http://www.newsvine.com/house-republicansNewsvine - house-republicansen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:21:06 +0000Sun, 19 May 2013 10:56:27 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779714-report-fda-had-many-complaints-on-mass-pharmacyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779714-report-fda-had-many-complaints-on-mass-pharmacyuscongresspoliticshouse-republicansdrug-administrationoutbreakmeningitis-outbreakTue, 16 Apr 2013 15:27:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17715773-house-passes-gop-bill-to-halt-labor-board-actionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17715773-house-passes-gop-bill-to-halt-labor-board-actionlaborpoliticshouseboardhouse-republicansnational-labor-relations-boardFri, 12 Apr 2013 07:42:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes questions from reporters on gun control, immigration and the budget during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17410553-how-do-house-and-senate-budget-proposals-comparehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17410553-how-do-house-and-senate-budget-proposals-compareusbudgetbattlehouse-republicanssenate-democratshighlightsus-newsFri, 22 Mar 2013 07:05:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17401741-house-passes-gop-budget-that-sharply-cuts-spendinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17401741-house-passes-gop-budget-that-sharply-cuts-spendingusbudgetpoliticsbattlehouse-republicansryanThu, 21 Mar 2013 14:51:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17395722-senate-democratic-budget-extends-standoff-with-gophttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17395722-senate-democratic-budget-extends-standoff-with-gopusbudgetpoliticsbattlehouse-republicansbarack-obamasenate-democratsrepublican-controlled-houserepublican-led-houseThu, 21 Mar 2013 06:30:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 18, 2013 file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate pressed ahead Wednesday on a huge, bipartisan spending bill aimed at keeping the government running through September and ruling out the chance of a government shutdown later this month. The developments in the Senate come as the House resumed debate on the budget for next year and beyond. Republicans are pushing a plan that promises sharp cuts to federal health care programs and domestic agency operating budgets as the price for balancing the budget in a decade. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>A Senate aide delivers a stack of documents bound in red tape being used as a prop during debate on the budget in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 22, 2013. The paperwork was described as the federal regulations dealing with the Affordable Care Act, often called "Obamacare." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., answers questions from reporters as lawmakers go to the Senate floor to vote on amendments to the budget resolution, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, talks with Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., left, as they ride an escalator on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 22, 2013, as lawmakers rush to the Senate floor to vote on amendments to the budget resolution. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. rushes with other lawmakers to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 22, 2013, to vote on amendments to the budget resolution. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>The setting sun is reflected in the windows of the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 22, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17380686-gop-pillories-administrations-sequester-prephttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17380686-gop-pillories-administrations-sequester-prepusbudgetcutspoliticsbattlehouse-republicansautomaticWed, 20 Mar 2013 06:37:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., center, and committee member Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., left, talk with Lynne Halbrooks, Principal Deputy Inspector General, Defense Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday March 19, 2013, after Halbrooks testified before the committee's hearing: “DOD and DHS: Implementing Agency Watchdogs’ Recommendations Could Save Taxpayers Billions”. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>Homeland Security Undersecretary Rafael Borras testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday March 19, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing: “DOD and DHS: Implementing Agency Watchdogs’ Recommendations Could Save Taxpayers Billions”. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17372813-how-do-house-and-senate-budget-proposals-comparehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17372813-how-do-house-and-senate-budget-proposals-compareusbudgetbattleplanhouse-republicanssenate-democratshighlightsus-newsTue, 19 Mar 2013 15:55:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17321647-house-passes-gop-bill-to-streamline-job-traininghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17321647-house-passes-gop-bill-to-streamline-job-traininguscongresstrainingpoliticsjob-traininghouse-republicansbarack-obamahouse-republicanFri, 15 Mar 2013 07:53:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, makes a "zero" gesture as he speaks with reporters about the federal budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Boehner was referring to President Barack Obama's federal budget which received zero votes in 2012 when it was rejected 414-0 in the House and 99-0 in the Senate. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17303621-senate-vote-ok-85-billion-cuts-avert-shutdownhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17303621-senate-vote-ok-85-billion-cuts-avert-shutdownbusinessuswhite-housebudgetpoliticsbattleassociated-presssenate-republicanshouse-republicansbarack-obamasenate-democratspaul-ryanhouse-budget-committeeThu, 14 Mar 2013 03:32:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama turns to reporters as he leaves Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2103, after his closed-door meeting with House Speaker John Boehner and Republican lawmakers to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, pauses as he comments to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, following a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama and House Republicans to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)\</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, accompanied by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Republican Conference Chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., comments to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, following a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama and House Republicans to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>President Barack Obama, escorted by House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving, right, waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, for closed-door talks with House Speaker John Boehner and the House Republican Conference to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, takes questions from reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, following a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama and House Republicans to discuss the budget. From left are, Rep. James Lankford, R-Okla., House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., Boehner, Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Continuing his effort to end political gridlock with Congress, President Barack Obama comes to Capitol Hill to meet with the Senate Republican caucus, in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2013. From left to right, he is greeted by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Minority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves to members of the media as he heads to a meeting with House Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2013.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leave a meeting with House Democrats at the Capitol, in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2013. At far left is Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., with Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., second from left. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, makes a "zero" gesture as he speaks with reporters about the federal budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Boehner was referring to President Barack Obama's federal budget which received zero votes in 2012 when it was rejected 414-0 in the House and 99-0 in the Senate. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, leave a meeting with House Democrats at the Capitol, in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, makes a "zero" gesture as he speaks with reporters about the federal budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Boehner was referring to President Barack Obama's federal budget which received zero votes in 2012 when it was rejected 414-0 in the House and 99-0 in the Senate. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., appears before the House Rules Committee to testify on his party’s budget proposal, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 18, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., checks notes as he appears before the House Rules Committee to advance his party’s 2014 budget proposal, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 18, 2013. Ryan and fellow House Republicans know their plan would be dead on arrival in the Democrat-controlled Senate because it includes a repeal of President Barack Obama's health care law, and it includes Medicare changes that would shift more of the cost to future patients. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>As House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., appears before the House Rules Committee to testify on his party’s budget proposal, Ranking Member Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., questions the impact that the Ryan budget will have on middle-class and working families, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 18, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., appears before the House Rules Committee to testify on his party’s budget proposal, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 18, 2013. Ryan and fellow House Republicans put forward their 2014 budget knowing that it would be dead on arrival in the Democrat-controlled Senate because it includes a repeal of President Obama's health care law, and it includes Medicare changes that would shift more of the cost to future patients. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., appears before the House Rules Committee to testify on his party’s budget proposal, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 18, 2013. He is joined at left by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., the ranking member on the House Budget Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Deputy Commerce Secretary for Resource Management Hari Sastry, left, looks over documents on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 19, 2013, during a break in his testimony in a joint hearing on sequestration held by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, and the subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the Census. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate pressed ahead Wednesday on a huge, bipartisan spending bill aimed at keeping the government running through September and ruling out the chance of a government shutdown later this month. Blunt said he's been promised a vote on an amendment — eagerly sought by the meatpacking and poultry industries — that would offer them relief from food inspector furloughs that threaten to intermittently shutter plants. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 18, 2013 file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate pressed ahead Wednesday on a huge, bipartisan spending bill aimed at keeping the government running through September and ruling out the chance of a government shutdown later this month. The developments in the Senate come as the House resumed debate on the budget for next year and beyond. Republicans are pushing a plan that promises sharp cuts to federal health care programs and domestic agency operating budgets as the price for balancing the budget in a decade. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17302336-obama-keystone-xl-pipeline-not-major-jobs-creatorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17302336-obama-keystone-xl-pipeline-not-major-jobs-creatoruspipelinepoliticshouse-republicansbarack-obamaoil-pipelinekeystone-xlThu, 14 Mar 2013 01:22:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama turns to reporters as he leaves Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, after his closed-door meeting with House Speaker John Boehner and Republican lawmakers to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17301956-obama-keystone-xl-pipeline-not-major-jobs-creatorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17301956-obama-keystone-xl-pipeline-not-major-jobs-creatorusappipelinepoliticshouse-republicansbarack-obamaoil-pipelinekeystone-xlThu, 14 Mar 2013 00:26:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17300072-boehner-says-obama-visit-productive-gaps-remainhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17300072-boehner-says-obama-visit-productive-gaps-remainuspoliticshouse-republicansobamabarack-obamaboehnerhouse-speaker-john-boehnerWed, 13 Mar 2013 19:59:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17300051-obama-says-immigration-bill-would-help-house-gophttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17300051-obama-says-immigration-bill-would-help-house-gopuscongressimmigrationpoliticshouse-republicansobamabarack-obamaWed, 13 Mar 2013 19:57:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama turns to reporters as he leaves Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, after his closed-door meeting with House Speaker John Boehner and Republican lawmakers to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17298900-obamas-charm-campaign-high-marks-no-concessionshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17298900-obamas-charm-campaign-high-marks-no-concessionsuscongresspoliticscapitol-hillhouse-republicansobamabarack-obamaWed, 13 Mar 2013 17:44:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>One of President Barack Obama's motorcade vehicles is seen parked in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Obama traveled to Capitol Hill to visit with Senate Democrats in the first of four meetings with lawmakers this week to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama, escorted by Senate Sergeant at Arms Terry Gainer, waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, to visit with Senate Democrats in the first of four meetings with lawmakers this week to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., prepares to speak with reporters about the federal budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., left, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., center right, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wa., and Sen. Charles Schumar, D-N.Y., right, speak with reporters about the federal budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Sen. Charles Schumar, D-N.Y., right, speaks to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., as they depart a news conference with reporters about the federal budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>FILE - In this March 13, 2013 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures as he speaks to reporters, on Capitol Hill in Washington, following a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama and House Republicans to discuss the budget. There were no breakthroughs predicted when Obama set out on his courtship of Congress. And there’s no sign any have been achieved. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 6, 2013, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gives a thumbs up as he emerges from a private dinner with President Barack Obama and Republican senators at the Jefferson Hotel in Washington. There were no breakthroughs predicted when Obama set out on his courtship of Congress. And there’s no sign any have been achieved. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17291825-house-passes-bill-forbidding-welfare-waivershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17291825-house-passes-bill-forbidding-welfare-waiversuspoliticsworkhouse-republicanswelfareWed, 13 Mar 2013 07:03:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17286085-how-competing-budget-proposals-line-uphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17286085-how-competing-budget-proposals-line-upuswhite-housebudgetbattlehouse-republicansbarack-obamasenate-democratsus-newsalternativesTue, 12 Mar 2013 19:20:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17284470-republicans-say-capitol-tours-unaffected-by-cutshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17284470-republicans-say-capitol-tours-unaffected-by-cutsuspoliticscapitolhouse-republicanstoursobama-white-houseTue, 12 Mar 2013 15:54:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17215402-senate-democrats-unveil-budget-blueprinthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17215402-senate-democrats-unveil-budget-blueprintuswall-streetwhite-housebudgetpoliticsbattlehouse-republicansbarack-obamasenate-democratstop-senate-democratsbudget-battlehouse-budget-committee-chairman-paul-ryanThu, 7 Mar 2013 03:04:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2012 file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. walks on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans assert their budget priorities, working to give the Pentagon some flexibility on automatic budget cuts while previewing a plan to eliminate deficits in a decade. President Barack Obama launches something of a charm offensive to sway skeptical Republicans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013 file photo, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans assert their budget priorities, working to give the Pentagon some flexibility on automatic budget cuts while previewing a plan to eliminate deficits in a decade. President Barack Obama launches something of a charm offensive to sway skeptical Republicans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, leaves the chamber after Republicans passed legislation through the House to ease the impact of $85 billion in short-term cuts and prevent a government shutdown later this month, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., waves as he finishes a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Graham and a small group of GOP senators have been invited to dinner by President Barack Obama Wednesday night to address political gridlock. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gives a thumbs up as he emerges from a private dinner with President Barack Obama and Republican senators at the Jefferson Hotel in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., left, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Ok., center left, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., center right, and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., depart the Jefferson Hotel after a dinner meeting hosted by President Barack Obama for a few Republican Senators in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Obama's efforts are aimed at jumpstarting budget talks and rallying support for his proposals on immigration and gun control. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, leaves the chamber after Republicans passed legislation through the House to ease the impact of $85 billion in short-term cuts and prevent a government shutdown later this month, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. arrives at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2013. President Barack Obama is having a private lunch with Ryan and the committee's ranking Democrat Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, right, arrives at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2013. President Barack Obama is having a private lunch with Van Hollen and committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2013 file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. leaves a Republican caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Senate bill to carry the government through September denies the Obama administration money for implementing new regulations on Wall Street and expansion of government health care subsidies but provides modest additional funding for domestic priorities like Head Start and health research. Looking to next year, House Republicans prepare a now-familiar budget featuring futile gestures to block "Obamacare" and turn Medicare into a voucherlike program for future retirees. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p><p>FILE - In this June 5, 2012 file photo, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. takes part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Senate bill to carry the government through September denies the Obama administration money for implementing new regulations on Wall Street and expansion of government health care subsidies but provides modest additional funding for domestic priorities like Head Start and health research. Looking to next year, House Republicans prepare a now-familiar budget featuring futile gestures to block "Obamacare" and turn Medicare into a voucherlike program for future retirees. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds up a copy of the House Budget Committee 2014 Budget Resolution as he speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., accompanied by fellow lawmakers, pauses as he arrives to speak during a news conference on the budget, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds up a copy of the 2014 Budget Resolution as he speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama, escorted by Senate Sergeant at Arms Terry Gainer, waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, to visit with Senate Democrats in the first of four meetings with lawmakers this week to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>One of President Barack Obama's motorcade vehicles is seen parked in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Obama traveled to Capitol Hill to visit with Senate Democrats in the first of four meetings with lawmakers this week to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama, escorted by Senate Sergeant at Arms Terry Gainer, waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, to visit with Senate Democrats in the first of four meetings with lawmakers this week to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>President Barack Obama, escorted by Senate Sergeant at Arms Terry Gainer, waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, to visit with Senate Democrats in the first of four meetings with lawmakers this week to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., gestures as he speaks about the 2014 Budget Resolution, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas, left, and Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., hold copies of the 2014 Budget Resolution during a news conference with House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Tuesday, March 12, 2013, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama leaves the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, after visiting with Senate Democrats in in the first of four meetings with lawmakers this week to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>President Barack Obama leaves the Capitol in Washington, after visiting with Senate Democrats in in the first of four meetings with lawmakers this week to discuss the budget, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. House Republicans are hosting Obama for a rare meeting at the Capitol on Wednesday, part of Obama’s concerted effort to mend ties with Congress in hopes of a grand compromise on fiscal issues. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, walks to his meeting with President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>President Barack Obama, escorted by House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving, right, waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, for closed-door talks with House Speaker John Boehner and the House Republican Conference to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>President Barack Obama, escorted by House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving, right, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, for closed-door talks with House Speaker John Boehner and the House Republican Conference to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>President Barack Obama turns to reporters as he leaves Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2103, after his closed-door meeting with House Speaker John Boehner and Republican lawmakers to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, pauses as he comments to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, following a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama and House Republicans to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)\</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, accompanied by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Republican Conference Chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., comments to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, following a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama and House Republicans to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17127541-congress-passes-bill-renewing-anti-violence-lawhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17127541-congress-passes-bill-renewing-anti-violence-lawuswomenactpoliticshouse-republicansbarack-obamahouse-republicanagainstviolence-against-women-actnative-americansThu, 28 Feb 2013 07:53:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2013, file photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, to discuss the reintroduction of the Violence Against Women Act. Calling a truce in the partisan battles, Congress appears ready to send to President Barack Obama a bill that renews and expands the nation’s primary law on protecting women from domestic violence. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17122221-eating-out-obamas-new-overtures-to-gop-lawmakershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17122221-eating-out-obamas-new-overtures-to-gop-lawmakersuswhite-housebudgetpoliticsbattlesenate-republicanscapitol-hillhouse-republicansobamabarack-obamasenate-republicanThu, 28 Feb 2013 01:05:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama speaks at the Business Council dinner in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>FILE - In this March 4, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Enveloped by political gridlock, President Barack Obama is reaching out to rank-and-file Republicans, hosting GOP senators for dinner at the White House Wednesday night and then visiting Capitol Hill next week for separate meetings with Senate and House Republicans. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2013 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., confer on Capitol Hill in Washington. Enveloped by political gridlock, President Barack Obama is reaching out to rank-and-file Republicans, hosting GOP senators for dinner at the White House Wednesday night and then visiting Capitol Hill next week for separate meetings with Senate and House Republicans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2013 file photo, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., left, and Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., talk on Capitol Hill in Washington. Enveloped by political gridlock, President Barack Obama is reaching out to rank-and-file Republicans, hosting GOP senators for dinner at the White House Wednesday night and then visiting Capitol Hill next week for separate meetings with Senate and House Republicans. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2013 file photo, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Enveloped by political gridlock, President Barack Obama is reaching out to rank-and-file Republicans, hosting GOP senators for dinner at the White House Wednesday night and then visiting Capitol Hill next week for separate meetings with Senate and House Republicans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/24/17078681-new-crisis-looms-as-budget-cuts-hit-us-on-fridayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/24/17078681-new-crisis-looms-as-budget-cuts-hit-us-on-fridaybusinessuswhite-housebudgetpoliticsbattlehouse-republicansbarack-obamaus-newsldwritethru7thMon, 25 Feb 2013 01:02:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE – In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo President Barack Obama pauses while talking about sequestration in the Eisenhower Executive Office building on the White House complex in Washington. Lawmakers and the president on the brink of yet another compromise-or-else deadline Friday, March 1, 2013. (AP ?Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p><p>Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour leaves a Health and Homeland Security Committee meeting titled "Protecting Our Nation: States and Cybersecurity" during the National Governors Association 2013 Winter Meeting in Washington on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore is at left. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>In this Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, photo, provided by CBS News, Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley of Maryland speaks on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington. O'Malley joined with with Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia to call for Congress to prevent impending defense cuts that would hit their states hard. (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)</p><p>In this Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, photo provided by CBS News, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks on CBS's " Face the Nation" in Washington. Duncan spoke about the instability created by across-the-board, sequestration, cuts and their impact on education budget (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)</p><p>President Barack Obama addresses the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal listens as National Governors Association Chairman, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, following their meeting with President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)</p><p>Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, accompanied by White House press secretary Jay Carney, briefs reporters on the sequester, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, accompanied by fellow members of the House GOP leadership, responds to President Barack Obama's remarks to the nation's governors earlier today about how to fend off the impending automatic budget cuts, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>President Barack Obama walks to board the Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The president is traveling to Newport News, Va. to make a speech about automatic budget cuts, at Newport News Shipbuilding. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) </p><p>Following a closed-door party caucus, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, accompanied by fellow GOP leaders, meet with reporters, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, to challenge President Obama and the Senate to avoid the automatic spending cuts set to take effect in four days. Speaking at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Boehner complained that the House, with Republicans in the majority, has twice passed bills that would replace the across-the-board cuts known as the "sequester" with more targeted reductions, while the Senate, controlled by the Democrats, has not acted. From left are, Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kansas, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Boehner, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Standing in front of a ships propeller, President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks about automatic defense budget cuts, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks at Newport News Shipbuilding Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, as part of his public campaign to sway Congress to block automatic spending cuts that are scheduled to begin on March 1, in defense and domestic programs. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley) </p><p>President Barack Obama speaks Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Newport News Shipbuilding as part of his public campaign to sway Congress to block automatic spending cuts in defense and domestic programs that are scheduled to begin on March 1. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley) MAGS OUT </p><p>President Barack Obama speaks at Newport News Shipbuilding Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, as part of his public campaign to sway Congress to block automatic spending cuts that are scheduled to begin on March 1, in defense and domestic programs. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley) MAGS OUT </p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2013 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama will meet Friday with the top leaders in the House and Senate to discuss what to do about automatic cuts to the federal budget, White House and congressional leaders said. The meeting is set to take place hours after the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts will have officially kicked in. This suggests both sides are operating under the assumption a deal won't be reached to avert the cuts ahead of the March 1 deadline. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Newport News, Va. President Barack Obama will meet Friday with the top leaders in the House and Senate to discuss what to do about automatic cuts to the federal budget, White House and congressional leaders said. The meeting is set to take place hours after the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts will have officially kicked in. This suggests both sides are operating under the assumption a deal won't be reached to avert the cuts ahead of the March 1 deadline. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2013 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama will meet Friday with the top leaders in the House and Senate to discuss what to do about automatic cuts to the federal budget, White House and congressional leaders said. The meeting is set to take place hours after the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts will have officially kicked in. This suggests both sides are operating under the assumption a deal won't be reached to avert the cuts ahead of the March 1 deadline. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2013 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama will meet Friday with the top leaders in the House and Senate to discuss what to do about automatic cuts to the federal budget, White House and congressional leaders said. The meeting is set to take place hours after the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts will have officially kicked in. This suggests both sides are operating under the assumption a deal won't be reached to avert the cuts ahead of the March 1 deadline. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, are seated during speeches during the unveiling of a statue of Rosa Parks, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>The Capitol plaza is seen as automatic spending cuts are set to take effect on March 1, in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2013 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. With across-the-board spending cuts all but certain, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are staging a politically charged showdown designed to avoid public blame for any public inconvenience or disruption in government services that result. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Newport News, Va. With across-the-board spending cuts all but certain, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are staging a politically charged showdown designed to avoid public blame for any public inconvenience or disruption in government services that result. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17033206-house-to-take-up-senates-anti-violence-acthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17033206-house-to-take-up-senates-anti-violence-actuswomenactpoliticshouse-republicanshouse-republicanagainstviolence-against-women-actnative-americanseveral-house-republicansWed, 20 Feb 2013 20:22:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16811066-republicans-say-fda-withholds-key-meningitis-docshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16811066-republicans-say-fda-withholds-key-meningitis-docsuscongresspoliticshouse-republicansdrug-administrationmeningitisFri, 1 Feb 2013 22:30:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16685421-obama-says-hell-sign-505b-sandy-aid-bill-soonhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16685421-obama-says-hell-sign-505b-sandy-aid-bill-soonusaidpoliticshouse-republicansbarack-obamasuperstormsuperstorm-sandyFri, 25 Jan 2013 01:26:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2013 photo, a beach front home that was severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy rests in the sand in Bay Head, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)</p><p>Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., left, react after the Senate passed a $50.5 billion emergency relief measure for Superstorm Sandy victims at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Three months after Superstorm Sandy devastated coastal areas in much of the Northeast, the Senate is finaly sending a $50.5 billion emergency package of relief and recovery aid to President Obama for his signature. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Northeast lawmakers react after the Senate passed a $50.5 billion emergency relief measure for Superstorm Sandy victims at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. From right to left are Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. Three months after Superstorm Sandy devastated coastal areas in much of the Northeast, the Senate is finally sending a $50.5 billion emergency package of relief and recovery aid to President Obama for his signature. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, react after the Senate passed a $50.5 billion emergency relief measure for Superstorm Sandy victims at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Three months after Superstorm Sandy devastated coastal areas in much of the Northeast, the Senate is finaly sending a $50.5 billion emergency package of relief and recovery aid to President Obama for his signature. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16673241-congress-charts-new-collision-course-over-deficithttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16673241-congress-charts-new-collision-course-over-deficituspoliticsdeficitspendinghouse-republicanssenate-democratsdeficit-spendingThu, 24 Jan 2013 08:01:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2013, file photo, Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., center right, stands with his family for a ceremonial photo with Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, center left, in the Rayburn Room of the Capitol after the new 113th Congress convened in Washington. The nation’s sharp disagreements over taxes and spending are on a re-routed collision course, as Senate Democrats launch a plan that includes new taxes, and House Republicans vow to speed up their plan to balance the federal budget with spending cuts alone. "The American people will have a chance to compare the two approaches," said Franks, who wants deep spending cuts and no new taxes. The only way to shrink the government, he said, "is to choke the monster." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p>