On the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. this week, members of the House and Senate took time to remember his impact in American history.
Lawmakers featured in this video include: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.; Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga.; and Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, a Michigan Democrat who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus.
Categories: California, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, Producer's Picks, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Race, James Clyburn, History, John Lewis, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Martin Luther King Jr.
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The House today passed a bill that would funnel $146 billion worth of tax cuts and other proposals in an effort to stimulate an economy hindered by mortgage woes, high gas prices and other problems. The vote was 385-35.
Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said the bill isn’t perfect but praised the “generous spirit” of Republicans and Democrats who rallied around it. “If we do nothing, we’re just asking for our economy to slow even further,” he said.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., added: “This is a middle-class tax rebate bill. … It targets the middle class and those who aspire to it.”
Categories: California, Ohio, Producer's Picks, Nancy Pelosi, Taxes, Economy, John Boehner
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The House today passed a bill that would extend by 15 days a law that expanded the Bush administration’s powers to conduct anti-terrorism surveillance without warrants. The law is set to expire Friday. The original measure called for a 30-day extension.
Here are debate excerpts from Democrats John Conyers of Michigan and Jane Harman of California. Conyers said the temporary extension would give Congress more time to reach agreement on “responsible” reform to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that governs such wiretaps.
Minority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo., also addressed the wiretapping debate in a press conference.
Categories: California, Michigan, Missouri, Producer's Picks, Security, Technology, Civil Liberties, Terrorism, John Conyers, Communications, Roy Blunt, Intelligence, Jane Harman
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President Bush delivered his final State of the Union address last night, and CapNews.Net has posted the full speech online:
Reactions to the speech also are making their way onto the Internet. Here are video commentaries from: Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C.; Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif.; Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y.; Steve Clemons of the New America Foundation
Categories: New York, California, South Carolina, Producer's Picks, Jim DeMint, State Of The Union, Louise Slaughter, Mike Honda
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The House today adopted a nonbinding resolution that says the United States has a moral responsibility to help the poor and sets a national goal of cutting poverty in half over 10 years by promoting good jobs at livable wages. The vote was 391-0.
“Our country is a land of opportunity,” said bill sponsor Barbara Lee, D-Calif. “But the sad reality is that income inequality continues to grow and more people are falling into poverty than getting ahead.” She said one in eight Americans now live in poverty.
Categories: California, Labor, Economy, Social Policy, Barbara Lee
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