total.
2011-2012 Will become the new least productive two-year Congressional session on record, barring a number of miracles during the final days of the 112th Congress. Our sitting senators and representatives would need to send at least 115 more bills to the desk of President Obama to avoid becoming the least productive Congress in decades. Currently, they’re at 219 for the session. source

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Congress’ ability to pass legislation is historically, laughably, depressingly low