ISSUE / Week of January 5, 2015
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September 11,2015 |
New Congress Convenes, Starts Considering Bills Immediately
January 7, 2015 The 114th Congress convened for the first time yesterday, with new members being sworn in and the other formalities of Opening Day taking place. The most drama came in the... -
January 7, 2015 The House of Representatives adopted new rules for the 114th Congress yesterday. The big headline out of the new House rules package is the mandate for the use of “dynamic...
Federal Governance,Governance
Initial House T&I Committee Membership, 114th Congress – Tentative
September 11, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 7, 2015
Appropriations,Federal Budget,Federal Governance,Governance
OMB, CBO Continue Dispute Over Appropriations Scoring
September 11, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 7, 2015 On December 29, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget transmitted to Congress its official re-scoring report on the omnibus FY 2015 appropriations law (Public Law...
Appropriations,Federal Funding,Governance,High-Speed Rail,Rail,Railroads,State Governance
California HSR Project Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony
September 11, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 7, 2015 The beleaguered $68 billion California high-speed rail project held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday in Fresno. Governor Jerry Brown said that “What is important is the...