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People of Color Nearly Absent from Top U.S. House Staff: Report
An eye-opening Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies report has revealed that American public policy is more likely to…
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Rep. John Lewis Asserts the Right to Dissent
It appears that House Republicans want to control what the means by which other members of Congress object to questionable…
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Rep. Rangel Praises House Approval of AGOA
Rep. Charles Rangel praised this week's bipartisan passage of legislation that promotes access to benefits under the African Growth and…
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Biden, Congressional Colleagues Pay Homage to Louis Stokes
MARK GILLISPIE, Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Louis Stokes rose from an impoverished life in the projects of Cleveland to…
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House Scraps Vote on Confederate Flag in Federal Cemeteries
DAVID ESPO, Associated Press ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Retreating under pressure, House Republicans scrapped plans for a…
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GOP-Controlled House Passes Budget to Erase Deficits
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Normally quarrelsome House Republicans came together Wednesday night and passed a boldly…
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House Starts its Obamacare Repeal March
(Politico) – The House easily passed legislation Thursday afternoon changing the Affordable Care Act’s definition of a full-time workweek…
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Dems’ House Chances Fade as Reality Sets In
DONNA CASSATA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ high hopes of mitigating House losses in a rough election year have…
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Conyers Holds Off Sheffield, is Poised to Become Dean of Congress
(Detroit Free-Press) – The pending retirement of U.S. Rep. John Dingell means U.S. Rep. John Conyers is poised to become…
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House Bill Lets Airlines Advertise Pre-Tax Fares
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a victory for airlines and their workers’ unions, the House rejected…
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