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Politico: Pelosi pushes budget austerity
“Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) put pledge to paper on Thursday by sending her committee chairmen a letter asking them to ‘conduct rigorous oversight of all aspects of federal spending’ in order to reduce an escalating budget deficit.”
Associated Press: House Democrats propose $825 billion stimulus bill
“Working closely with President-elect Barack Obama, House Democrats on Thursday called for $825 billion in federal spending and tax cuts to revive the moribund economy, with strong emphasis on energy, education, health care and jobs-producing highway construction.”
Associated Press: House Democrats propose $825 billion stimulus bill
“Working closely with President-elect Barack Obama, House Democrats on Thursday called for $825 billion in federal spending and tax cuts to revive the moribund economy, with strong emphasis on energy, education, health care and jobs-producing highway construction.”
NPR-Morning Edition: Pelosi Expects To Pass Twice-Vetoed SCHIP Bill
“As Barack Obama prepares to take office, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are busy debating matters from health care to stimulus plans and financial bailouts. But an initiative that would provide health insurance for millions of children may have been overshadowed — an initiative that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expects will pass.”
New York Times: House Votes to Expand Children’s Health Care
“With enthusiastic support from President-elect Barack Obama, the House on Wednesday passed a bill to expand the Children’s Health Insurance Program. President Bush twice had vetoed similar legislation.”
New York Times: House Votes to Expand Children’s Health Care
“With enthusiastic support from President-elect Barack Obama, the House on Wednesday passed a bill to expand the Children’s Health Insurance Program. President Bush twice had vetoed similar legislation.”
NPR-Morning Edition: Pelosi Expects To Pass Twice-Vetoed SCHIP Bill
“As Barack Obama prepares to take office, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are busy debating matters from health care to stimulus plans and financial bailouts. But an initiative that would provide health insurance for millions of children may have been overshadowed — an initiative that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expects will pass.”
CNN: A new session of Congress begins . . . on YouTube
” President-elect Barack Obama is not the Washington pol capable of a little tech savvy. In a sign of the increasing influence of the Internet on politics, Congress has officially established a presence on YouTube.”
CNN: A new session of Congress begins . . . on YouTube
“While we may not see eye to eye on everything, one thing we can agree on is the importance of utilizing technology to communicate with our constituents,” Pelosi says in the video.”
New York Times: Reversing Discrimination
“President-elect Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress are already signaling a welcome new seriousness in Washington about protecting civil rights after eight years of erosion.”