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Archive: News / U.S. / Congress (9 Stories)

'Fiscal cliff' deal leaves lots of issues dangling

01/03/2013 12:50am
The "fiscal cliff" compromise on taxes leaves a big part of the nation's budget crisis still dangling.

Nearly a year after stroke, Kirk returns to Senate

01/03/2013 11:43am
Nearly a year after a debilitating stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk is back at work in the Senate.

Nearly 1 year after stroke, Kirk returns to Senate

01/03/2013 12:57pm
Nearly a year after suffering a debilitating stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk walked the 45 steps up the Capitol on Thursday and reclaimed his seat in the U.S. Senate on the first day of the 113th Congress.

House re-elects Boehner speaker

01/03/2013 1:43pm
The House and Senate ushered in a new Congress Thursday, re-electing embattled Republican John Boehner as speaker and hailing one of their own who returned a year after being felled by a stroke.

Face of the new Congress

01/03/2013 1:54pm
Politically, the 113th Congress that was sworn in Thursday won't be much of a change from the less-than-stellar 112th Congress it replaces: Democrats picked up a few seats in the House and Senate, but the balance of power is unchanged, with Republicans controlling the House and Democrats holding a majority in the Senate.

House adopts GOP rules after partisan debate

01/03/2013 3:32pm
The House on Thursday adopted Republican-written rules for the chamber that reflect the party's efforts to cut spending, stop government regulations and oppose same-sex marriage.

New tax law packed with breaks for businesses

01/03/2013 4:36pm
Tucked into the "fiscal cliff" tax package approved by Congress are billions of dollars in tax breaks that should make the new year a lot happier for businesses of many stripes, including film producers, race track owners and the makers of electric motorcycles.

More fiscal clashes loom as new Congress opens

01/03/2013 4:45pm
A new Congress opened for business Thursday to confront long-festering national problems, deficits and immigration among them, in an intensely partisan and crisis-driven era of divided government. "The American dream is in peril," said House Speaker John Boehner, re-elected to his post despite a mini-revolt in Republican ranks.

Farm bill extension evidence of lost clout

01/03/2013 7:55pm
A patchwork extension of federal farm programs passed as part of a larger "fiscal cliff" bill keeps the price of milk from rising but doesn't include many of the goodies that farm-state lawmakers are used to getting for their rural districts.
 
   
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