Congress
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The House measure wraps all the unfinished annual spending bills into a single catchall measure while freezing spending at last year\'s levels. One of the biggest surprises in the act is the inclusion of a two year pay freeze as proposed by President Obama.
December 09, 2010 -
The House GOP conference picked chairmen for House committees. The new Republican House majority will be sworn in next month.
December 08, 2010 -
By Jolie Lee Federal News Radio The House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday afternoon on a long-term continuing resolution that includes the president’s proposed two-year pay freeze for federal civilian employees, a Democratic…
December 08, 2010 -
The \"FY 2011 Year Long Funding Act\" contains language that will linger on long after the year is over. The Hill\'s Ian Swanson explains.
December 08, 2010 -
Former Virginia Congressman Tom Davis tells WFED\'s Jason Miller about the impact of the new Congress on federal employees.
December 07, 2010 -
A bill passed by the U.S. Senate requires the Army to report whether graves at Arlington National Cemetery are correctly marked and come up with a plan to fix any errors that are found.
December 07, 2010 -
Politico\'s Rich Cohen gives details about the stopgap spending bill passed by Congress.
December 03, 2010 -
The Washington Post reports that the Pentagon is worried that Congress won\'t repeal the ban on gays openly serving in the military.
December 03, 2010 -
The Senate has sent a stopgap spending bill to President Barack Obama that\'s needed to prevent a government shutdown. Negotiators in the lame-duck Congress now have two more weeks to try to pass a bill funding the government through September 30. Chuck Marr, with the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, explains what\'s next.
December 03, 2010 -
Is it the little-engine-that-could, or a zombie that can\'t be killed? The controversial alternative engine for the F-35 fighter jet is back in the news.
December 02, 2010 -
POPVOX is a new online tool that sorts through all the feedback that goes to Congress.
December 01, 2010 -
Congress is trying to extend the current CR for another two weeks.
December 01, 2010 -
Congress is working to make decisions on three huge issues that affect federal employees: the proposed pay freeze, workforce reductions, and agency funding. The Hill\'s Ian Swanson runs it down for us.
December 01, 2010 -
Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly discusses the likely passage of the President\'s proposed two-year federal pay freeze.
November 30, 2010 -
Stan Collender, director of federal budget policy for Qorvis Communications, explained what the options are for the pay freeze proposal in Congress.
November 30, 2010