Washington DC -May 20- The Committee on House Administration’s Ranking Republican Dan Lungren, R-Calif., issued the following statement on the Democrats’ failure to publicly release the revised version of their campaign finance legislation.

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Washington DC -May 14- One of Congress’ most ardent opponents of expanding offshore drilling, who’s also a supporter of climate change legislation, today said he could not support the newly unveiled climate bill, if it contains provisions that allow oil and gas drillers to operate off Florida’s Atlantic coast, especially in a missile testing range.

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Washington DC -May 14- Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee, led by U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), today unveiled a plan to Defend America.

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Washington DC -May 13- Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the details of their comprehensive energy and climate change legislation that will create jobs, strengthen America’s energy independence, safeguard our national security, and restore our global economic leadership for decades to come.

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Washington DC -May 12- Oversight is one of the most important things that Congress does, or rather, these days doesn’t do.

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Washington DC -May 10-The American Humanist Association expressed disappointment today that the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed dismissal of a case challenging the infusion of religion into presidential inaugural ceremonies.

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Washington DC -May 7- Republican Study Committee (RSC) and nine other Republican Members of Congress officially launched the newly formed 10th Amendment Task Force, a project of the RSC. The Task Force will develop and promote proposals that aim to disperse power, decision-making, and money from Washington back to states, local governments, and individuals.

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Washington DC -April 29- Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today introduced a bill that would shut the revolving door of influence in Washington by banning Members of Congress from ever becoming lobbyists.

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Washington DC -April 28– Focusing on the needs of rural America, Senate Democrats and former President Bill Clinton, held a rural summit on Capitol Hill to discuss solutions to address the challenges facing rural areas in the United States.

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Washington DC -April 27- The 41 Republican senators who signed on to a letter opposing the financial reform package have received 25 percent more in campaign contributions, on average, from Wall Street interests than their Democratic colleagues, according to analysis of campaign finance data by Common Cause, Public Campaign and Public Citizen.

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Washington DC - April 15 - President Obama met with congressional leaders with hope that a bipartisan bill on financial regulatory reform is possible despite GOP claims it will encourage government bailouts of financial institutions.

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Washington DC - April 15 - Senators from two leading dairy states, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.), are heading a new effort to urge USDA actions to ease the dairy price crisis that continues to squeeze the nation’s dairy farmers.

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Washington DC - April 14 -  Ways and Means Committee Members, led by Oversight Subcommittee Chairman  John Lewis (D-GA), introduced the Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010 (Tax Day bill), that would reduce burdens on taxpayers, while enhancing taxpayer protections.

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Washington DC - April 13 - The United States Cattlemen’s Association called on Congress and the Obama Administration to enhance security measures along the U.S.-Mexican border in the wake of the tragic murder of an Arizona rancher.

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Washington DC - April 13 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner outlines the urgent need for strong financial reforms, noting that “the American people have suffered through too much to enact reform that does too little.”

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