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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Erik Paulsen's seat is ripe for the taking 0 bluegopher May 2016 May 2016 2 1845
Top allies break with Ryan over Trump 2 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 0 1862
Democrats work to paint NH senator Ayotte as loyal ally of Trump 4 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 2 1983
Congress votes to designate bison as national mammal 6 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 2484
Senators Try to Revive Criminal Justice Overhaul 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1444
GOP Senator Blocks Vote on Army Secretary Over Guantanamo 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1486
Speaker Invites India Prime Minister to Address Congress 2 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1702
Bernie's Platform / Take Over Congress In 2018 - (For A) BrandNewCongress.org 5 scottie55 Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 2820
Senate Committee OKs Millions to Aid Flint in Water Crisis 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1397
House Committee Votes to Require Women to Register for Draft 3 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 2027
Pharmaceuticals Executives Face Harsh Words During Senate Hearing on Drug Prices 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1623
Which Oligarch Gave Hastert The Money To Pay His Victims? 4 scottie55 Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 3064
House passes bill seeking to counter extremists' recruiting pitches 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1605
White House urges Congress to move on Zika funding 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1521
House Republican leader sees Puerto Rico bill before July 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1452
House Democrats question if Valeant is wrongfully withholding records 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1473
Senator Says Fighter Program Has Been Scandal and Tragedy 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1600
Armed Services Chief Lays out Risky Strategy for Budget Hike 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1621
The Latest: Sen. Ron Johnson Blasts Border-Index Effort 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1455
Florida's Gwen Graham to leave House, considers run for governor 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1680
House leader wants review of 9/11 bill that would let Americans sue Saudis 3 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1761
Senator Hatch raps House's Puerto Rico debt bill 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1483
Court Rejects Bid to Throw out Florida Congressional Map 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1663
Puerto Rico rescue falters under attack by conservatives, investors 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1700
House Republicans push 'nightmare' abortion bill based on racial stereotypes 2 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1814
An open letter to the Republican Party 0 Viva_Daddy Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 1453
Long-stalled email privacy bill advances in Congress 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1613
House Republicans' Puerto Rico plan could hurt 'working people': Pelosi 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1519
Paul Ryan Is Not Running for President - or Passing a Budget 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1547
Congress sends Obama bill incentivizing Zika drug development 2 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1820

Congress Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Puerto Rico rescue debate postponed in U.S. Congress 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1377
Senate committee to take up bill on CFTC 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1551
U.S. hands over 1,100 pages of Benghazi records: House panel chairman 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1745
Justice Dept releases documents on 'Fast and Furious' gun trafficking operation 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1642
Shrinking seats: Senate beats back effort to regulate airline seat size 3 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1949
U.S. senators vote to bolster travel security in FAA bill 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1427
Dumb and Dumber: The US Public and Congress 1 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Apr 2016 1 2013
Republicans offer bill to block potential Iran dollar use 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1600
White House declines to support encryption legislation - sources 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1483
Republican Collins' call for Garland hearings spurned 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1482
Valeant Share Plunge After CEO Subpoenaed by Congress 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1539
Civil contempt charges for Backpage in Senate's child prostitution probe 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2114
Obamacare beats sign-up expectations but GOP Congress wants to repeal 1 Nasty Jack Jan 2016 Mar 2016 1 2669
'Someone is going to die': experts warn lawmakers over self-driving cars 12 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 4714
Senate blocks bill that would override state GMO labeling laws 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 8 1730
Senators close to finishing encryption penalties legislation: sources 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2207
Senate Committee Votes to Approve New Education Secretary 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1703
Senator Shelby starts to break banking nominee logjam 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2306
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 3430
Paul Ryan Math Challenged Hero - Save Our Nation... 2 Yallow Oct 2015 Jan 2016 0 2153
You, Too, Can Buy a Congressman! 1 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Dec 2015 1 1717
Democrats Could Use Corporate Scumbag Protection Bill To Take Back Congress 1 Yallow Nov 2015 Nov 2015 1 2248
Smith: Gerrymandering cripples Congress 1 unhappycamper Oct 2015 Nov 2015 4 1996
Hastert pleads guilty in hush money case 0 unhappycamper Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1452
Senators vexed that companies could share data 0 unhappycamper Oct 2015 Oct 2015 7 1655
Riders of the Stoned: Senate Considers Illusionary Repeal of Prohibition 0 unhappycamper Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1678
'Infrastructure? Who Cares,' Says GOP-Led House as it Slashes Amtrak Budget 1 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Oct 2015 1 2445
Congress agrees on defense plan that would raise Navy pay, fund projects in Hampton Roads 0 unhappycamper Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1986
Jane Goodall Interview: 'Even Chimps Understand Sustainability' 0 unhappycamper Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1753
GOP leaders work to defuse Planned Parenthood showdown as clock ticks 1 unhappycamper Sep 2015 Sep 2015 2 2022

Congress Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Krauthammer calls for elimination of filibuster...need proof of hypocrisy 3 concreteblue Feb 2015 Aug 2015 0 2984
New Senate Bill To Let Marijuana Dispensaries Finally Access Banks 2 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 6 2558
Thank you, Senator Durbin for exposing University of Phoenix 4 Fritz Walter Jul 2015 Jul 2015 19 3197
Groundbreaking Legislation Would Abolish Federal Sentences for Drug Crimes (pot) 4 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 17 2443
Tom Cotton’s ‘Chickenhawk’ Taunt at Iran FM Demeans Jeb Bush, GOP Field 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 7 2592
U.S. Rep. Polis: New bills to legalize, tax marijuana at federal level 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1869
Not your Founding Fathers’ America: Permanent War, Permanent Election Campaigns, Guns, Drones and Su 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 6 1745
Obama Asks Congress to Authorize Another Endless War 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1930
After lobbying push, drugmaker resubmits women's sex pill 2 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2226
This is what corporatocracy looks like!: Trading US Democracy for Corporate Profits with TPP 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 9 2301
Congress May Expand Veteran Access to Cannabis for PTSD 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 2012
What would Confucius say about lack of trust in US government? 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1750
Think Tank Panel Tells House U.S. Military Faces More Challenges, Suggests Pentagon Spending Reforms 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1830
Keystone of Corruption: The Money Pipeline from Big Oil to Congress 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1696
Three Minutes to Midnight: Can We Turn the Clock Back in Time? 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2005
McCain seeks to open U.S. domestic routes to foreign ships 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1971
Five Reasons Congress Should Oppose the TPP 3 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 2304
Stop The Paul-Boxer Tax Holiday; It May Already Be A Job-Killer 2 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 2248
Attn. Tea Party: ‘How Immigrants (yes, Muslims and Latinos) can save Detroit & other Cities’ 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1654
GOP Pres. Candidates warn Iran Nukes can hit NYC (despite No Nukes, ICBMs) 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1816
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