Congress

White House steps up campaign to “cut government waste”

June 13, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu

President Obama signed an Executive Order initiating the Campaign to Cut Waste, ordering each department and agency to report regularly to Vice President Biden who will head a new task force on government accountability.

House votes on Libya are mixed bag

June 6, 2011 By Susan Webb

A peculiar set of House votes on dueling Libya resolutions last Friday showed Republican maneuvering and Democratic divisions.

Republicans reject climate change

March 29, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Earlier this month, House Republicans rejected three amendments stating that global warming is real, poses a threat and is caused by humans.

Afghanistan: Time to go!

March 4, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Nearly three quarters of Americans want an early end to the Afghanistan war. Now is the time to press President Obama and Congress to set an exit plan with a speedy timetable for withdrawal.

Aid to workers hurt by outsourcing to end

February 15, 2011 By Barb Kucera

The federal program that has helped hundreds of thousands of workers get back on their feet after their jobs went overseas could soon disappear due to an error by Congress.