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It was an emotional day today on the House floor. Representative Gabrielle Giffords resigned her seat in the House of Representatives so she could focus on her recovery. Representative Giffords was shot in the head by Jared Lee ...
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House Speaker John Boehner announced on Thursday that the GOP has struck a deal with Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid to extend the payroll tax cut for two months.
The same deal was met just one week earlier ...
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WASHINGTON, DC - House Republicans on Tuesday rejected a payroll tax deal that would have extended the payroll tax holiday for two months, saving money for more than 160 million Americans heading into 2012. Instead House Reps. ...
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Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) suggested on the floor of the House of Representatives this week that bad decision making involving drugs is leaving people without jobs.
According to Reed:
"I have been back in my district, and we do town ...
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On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives reaffirmed "In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States, passing the measure with a 396-9 vote.
The resolution, which was introduced by Rep. J. Randy Forbes, supports ...
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Ben Quayle, son of former VP Dan Quayle, is running for Congress in Arizona.
The younger Quayle, 33, is a lawyer in Scottsdale. His plans were made public in a statement his father made on Fox News:
“The big news ...
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Freshman Democrat from Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith is changing sides and joining the Grand Old Party, Politico is reporting.
Griffith is expected to announce the switch this afternoon in his home county in Alabama, and while the timing ...
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