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Small Piece of Hurricane Sandy Funding Passes House Vote

Posted on04. Jan, 2013 by Stevie.

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In one of its first actions as a lawmaking body under the 113th Congress, the House of Representatives passed a $9.7 billion package of flood insurance relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy. The vote comes after an uproar against House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) from Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the New York and New [...]

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Watch the Entire Swearing In For the 113th Congress (VIDEO)

Posted on03. Jan, 2013 by Stevie.

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Almost all of the 435 House members and 33 senators were sworn in on Thursday in Washington, D.C. These are the people that were elected or re-elected in the November election. In case you missed the event, check out the video above. It includes remarks from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House [...]

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John Boehner Amazingly Re-Elected As House Speaker

Posted on03. Jan, 2013 by Stevie.

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Wonders never cease to amaze in the halls of Congress. Not even two hours after being sworn in to office, the 113th Congress already made its first huge mistake in re-electing Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) as the Speaker of the House. He passed the 215 vote mark needed to secure the position. How and why [...]

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NJ Gov. Christie Body Slams House GOP Leadership Over Sandy Funds

Posted on03. Jan, 2013 by Stevie.

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Flames erupted from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s podium as he held a press conference on why his state still doesn’t have federal relief for Hurricane Sandy. Gov. Christie was responding to the madness from Tuesday night when the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the fiscal cliff bill, but canceled the vote on Sandy [...]

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Speaker Boehner Tells Sen. Reid to “Go F-ck Yourself”

Posted on02. Jan, 2013 by Stevie.

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Congress is hitting all kinds of new lows as we tip into 2013. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) let his mouth get the best of him in an off-camera exchange last Friday with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada). The two had been hassling over the best plan of action around the fiscal cliff negotiations. [...]