Today in Washington D. C. - April 4, 2008
On The Floor: The Senate Resumed consideration of H.R. 3221, the vehicle for the housing bill. A substitute amendment containing compromise language worked out by Sens. Dodd and Shelby is the basis for debate. Amendments to the bill by Sens. George Voinovich (R-OH) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) were accepted. Senate rejected the Durbin amendment which would have allowed bankruptcy judges to modify mortgage agreements. Amendments by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) to add another $100 million for housing counseling to the bill and by Republican Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ) to index for inflation the capital gains tax exclusion for selling a primary residence both failed on budget points of order.
Senate approved a resolution honoring the sacrifice of those killed in service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
From Senate & News Sources: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Sens. Dick Lugar (R-IN), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) unveiled the recommendations of the Fiscal Reform Working Group yesterday. The Heritage Foundation has posted the group’s report. According to The Hill, the plan was not received well by leading Democrats. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Robert Byrd (D-WV) “excoriat[ed] the plan.”
In advance of next week’s testimony on Capitol Hill by General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, the AP reports that a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) “says there has been significant progress in security [in Iraq] since the last assessment was delivered in August.” Unfortunately, Democrats apparently aren’t interested in hearing about political and military progress in Iraq. Though the NIE cites “significant progress,” Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, told The Washington Post that he “was discouraged” by the new NIE. Politico reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “warned Army Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker on Thursday not to ‘put a shine on recent events’ in Iraq when they testify before Congress next week. Are Democrats really saying they can’t handle positive news from Iraq?
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Senate approved a resolution honoring the sacrifice of those killed in service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
From Senate & News Sources: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Sens. Dick Lugar (R-IN), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) unveiled the recommendations of the Fiscal Reform Working Group yesterday. The Heritage Foundation has posted the group’s report. According to The Hill, the plan was not received well by leading Democrats. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Robert Byrd (D-WV) “excoriat[ed] the plan.”
In advance of next week’s testimony on Capitol Hill by General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, the AP reports that a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) “says there has been significant progress in security [in Iraq] since the last assessment was delivered in August.” Unfortunately, Democrats apparently aren’t interested in hearing about political and military progress in Iraq. Though the NIE cites “significant progress,” Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, told The Washington Post that he “was discouraged” by the new NIE. Politico reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “warned Army Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker on Thursday not to ‘put a shine on recent events’ in Iraq when they testify before Congress next week. Are Democrats really saying they can’t handle positive news from Iraq?
Tags: fiscal reform, General David Petraeus, housing assistance, Iraq, Ryan Crocker, US Congress, US House, US Senate, Washington D.C. To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
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