House Delays Debt-Limit Vote as Senate Vows to Kill Measure

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

House Speaker John Boehner delayed today’s planned vote on debt-limit legislation as Senate leaders stood ready to kill the measure should it get to their chamber. Find more info about House Delays Debt-Limit Vote as Senate Vows to Kill Measure photos videos pictures. read more

Obama Threatens Budget Bill Veto as Senate Leaders Push for Deal

Monday, July 18th, 2011

President Barack Obama vowed to veto a House Republican proposal to impose mandatory budget cuts and set caps for government spending as Senate leaders press for a compromise deal to raise the federal debt limit. Find more info about Obama Threatens Budget Bill Veto as Senate Leaders Push for Deal photos ...

Senate Leaders Push Revised Debt-Limit Plan

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will push a revised budget plan this week aimed at allowing a debt-limit increase needed to avoid a U.S. government default Find more info about Senate Leaders Push Revised Debt-Limit Plan photos videos pictures. read more

States Worry About Whether Congress Will Extend Extra Medicaid Funding

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

The Boston Globe: "The Massachusetts delegation sent letters yesterday to House and Senate leaders urging them to support an extension of Medicaid funding that officials in Massachusetts and other states say is vital to prevent drastic cuts in services and increases in layoffs." Newly elected Republican Sen. Scott Brown did ...

Obama To Meet Next Week With Senate Leaders To Discuss Supreme Court Nominee

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

President Obama is scheduled to meet next week with Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to discuss his pending nomination of a replacement for retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice ...