A rare bipartisan, bicameral coalition of lawmakers came together this week to push legislation that would make renewable-energy projects eligible for a public-private financing mechanism currently available to fossil-fuel developers. Sens. Christopher Coons, D-DE, and Jerry Moran, R-KS., and Reps. Peter Welch, D-VT, and Ted Poe, R-TX, are pushing a...
The Democratic Steering Committee released its committee assignments on Wednesday, and Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, and Michael Bennet, D-CO, earned coveted Finance Committee openings. More than a few senators-elect also grabbed spots that will help them back home. Freshman Sen.-elect Heidi Heitkamp, for example, earned a spot on Agriculture that...
Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, delivered his farewell address on the Senate floor on Wednesday, after 22 years in the Senate and 14 in the House. He touched on veterans' issues and rights for Native Hawaiians before weighing in with some advice for solving the fiscal cliff: "If we paddle together...
On Thursday Herbert H. Kohl, the son of immigrants, the businessman, the sports fan, the NBA team owner, and the philanthropist, gave his farewell speech to the place he has worked for 24 years. In a town filled with folks who love microphones and cameras, Kohl stood out for being...
As the White House prepares to dial in on the issue, congressional lawmakers of the so-called Gang of Eight on immigration have also begun meeting. The group, which includes key players on immigration reform - Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) - is hoping to put forward principles...
A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, showing that cutting top tax rates does not stimulate the economy — a cornerstone of tax philosophy among many Republicans — was reissued this week after being pulled in early November amid complaints from Senate Republicans. An analysis of 65 years of...
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