AP - The chairman of the House Budget Committee said Saturday that a 2009 spending blueprint passed by the Democratic-controlled Congress will restore funding for health care, energy and education while leading to a balanced budget by 2012. -- read full article
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:13:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Bloomberg - June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton formally conceded the
race for the Democratic presidential nomination to Illinois
Senator Barack Obama and told supporters they should join her in
the fight to help him win the White House. -- read full article
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:57:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Bloomberg - June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton formally conceded the
race for the Democratic presidential nomination to Illinois
Senator Barack Obama and told supporters they should join her in
the fight to help him win the White House. -- read full article
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:35:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Reuters - Hillary Clinton ended her historic
presidential bid and endorsed Barack Obama on Saturday, urging
her supporters to unite behind Obama and help recapture the
White House for Democrats in November.
AP - Just outside the Senate chamber is a gilded parlor where Hillary Rodham Clinton has passed many times during her pursuit of the Democratic presidential nomination. That dream dashed, she'll be back.
AP - Plans for a levitating train from Las Vegas to Disneyland can move forward under a transportation bill signed by President Bush on Friday that frees up $45 million for the futuristic project. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:54:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Between now and Election Day, Democrats say they will use Congress to showcase the kinds of change promised by their presidential candidate, Barack Obama.
AP - Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Friday that would stop a 10.6 percent pay cut from going into effect next month for doctors who treat Medicare beneficiaries. -- read full article
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:54:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Just outside the Senate chamber is a gilded parlor where Hillary Rodham Clinton has passed many times during her pursuit of the Democratic presidential nomination. That dream dashed, she'll be back.
AP - So much for trimming the pork. The practice of decorating legislation with billions of dollars in pet projects and federal contracts is still thriving on Capitol Hill — despite public outrage that helped flip control of Congress two years ago. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:12:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Examples of lawmakers who have sponsored earmarks for private companies and received campaign contributions from them and, in some cases, their lobbyists: -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:13:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - If you're a company, nonprofit group, university, hospital or local government and you want Congress to bestow federal dollars on your efforts, how do you go about it? -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:14:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - The House and Senate in 2007 implemented reforms aimed at adding transparency to the process of earmarking projects, grants and contracts in legislation. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:16:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
