Topic: Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Lawmakers Leave Different Marks On 2-Year Session

WASHINGTON -- As Congress wraps up its two-year session, Tampa Bays federal lawmakers this month close the book on slim list of legislative victories, marked by a few surprises and some personal struggles. But a closer look shows that 37 were merely ...

Tampa Bay Congressional Clout May Be Waning

WASHINGTON - The political winds that swept president-elect Barack Obama to victory may have also eroded some of the Tampa-Bay areas congressional clout. Although the House and Senate are expected to reconvene in Washington this week, new committee assignments for the next ...

95 Democrats Help Defeat Bailout Bill

WASHINGTON - The House today rejected the $700 billion financial rescue plan, with 95 Democrats joining with two-thirds of the House Republicans to defeat the measure 228-205. Ginny Brown-Waite of Brooksville, Gus Bilirakis of Palm Harbor and C.W. Bill Young of Indian ...