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Walorski discusses debt ceiling, federal pay

South Bend Tribune

MISHAWAKA -- Newly elected U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski spoke to The Tribune on Thursday about her vote to suspend the federal debt ceiling, federal pay and other fiscal issues facing the 113th Congress. Along with 86 Democrats and 199 Republicans,...

Tags: Republican Party, Government, Elections, Public Employees, Barack Obama

Talk of GOP primaries follows 'fiscal cliff' vote

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives. These lawmakers wasted little time...

Tags: Tom Harkin, Steve Womack, Republican Party, Dan Benishek, White House

Fiscal cliff looms for Congress

South Bend Tribune

As most Americans shift into holiday mode, members of Congress are going back to work this week. They have some important work to finish before the end of the year. The fiscal cliff -- a $600 billion combination of tax hikes and spending cuts -- is...

Tags: Medicare, Dan Coats, Republican Party, George W. Bush, Barack Obama

BioWatch's many bugs

It's possible that not every problem has a technological solution. That will come as a shock to U.S. policymakers, who since the 9/11 terrorist attacks have invested in multiple technologies to protect us from evildoers. Some have been a success, while...

Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Tularemia , Bioterrorism, Janet Napolitano, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce

BioWatch documents demanded

Tags: Health Organizations, Bioterrorism, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Janet Napolitano, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce

FDA seeks more authority amid meningitis outbreak

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration asked Congress Wednesday for more authority to police pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak, even as lawmakers questioned why the agency didn't do more with...

Tags: Meningitis, Justice System, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Washington, DC

Lawmakers issue subpoena for pharmacy director

WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers have issued a subpoena for the director of the Massachusetts pharmacy linked to the deadly meningitis outbreak. The subpoena comes after Barry Cadden, co-founder of New England Compounding Center, indicated through...

Tags: Meningitis, Health Organizations, Justice System, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Washington, DC

3 races key to Mich. Congress delegation control

DETROIT (AP) — Republicans are heading into Election Day with a two-seat majority in Michigan's congressional delegation and high hopes of maintaining the edge, but three surprisingly close races have Democrats eyeing a previously unexpected...

Tags: Vernon J Ehlers, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Candice Miller, Justice System

The 50 richest members of Congress

CNN Money

The Hill, a political newspaper, unveiled its annual list of the 50 richest lawmakers on Tuesday. Rep. Michael McCaul, a Republican from Texas, held on to the top slot with a cool $290.5 million. "McCaul remains in the stratosphere of the very richest...

Tags: Johnny Isakson, Tom Harkin, Republican Party, Olympia J. Snowe, Richard Blumenthal

Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Gerald Ford, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Elections

Tags: Hansen Clarke, Republican Party, John Conyers, Jr., Gary Peters, Primaries

GOP U.S. Senate race a top statewide election

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan voters will choose a Republican to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and could change history by dropping one or both of the state's two black congressmen in Tuesday's primary election. Pete Hoekstra of...

Tags: Mitt Romney, Ruth Johnson, Republican Party, Netherlands, Gary Peters