George W. Bush is costing the country more than other ex-presidents
Americans are starting to feel the pinch of the sequestration budget cuts. From canceled White House tours to employee furloughs, the cuts haven’t gone unnoticed. So it may come as a shock that the...
View ArticleRep. Kevin Brady blasts FAA furloughs as ‘political jet lag’
Frequent fliers take note: longer lines and wait times are headed your way. This Sunday, the FAA will implement furloughs that will increase wait times in major airports by up to 210 minutes. Rep....
View ArticleBolden on the hot seat as lawmakers question NASA priorities, asteroid mission
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology today reviewed NASA’s budget request of $17.7 billion for fiscal year 2014 — a proposed reduction of $55 million. A large focus of Obama’s budget...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: Republican victory in sequestration cuts give GOP upper hand...
Welcome to Texas on the Potomac’s “The Week Ahead,” a preview of events to come on Capitol Hill and at the White House this week. This week’s report was written by William K. Moore of ViaNovo. • • •...
View ArticleTexMessage: After FAA furloughs avoided, Rep. Cuellar demands complete...
TexMessage Friday, May 3 Good morning, TexMessagers! What do you think of fixing FAA furloughs? TEXclusive Earlier this week, President Obama signed legislation to end the FAA furloughs imposed by the...
View ArticleWas sequestration the cause of Rusty the Red Panda’s escape?
With sequestration worming its way into a variety of hot topics these days, it was only a matter of time until fingers were pointed at budget cuts for the escape of Smithsonian National Zoo red panda,...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: Hyperpartisanship triumphant as House, Senate majorities...
This week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid threatens to change the cloture process for executive branch nominations via a simple majority — a maneuver called the nuclear option. Just the threat...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: Bleak prospects for grand bargain on sequester, tax reform
In the ten weeks before the end of the fiscal year, Congress plans to be in session 17 days. Before the end of the calendar year, Congress will need to raise the debt limit to avoid default on Treasury...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: Partisanship impedes deal on fiscal reform in face of...
Having missed the opportunity during July to set the table for substantial solutions, Washington is preparing for an October showdown over spending and sequester's across-the-board spending cuts that...
View ArticleBudget deal praised by White House, budget hawks as preferrable to another...
House-Senate negotiators reached a bipartisan compromise ona budget deal Tuesday that could forestall another government shutdown in January. The budget deal would soften the blow of sequester with...
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