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GOP measure freezes House lawmakers' office budgets after 2 years of cuts - O...
17 May 2012 at 11:43am
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Even as they press cuts to foreign aid, food stamps and a host of domestic programs, Republicans running the House of Representatives are opting against any further cuts to their own office budgets. In draft legislation ...

House Speaker Boehner reopens debt limit brawl - YAHOO!
16 May 2012 at 8:53am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner drew an election-year battle line over the U.S. borrowing limit on Tuesday, saying he would back another increase at year-end only if it was offset by a larger package of spending cuts.

Rep. Denise Garlick: House budget process, outcomes important - Abington Mariner
17 May 2012 at 6:00am
This month I joined with other legislators in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass a balanced House fiscal year 2013 budget. I want to share with you information about the budget process and elements important to Medfield. It is important to ...

House Republicans' defense bill challenges Obama - RealClearPolitics
17 May 2012 at 6:36am
In an election-year challenge to President Barack Obama, Republicans in the House of Representatives are pressing ahead with a defense budget that adds billions of dollars, boosts nuclear weapons programs and slows cost-cutting reductions as the ...

White House cybersecurity official stepping down - YAHOO!
17 May 2012 at 9:27am
His departure comes as controversy grows over cybersecurity legislation, with the House of Representatives having approved a bill that the White House and key Senate Democrats see as not comprehensive enough. Schmidt will be succeeded by Michael Daniel ...

House Bill Shifting Red Line for War on Iran Passes Overwhelmingly - Antiwar.com
17 May 2012 at 1:45pm
A bill in the House of Representatives has just been passed which inches the United States dangerously close to war with Iran just days ahead of a second round of diplomatic talks with Iran about its nuclear program. The vote, passed 401-11 ...

Violence Against Women Act loses some safeguards in House vote - Los Angeles ...
17 May 2012 at 5:10am
WASHINGTON ? The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to strip away some protections for immigrants who are the victims of domestic violence. The Violence Against Women Act offers anonymity to victims of domestic abuse who are applying ...

BREAKING NEWS: RI Legislature Calls for US to Recognize Karabakh - Asbarez News
17 May 2012 at 4:23pm
the permanent representative of NKR in the U.S. and Canada. The resolution was voted on the House floor in the presence of Avetisyan, whom House speaker Gordon Fox (D) warmly welcomed in his introductory remarks. Fox also welcomed a delegation from the ...

Big News For Brewers and Beer Lovers - NPR News
17 May 2012 at 3:32pm
Yesterday the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a bill allowing the sale of specialty beer in New Hampshire.  As a spokesperson from Red Hook Brewery in Portsmouth explained to me, until now breweries were unable to brew or ...

Mass. House passes ?Valor Act? to benefit veterans - Boston Herald
16 May 2012 at 2:29pm
The Massachusetts House of Representatives has granted approval to legislation that will strengthen services for veterans, active duty military personnel and their families. The bill, which was modified before passing the House today ...