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Senate Committee Passes $500 Billion Farm Bill Originally Posted: 05/16/2013 - 9:55am | Type: Blog: Tuesday the Senate Agriculture Committee passed a new five-year farm bill. The bill cuts subsidy payments and the food stamp program while expanding crop insurance. Tuesday the S ...
Gang of 8 Defends Guest Worker Plan Originally Posted: 05/14/2013 - 11:38am | Type: Blog: The Gang of Eight will work this week to stop amendments to the guest work portion of the immigration bill. The Gang of Eight is banding together across party lines to fend off a ...
Gun Control Advocates Target Senators Originally Posted: 05/13/2013 - 11:43am | Type: Blog: Gun control advocates are targeting key senators with advertisements and protests to change their minds on background checks. Gun control advocates are escalating their campaign t ...
Gun Control News 2013: Senate Defeats Filibuster Attempt of New Gun Regulations Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 4:38pm | Type: Press: April 11, 2013 Sojo in the News I-Hsien Sherwood ...
We Are in a Battle for the Common Good Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 4:27pm | Type: Blog: I hear it over and over again both during my conversations on the road, and as I skim the headlines each day, that we are in a battle for the common good. From Boston to Washington, we are facing many fronts. ...
Suburban growth pushes politicians toward gun control Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 1:51pm | Type: Press: April 12, 2013 Sojo in the News Philip Rucker ...
COMMENTARY: Leaders Who Can Act like Grown Ups Originally Posted: 03/12/2013 - 1:53pm | Type: Blog: Government by the immature is proving to be a disaster. ... Immature leaders put off important decisions and get lost in small concerns. They take sides like schoolchildren rather than seeing the needs of the ...
Border Security Before Citizenship is a Bad Idea Originally Posted: 02/08/2013 - 12:07pm | Type: Blog: Last week a group of senators released principles for immigration reform that would make the path to citizenship for over 11 million immigrants contingent upon more border security. ...
Angry Senators Afraid of Debate Originally Posted: 02/07/2013 - 11:08am | Type: Blog: It’s time to confirm Chuck Hagel. It’s time to have the debate. It was the biggest story inside the Beltway. Since last Thursday’s hearing, the whole Washington media machine has ...
New Congress More Religiously Diverse, Less Protestant Originally Posted: 11/19/2012 - 5:22pm | Type: Blog: Three Buddhists, a Hindu, and a “none” will walk into the 113th Congress, and it’s no joke. Rather, it’s a series of “firsts” that reflect the growing religious diversity of the country. ...
Red-Tape Bill Threatens Financial Reform Originally Posted: 11/08/2012 - 12:51pm | Type: Blog: The lame-duck Senate may move forward on a bill that would hamstring the SEC as it works to fight fraud and implement financial regulatory reform, tying up the agency in needless red tape and lawsuits. ...
After Shooting, Sikhs Push for More Legal Protections Originally Posted: 09/21/2012 - 2:40pm | Type: Blog: U.S. Sikhs are taking heart in a widely publicized Senate hearing on hate crimes and a pledge by the Justice Department to consider tracking hate crimes directed at their community. ...
Senate Blocks the Keystone XL Pipeline Originally Posted: 03/13/2012 - 12:07pm | Type: Blog: Last week, 56 senators voted to include the Keystone XL Pipeline in a highway bill — four short of the required 60. Last week, 56 senators voted to include the Keystone XL Pipeli ...
Raise Your Voice: Crucial Votes on Foreign Aid in Senate Begin Wednesday Originally Posted: 11/15/2011 - 7:49pm | Type: Blog: This week, the Senate will vote on H.R. 2354, an appropriation bill that will determine the amount of funds we allocate for poverty-related development assistance. Look: bi-partis ...