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Pelosi Touts House Caucus' Diversity Amid Grumbling Over Staff Hires

Source: Roll Call, Dec 5 2012, 7:05pm CST

Pelosi has been touting the diversity of the Democratic Caucus since Election Day, declaring it the most diverse “in the history of civilized government.” While some think that goes a bit far, the increase i ...

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Preibus: Immigration Reform 'Will Take A Whole Lot of Work' Within GOP

Source: NewsMax  |   May 24 2013, 1:23pm CDT

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says there is "diverse opinion" within the party on the immigration issues and it will take a "whole lot of work" to craft an immigration reform bill. Discuss ...

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4 hours ago

Democrats' Keystone Problem

Source: Wall Street Journal  |   May 24 2013, 11:03am CDT

By Stephen Moore House Democrats just wish the Keystone XL pipeline issue would go away.This week the House voted to take veto power over the project away from the president. Nancy Pelosi lost 19 Democrats who voted with the Re ...

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24 weeks ago


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"Mr. Hoyer is proud that the House Democratic Caucus will be the most diverse Caucus in our history in the 113th Congress, and one of the primary goals of the résumé bank our office has established is to strengthen diversity in House Democratic offices"


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5 hours ago

Who needs Republicans when Wall Street has the Democrats?

Source: Wall Street Pit  |   May 24 2013, 10:11am CDT

With the help of congressional Democrats, the Street is rolling back financial reforms enacted after its near meltdown. According to the New York Times, a bill that’s already moved through the House Financial Services ...

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Pelosi: Blame Bush for IRS Scandal

Source: NewsMax  |   May 24 2013, 9:38am CDT

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has tried to shift the blame for the IRS targeting scandal to former president George W. Bush. Pelosi pointed out that it was Bush who appointed Doug Shulman as head of the ...

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8 hours ago

The Cabal That Quietly Took Over the House

Source: The Atlantic  |   May 24 2013, 6:54am CDT

The Statue of Freedom atop the Capitol done is silhouetted by the rising sun on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) On a frigid Wednesday afternoon in January, Speaker John Boehner sat in a conf ...

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9 hours ago

Friendly Fire: Parties Slam Some of Their Own

Source: Roll Call  |   May 24 2013, 5:17am CDT

The National Republican Congressional Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee each blasted the other side after a near party-line vote on the Smarter Solutions for Students Act, which passed the Hou ...

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9 hours ago

Ex-Rep. Joe Baca Touts 30 Endorsements From House Democrats #CA31

Source: Roll Call  |   May 24 2013, 5:17am CDT

Baca has support from many of his colleagues. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Former Rep. Joe Baca, a Democrat attempting a comeback bid in California’s 31st District, boasted support from 30 House Democrats ...

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11 hours ago

High-skill bill hits diversity visas

Source: The Politico  |   May 24 2013, 4:08am CDT

Rep. Darrell Issa has framed his new high-skilled immigration bill as a building block for American opportunity and a tool for taking on the Senate. First, he may have to take on House Democrats. Continue Reading The tech indust ...

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16 hours ago

House immigration talks wild, wacky

Source: The Politico  |   May 23 2013, 10:41pm CDT

For the second time in two weeks, Democratic and Republican negotiators on immigration have emerged from meeting rooms on Capitol Hill, coyly saying some variation of “we’ve made progress” or “we have a deal in principle” — or ...

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