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House Republicans Zero in on High Speed Rail
(Washington, DC -- Todd Zwillich, Transportation Nation) High-speed rail projects could be among the first to go if conservative spending hawks get their way in the new 112th Congress.Republicans are...
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Rail, Transpo Projects Face GOP Ax in Spending Bill
(Washington, DC -- Todd Zwillich, Transportation Nation) Transportation projects are set to take a massive, immediate hit under a spending bill headed for the floor of the House of Representatives this...
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House Extends Trust Fund, Awaiting a Fight
(Washington, D.C.--Todd Zwillich) The House voted on Wednesday to extend the nation's surface transportation law, forestalling an inevitable debate on how to restructure highway funding in an age of...
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GOP: Energy Votes to Proceed Amid Obama's Big Moment
$4-a-gallon gas in Soho (photo by Kate Hinds)(Todd Zwillich, Transportation Nation) The killing of Osama bin Laden has changed a lot in the world. But it won't change GOP plans to take aim at the...
View ArticleWashington: Votes on Debt Ceiling, Libya
As the House gets ready to vote on raising the debt ceiling, a delegation of Congressional Republicans will meet with President Obama on Wednesday with a list of their demands. Takeaway Washington...
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Boehner to Dems: Either Cave, or No FAA Til September
(Washington, DC) House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Republicans have backed Democrats into a corner: Surrender Tuesday or the FAA stays shut for the rest of the summer.House members left town...
View ArticleHouse Republicans Reject Payroll Tax Deal
Republicans in the House of Representatives have rejected a deal that would have extended the payroll tax holiday and extended unemployment benefits for millions of Americans. Not passing the bill,...
View ArticleHouse GOP Agrees to Payroll Tax Cut Extension
Responding to near-universal condemnation from the White House, The Wall Street Journal op-ed page, and senior members of their own party, the House GOP agreed Thursday to accept a temporary extension...
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House Bill Could Cut $1.7 Billion in NYC Transit Funds
New York area lawmakers gather at Grand Central TerminalUPDATED WITH HOUSE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE: There's more alarm about last week's House vote to change the way public transportation is funded. A...
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Dems Trip Up GOP on Highway Extension Again
House Speaker John Boehner (photo by Todd Zwillich)For the second straight day, House Democrats have foiled an attempt by Republicans to pass a temporary Highway Bill extension designed to avoid a...
View ArticleCantor, Obama, and the Future of Dems vs. Repubs
Yesterday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor delivered a high-profile policy speech "outlining initiatives to 'Make Life Work'." Janet Hook, Wall Street Journal politics reporter, discusses the...
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GOP House primaries to test establishment popularity
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) (C) and members of the House GOP leadership, including Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (L) and Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), hold a news briefing following the...
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News Wrap: Democrats shout ‘shame!’ as LGBT worker protections lose by one vote
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Good evening. I’m Judy Woodruff.HARI SREENIVASAN: And I’m Hari Sreenivasan.JUDY WOODRUFF: On the “NewsHour” tonight: a search for answers after an...
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House Republicans offering proposals for health care changes
House Speaker Paul Ryan revealed a plan Wednesday by House Republicans to change President Barack Obama’s health care law. Joshua Roberts/ReutersWASHINGTON — House Republicans are unveiling new...
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News Wrap: House GOP put off gun control legislation indefinitely
Watch VideoJUDY WOODRUFF: Good evening. I’m Judy Woodruff. HARI SREENIVASAN: And I’m Hari Sreenivasan. JUDY WOODRUFF: On the “NewsHour” tonight: outrage and sorrow. Another video of a police officer...
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House Republicans drop bid to gut ethics board
House Speaker Paul Ryan. House Republicans dropped a bid on Tuesday to gut an independent ethics office. Photo by Carlos Barria/ReutersWASHINGTON — House Republicans reversed themselves Tuesday under...
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Here’s how Republicans are redrawing their legislative agenda
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan. Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images.Shortly after President Donald Trump took office, the White House and Congressional Republicans laid out an...
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House to vote on health care bill Thursday
U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters that House Republicans have enough votes to repeal major portions of the Affordable Care Act. File photo by Eric Thayer/ReutersWASHINGTON — The...
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Analysis: 5 issues that could derail the GOP health care bill in the Senate
Photo by Kevin Lamarque/ReutersAfter weeks of will-they-or-won’t-they tensions, the House managed to pass its GOP replacement for the Affordable Care Act on Thursday by a razor-thin margin. The vote...
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Why blue states might ditch beloved Obamacare protections
Activists protest against the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare during a rally in Freedom Plaza in Washington, March 23, 2017. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/REUTERSUnder the Republican health bill, it’s up...
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Why Republicans are struggling mightily to overhaul tax code
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks after Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2017. Photo by Joshua Roberts/ReutersWASHINGTON (AP) — Why are Republicans struggling...
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House Freedom Caucus chairman downplays rumored rift with Ryan
Rep. Mark Meadows, the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus. Photo by PBS NewsHourThe leader of the conservative House Freedom Caucus on Tuesday downplayed rumors of a rift with House Speaker Paul Ryan...
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A major sticking point in the Republican tax plan, explained
President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on October 11, 2017. File photo by REUTERS/Joshua RobertsThe state and local tax deduction has become a key sticking point...
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