TRNS News Notes By Victoria Jones
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In a joint press conference with Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said that the Republicans’ only goal is to defeat Obama in the November election, and that Republicans are holding all acts of Congress, including the transportation bill, in order to achieve that goal.
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Officials at the NSA and the FBI told House lawmakers Tuesday that secret NSA spying has disrupted over 50 potential terror plots against the U.S. since 9/11.
Women make up about 14 percent of the 1.4 million active U.S. military personnel.
“The Speaker of the House should be the Speaker of the American People not of one particular party.” Gutierrez said during a press conference outside the Capitol.
Issa issued a statement that he was “deeply disappointed” and that the transcript “will serve as a roadmap for IRS officials to navigate investigative interviews with Congress.”
Three years and 9,000 pages of legislation later, our economy has yet to see any benefits from the passing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
Amtrak trains featuring gourmet menus in their café cars are losing more than $400 per passenger ticket, and a leading House Republican wants an investigation.
