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» House Dems Advocate Ramp Up In Nonprolif Spending, September 16, 2005 Efforts to stem the spread of nuclear weapons are at the center of a Democratic national security strategy put forward by House leaders last week, with legislators advocating a significant increase in spending on nonproliferation and a dramatic acceleration of cooperative nonproliferation programs with Russia.

» Employee share of health insurance premiums to climb 10 percent , September 15, 2005 Enrollees in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program will see an estimated 10 percent average increase in premiums for fiscal 2006, the Office of Personnel Management announced Thursday.

» House Democrats unveil defense proposal, September 15, 2005 House Democrats unveiled a 12-page plan on Thursday that they hope to use to shows they can be as tough on defense as Republicans.

» Hoyer to Unveil Panel’s Foreign Policy Proposals, September 15, 2005 House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) has assembled a kitchen cabinet of fellow moderate Members to shape the Democratic strategy on national security issues and battle perceptions that the party is weak on defense.

» Hurricane Katrina Information and Relief Efforts, September 06, 2005 Hurricane Katrina Information and Relief Efforts

» Social Security turns 70 as Congress debates the system's future, August 10, 2005 When President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 70 years ago Sunday, he told Americans the system would save them from "a poverty-ridden old age."

» Lawmakers Push for Solution to Delays in Full Pension Payments, August 08, 2005 Key House members have served notice at the Office of Personnel Management that they are concerned about delays in processing and approving full pension payments to federal employees who have filed their retirement papers.

» Bill Targets Errant Pilots, July 27, 2005 Pilots who violate restricted airspace over Washington would be liable for civil fines of up to $100,000 under legislation that is to be introduced today by Republican and Democratic House leaders.

» Social Security Battle Pits Bush Against Democrats, Own Party, July 27, 2005 Separate White House and congressional events yesterday spotlighted the deep divisions over changing Social Security, laying the battle lines for a fall fight that pits President Bush not only against Democrats but also against some leaders in his own party.

» Social Security stymies Hill GOP, July 18, 2005 House Republicans, usually well-organized and focused, seem befuddled on a Social Security strategy, disagreeing on everything from when to act to what provisions to include in a final bill.

» At Rally, Searing Rhetoric Against Overhauling the Defense Personnel System, July 13, 2005 Washington's hot and humid weather served as a battle cry for several speakers at a union rally yesterday in a Senate park across Constitution Avenue from the Capitol.

» OMB Projects Reduced Budget Deficit for Fiscal 2005, on Track with Bush’s Goal, July 13, 2005 The federal budget deficit for the current fiscal year is projected to be $333 billion, down sharply from $427 billion forecast in February, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said Wednesday.

» Peripheral Concerns Begin to Affect Outlook for Overhaul of Social Security, July 08, 2005 Proponents for an overhaul of Social Security are turning pessimistic that legislation will pass, as the Senate Finance Committee remains gnarled over the issue and the full chamber prepares to debate at least one Supreme Court nominee.

» US Lawmakers Call London Attacks 'Cowardly,' 'Barbaric' , July 07, 2005 U.S. Congressional leaders Thursday called the suspected terrorist attacks on London commuters earlier in the day "cowardly" and "barbaric". The U.S. Congress is in a week-long recess, but congressmen and senators were quick to react to the attacks through their press offices.

» Letter From House Democrats to President Bush, June 29, 2005 We are writing to request that you submit a FY 2005 supplemental funding request adding at least $1.3 billion to address the shortfall in veterans’ health care funding that your Administration has identified.

» Talk of Social Security’s Solvency Gets Diluted as GOP Pushes Personal Accounts, June 28, 2005 The idea of securing Social Security’s solvency has been relegated to a sideshow as congressional Republicans focus on a proposal to create individual accounts from the program’s surplus.

» GOP Sounded the Alarm But Didn't Respond to It, June 24, 2005 For six months, Republicans have traveled the country as fiscal Paul Reveres, sounding the alarm about the coming collapse of Social Security.

» Grassley not giving up on personal accounts, June 24, 2005 The idea of creating personal accounts for U.S. workers' Social Security taxes won't be axed until President Bush declares it dead, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley of Iowa said Wednesday.

» House Won't Cut Public Broadcasting Funds, June 24, 2005 Public broadcasters turned back an effort to slash their federal subsidies by $100 million, but scores of education, labor and health programs still face cuts in the House.

» Panel wants equal pay raises for military, civilian employees, June 24, 2005 A key House committee reversed President Bush's fifth attempt to give unequal raises to military and civilian employees in a voice vote this week - a decision that the rest of Congress and the president likely will uphold.

» Bipartisanship on Social Security Lacking, June 23, 2005 Letter to the Editor of the Washington Post from Steny Hoyer and Nancy Pelosi

» Proposed federal anti-drug cuts decried, June 23, 2005 Local law enforcement officials decried Thursday huge budget cuts proposed by the Bush administration to a national network of drug-interdiction task forces, including one that provided more than $12 million to the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area this year.

» Equal Raise for Civil Service Workers Sails Through House Panel, June 22, 2005 The House Appropriations Committee yesterday approved a 3.1 percent pay raise next year for civil service employees, continuing a long-standing practice of providing a raise equal to that planned for the military.

» Fair pay raise needed to recruit, reward work force , June 20, 2005 Today, the United States possesses the most efficient public sector in the world, one whose mission is to execute the public policies of the nation without regard to politics or party, serve and protect the American people, and save taxpayer money.

» Defense Appropriations: House Panel's Bill Rearranges Some Pentagon Priorities, June 07, 2005 A $408.9 billion Pentagon spending measure including an additional $45.3 billion for war costs was approved Tuesday by the House Appropriations Committee.

 

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