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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
House to hold IRS ‘impeachment’ hearing for Koskinen over Lerner emails 1 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 1 1676
House GOP warns Ryan to back Trump 1 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 0 1840
Cruz returns to Senate, with hints at 2020 bid 2 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 2 2005
Senate committee questions Facebook over news selection 2 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 0 2019
Erik Paulsen's seat is ripe for the taking 0 bluegopher May 2016 May 2016 2 1890
Top allies break with Ryan over Trump 2 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 0 1928
Democrats work to paint NH senator Ayotte as loyal ally of Trump 4 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 2 2087
Congress votes to designate bison as national mammal 6 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 2614
Senators Try to Revive Criminal Justice Overhaul 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1476
GOP Senator Blocks Vote on Army Secretary Over Guantanamo 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1529
Speaker Invites India Prime Minister to Address Congress 2 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1770
Bernie's Platform / Take Over Congress In 2018 - (For A) BrandNewCongress.org 5 scottie55 Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 2934
Senate Committee OKs Millions to Aid Flint in Water Crisis 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1436
House Committee Votes to Require Women to Register for Draft 3 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 2097
Pharmaceuticals Executives Face Harsh Words During Senate Hearing on Drug Prices 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1678
Which Oligarch Gave Hastert The Money To Pay His Victims? 4 scottie55 Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 3158
House passes bill seeking to counter extremists' recruiting pitches 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1652
White House urges Congress to move on Zika funding 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1563
House Republican leader sees Puerto Rico bill before July 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1518
House Democrats question if Valeant is wrongfully withholding records 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1512
Senator Says Fighter Program Has Been Scandal and Tragedy 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1639
Armed Services Chief Lays out Risky Strategy for Budget Hike 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1662
The Latest: Sen. Ron Johnson Blasts Border-Index Effort 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1494
Florida's Gwen Graham to leave House, considers run for governor 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1735
House leader wants review of 9/11 bill that would let Americans sue Saudis 3 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1834
Senator Hatch raps House's Puerto Rico debt bill 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1524
Court Rejects Bid to Throw out Florida Congressional Map 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1696
Puerto Rico rescue falters under attack by conservatives, investors 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1743
House Republicans push 'nightmare' abortion bill based on racial stereotypes 2 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1893
An open letter to the Republican Party 0 Viva_Daddy Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 1479

Congress Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Long-stalled email privacy bill advances in Congress 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1658
House Republicans' Puerto Rico plan could hurt 'working people': Pelosi 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1551
Paul Ryan Is Not Running for President - or Passing a Budget 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1580
Congress sends Obama bill incentivizing Zika drug development 2 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1895
Puerto Rico rescue debate postponed in U.S. Congress 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1412
Senate committee to take up bill on CFTC 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1592
U.S. hands over 1,100 pages of Benghazi records: House panel chairman 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1801
Justice Dept releases documents on 'Fast and Furious' gun trafficking operation 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1679
Shrinking seats: Senate beats back effort to regulate airline seat size 3 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 2033
U.S. senators vote to bolster travel security in FAA bill 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1462
Dumb and Dumber: The US Public and Congress 1 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Apr 2016 1 2071
Republicans offer bill to block potential Iran dollar use 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1640
White House declines to support encryption legislation - sources 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1517
Republican Collins' call for Garland hearings spurned 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1516
Valeant Share Plunge After CEO Subpoenaed by Congress 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1575
Civil contempt charges for Backpage in Senate's child prostitution probe 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2152
Obamacare beats sign-up expectations but GOP Congress wants to repeal 1 Nasty Jack Jan 2016 Mar 2016 1 2731
'Someone is going to die': experts warn lawmakers over self-driving cars 12 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 4946
Senate blocks bill that would override state GMO labeling laws 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 8 1767
Senators close to finishing encryption penalties legislation: sources 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2260
Senate Committee Votes to Approve New Education Secretary 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1738
Senator Shelby starts to break banking nominee logjam 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2343
Of course the GOP House doesn't want to do its job in the last eleven months of a Presidency. 2 Conch Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 3511
Paul Ryan Math Challenged Hero - Save Our Nation... 2 Yallow Oct 2015 Jan 2016 0 2217
You, Too, Can Buy a Congressman! 1 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Dec 2015 1 1753
Democrats Could Use Corporate Scumbag Protection Bill To Take Back Congress 1 Yallow Nov 2015 Nov 2015 1 2313
Smith: Gerrymandering cripples Congress 1 unhappycamper Oct 2015 Nov 2015 4 2035
Hastert pleads guilty in hush money case 0 unhappycamper Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1485
Senators vexed that companies could share data 0 unhappycamper Oct 2015 Oct 2015 7 1687
Riders of the Stoned: Senate Considers Illusionary Repeal of Prohibition 0 unhappycamper Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1712

Congress Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
'Infrastructure? Who Cares,' Says GOP-Led House as it Slashes Amtrak Budget 1 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Oct 2015 1 2496
Congress agrees on defense plan that would raise Navy pay, fund projects in Hampton Roads 0 unhappycamper Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 2021
Jane Goodall Interview: 'Even Chimps Understand Sustainability' 0 unhappycamper Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1785
GOP leaders work to defuse Planned Parenthood showdown as clock ticks 1 unhappycamper Sep 2015 Sep 2015 2 2069
Krauthammer calls for elimination of filibuster...need proof of hypocrisy 3 concreteblue Feb 2015 Aug 2015 0 3045
New Senate Bill To Let Marijuana Dispensaries Finally Access Banks 2 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 6 2626
Thank you, Senator Durbin for exposing University of Phoenix 4 Fritz Walter Jul 2015 Jul 2015 19 3285
Groundbreaking Legislation Would Abolish Federal Sentences for Drug Crimes (pot) 4 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 17 2562
Tom Cotton’s ‘Chickenhawk’ Taunt at Iran FM Demeans Jeb Bush, GOP Field 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 7 2663
U.S. Rep. Polis: New bills to legalize, tax marijuana at federal level 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1918
Not your Founding Fathers’ America: Permanent War, Permanent Election Campaigns, Guns, Drones and Su 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 6 1783
Obama Asks Congress to Authorize Another Endless War 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1981
After lobbying push, drugmaker resubmits women's sex pill 2 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2302
This is what corporatocracy looks like!: Trading US Democracy for Corporate Profits with TPP 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 9 2353
Congress May Expand Veteran Access to Cannabis for PTSD 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 2052
What would Confucius say about lack of trust in US government? 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1790
Think Tank Panel Tells House U.S. Military Faces More Challenges, Suggests Pentagon Spending Reforms 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1865
Keystone of Corruption: The Money Pipeline from Big Oil to Congress 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1736
Three Minutes to Midnight: Can We Turn the Clock Back in Time? 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2063
McCain seeks to open U.S. domestic routes to foreign ships 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 2026
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