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By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyAre Senate Democrats getting religion -- fiscal religion, that is? Sen. Daniel Inouye, head of the Appropriations Committee, says he will enforce a ban on earmarks -- costly, unauthorized add-ons that get slipped into spending bills, often for the benefit of narrow special interests. Inouye (D-Hawaii) imposed the two-year moratorium in the aftermath of President Obama's State of the Union threat to veto special interest projects that land on his desk. Yet just last week, Inouye's colleague, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid -- no shirker when it comes to pork-barrel spending -- minimized ...
Sen. Mark Udall, Aisle-Crossing Advocate for the State of the Union Address
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailyHe's the son of a congressman who once ran for president, the nephew of a former Interior secretary, an outdoor athlete who has featured rock climbing in his political ads. And Colorado Democratic Sen. Mark Udall is also the force behind the effort to mix up the seating at Tuesday's State of the Union address. The push to work across the aisles is nothing new for Udall, who has made cooperating with others a theme of his campaigns. He began his political career as a state lawmaker in 1997 and, after a single two-year term, was narrowly elected to the U.S. House from Colorado's 2nd ...
State of the Union Bipartisan Seating: Comity Central for Lawmakers
By Annie Groer - Politics DailyGet ready for Comity Central, or something approaching a massive Congressional date night as pairs and groups of Republicans and Democrats cozy up in adjoining seats for President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech. No sooner did Third Way, a centrist think tank, float the notion of muting partisan cheering and jeering through open seating after the Tucson shooting rampage that severely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) than Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) jumped all over it. "There is no rule or reason that on this night we should emphasize divided government, separated by ...
State of the Union Preview: The New Drive to Eliminate Partisan Rancor
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyIt began in 1983 as the congressional version of a high-school gag. Frustrated that once again they would be reduced to extras in the over-produced spectacle of a Ronald Reagan State of the Union address, House Democrats secretly plotted their revenge. When the advance text of the president's remarks circulated on Capitol Hill the day of the speech, Tip O'Neill's merry pranksters highlighted an innocuous sentence towards the end of the speech: "We who are in government must take the lead in restoring the economy." When Reagan read this line on cue, House Democrats erupted as if the ...
Colorado's Mark Udall Wants Democrats, GOP to Sit Together at State of the Union
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailySen. Mark Udall, a Colorado Democrat, thinks members of his party and Republicans should sit together -- not on opposite sides of the aisle -- when President Obama delivers his State of the Union message to a joint session of Congress on Jan. 25. In a "Dear Colleague" letter reported by NPR and Politico, Udall said, "There is no rule or reason that on this night we should emphasize divided government, separated by party, instead of being seen united as a country. The choreographed standing and clapping on one side of the room -- while the other side sits -- is unbecoming of a serious ...
Sen. Mark Udall: Could Music Soothe the Savage Lame Duck?
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailyYou know how when you have a ton of work to get done, a stellar playlist really comes in handy? Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., thinks the lame-duck Congress could use one as the haggling continues over extending tax cuts, extending unemployment benefits, ending the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, the START treaty. Yes, Congress has plenty to do before joining many of the rest of us for a Christmas and New Year's break. And Udall indicated Tuesday he's in no hurry to OK the tax-cut agreement between President Obama and Republican congressional leaders. "While I still want to examine ...
Food Safety Bill Passed in Senate, With a Side of Pork
By J. Richard - AOL News
(Nov. 30) -- What's cookin'? In a rare case of bipartisanship, the Senate passed a $1.4 billion food safety bill today designed to grant the Food and Drug Administration greater authority over recalls, among other safety measures aimed at preventing dangerous food-borne illness outbreaks. Part of the bill, however, ensured that federal earmarks, often referred to as "pork," would not be banned. The FDA struggled to contain a number of high-profile food contamination outbreaks this year -- including E. coli found in cheese, eggs and produce -- in part because it lacked authority and key ...
Facebook Launches Page for Congress
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyMembers of Congress can now be followed on Facebook, after the social networking site launched a page devoted to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The "Congress on Facebook" page went up this week and provides quick links to individual senators and representatives. Constituents can keep track of how their elected officials are using the site and even get alerts about bills coming up for votes. "We hope this will encourage even more use of social technologies like Facebook by politicians and government agencies to interact with and serve their constituents," Tim Sparapani, Facebook's public policy ...
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