Topic: Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate will likely vote on Monday on a proposed, bipartisan deal to increase the U.S. debt limit and avert a possible default, a senior congressional aide said.The aide said the measure could be brought up for consideration after ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner pushed for immediate spending cuts at Monday's debt-reduction meeting with President Barack Obama and fellow congressional leaders, a Republican aide said."The speaker took issue with Democrats' suggestion that most of the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, said on Friday she will run for minority leader in the new Republican-led chamber next year.Pelosi made the announcement via her Twitter account, saying, "Driven by the urgency of ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans blocked a White House-backed bill on Tuesday to require unprecedented disclosure of who pays for political campaign advertising.On a Senate vote of 57-41, Democrats fell short of the needed 60 to clear a procedural hurdle Republicans set up ...