Ron Nixon writes in the New York Times: "During a hearing, Patrick R. Donahoe, the postmaster general, asked Congress to give the Postal Service permission to run its own health plan for employees and retirees, modify a Congressional mandate that requires the agency to pay $5.5 billion a year into...
The long-delayed bill passed, 78-22, on Tuesday, The Hill reports. "And while a group of 17 House Republicans have written a letter urging leadership to bring a bipartisan bill to the floor, it’s unclear what the legislation’s future holds in that chamber.”
FirstRead writes, “The federal government currently puts hemp in the same category of illegal drug as heroin, LSD and ecstasy -- but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, joined forces Thursday with a pair of West Coast Democrats -- Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley -- to cosponsor a...
Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., announced on Thursday that he won’t seek a sixth term in the Senate in 2014. OVERLOOKED aspect of Lautenberg’s retirement -- he’s the last remaining WWII veteran in the Senate. AGE IS JUST A NUMBER Hat Tip to Hotline, With Sen. Frank Lautenberg's (D-NJ) retirement, the...
“Privately, the liberal Democrats behind an aggressive new legislative strategy targeting House Republicans are calling it “Operation Bust Their Chops,” according to the Hotline. "That was the actual title that Rep. Alan Grayson, D-FL, used when he announced the plan during an appearance late last month at the closed-door strategy...
NJ writes, “Republicans know that tinkering with the Second Amendment is a high-risk, low-reward endeavor that has minimal support among their constituents and could easily result in a primary challenge from the right. And so, House conservatives are crafting a message that will allow them to get behind an immigration...
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