Topic: U.S. House of Representatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday postponed further action on legislation until later this month as the capital city braced for a second major snowstorm in less than a week. House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said flight cancellations made it difficult for House members to get into the snowbound city and leaders decided to put off scheduled votes ...
by Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the anniversary of the passage of the U.S. economic stimulus plan looms and President Barack Obama presses for new jobs legislation, states and the government are assessing the impact the program has had on transportation. "The transportation industry was the poster child of the stimulus," said Larry "Butch" Brown, president of the American ...
Mother Nature's wrath has forced the U.S. House to scrap its work week. No. 2 House Democrat Steny Hoyer said Tuesday the body will not meet the rest of the week and no votes are scheduled. His comments came as Washington remained paralyzed from one blizzard and ...
h1Organizations must educate end-users, says Dan Beard, chief administrative officer of the House of Representatives, reports Dan Kaplan./h1pMany on Capitol Hill believe, and for good reason, that bipartisanship is nothing but a Beltway myth, more often used as a tiresome campaign ...
