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I don’t know why there are so many people upset with this bail out plan. We have all been there haven’t we? You know, paying one credit card off with the other. I do it all the time. It works real swell. As long as I have income I have no problems.
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Last year, the Sunlight Foundation began the Open House Project, a diverse coalition of people working together to help the House of Representatives be more open and accessible through using the internet. They’ve made incredible progress – developing a solid list of recommendations and helping the House to reform their rules so that Members [...]

The Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act would increase disclosure by requiring the Senate to file their campaign contribution forms online, but it’s being blocked in the Senate by Sen. John Ensign (pictured at right). Today at a press conference in D.C., Ensign got grilled on his objections to the bill and laid out what [...]

In my post below comparing 50 key votes from Obama and McCain, I overlooked their records on space policy. Luckily, PopSci is on the case.
(h/t/ Instapundit)

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke helped build momentum for Congress to come back after the November elections and pass a second economic stimulus package. Breaking from the Bush administration’s ambivalence up to now on the issue, at a hearing today on Capitol Hill, Bernanke came out with a strong, but vague, endorsement of another [...]

In the three presidential debates between John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL), we’ve heard a lot about their voting records in the Senate. Votes on funding the troops in Iraq, stem cell research, equal pay for women, childrens’ health care, and energy policy have been raised by the candidates several times. Here’s [...]

For the first time ever, two sitting senators are running head to head as the major party candidates for President. This gives us a unique opportunity to look at the legislative records of the candidates – John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL) – to find solid clues about their governing styles and policy [...]

While the Bush Administration tries to decide how to use their new Wall Street bailout powers, Democrats in Congress are working out the details of a $150 billion plan to provide jobs and help out people struggling on Main Street. Consulting with Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), the Democratic leadership has come up with the [...]

With the Senate and House adjourned, the only news coming form Congress these days seems to be from lawmakers dealing with their corruption charges. Senator Ted Stevens’ (R-AK) trial, addressing allegation that he hid $250,000 in gifts and home renovations he received from an oil company executive, is currently well under way (pictured at [...]