Democratic Party eases spending squabble
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The Democratic Party defused a tense internal struggle over how it spends its money by boosting spending on a get-out-the-vote effort for the November elections.
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The House voted Tuesday to rush rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers, but a partisan battle brewed in the Senate over Democrats' efforts to add jobless aid and help for the poor to the economic stimulus package.
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House and Senate Democratic leaders agreed yesterday to a $463 billion spending plan for the remainder of the fiscal year that would freeze many federal agencies at 2006 levels but include more money for veterans' health, education, scientific research, HIV programs and public parks, among other...
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Senate and House Democrats, optimistic about their election-year prospects, have more money in the bank for the midterm contests than their Republican counterparts.
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Conservative Democrats in the House are challenging their own party to do more to balance the federal budget and restrain government spending, highlighting an ideological division among Democrats that could play a big role in the party's 2008 presidential campaign.
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The three Democrats at the agency responsible for enforcing campaign finance rules attended last week's Democratic convention at taxpayers' expense, and Republican members of the Federal Election Commission plan to do the same later this month.
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The life of a big-dollar Democratic donor isn't always easy. In between attending lavish parties and being wined and dined by various luminaries, sometimes you have to make tough choices.
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David Obey is Congress's man with the pencils  -  and the Democrats' point man for holding the line on spending
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The House voted to approve a $146 billion fiscal stimulus package, hoping to quickly seal a fast-paced deal with the Bush administration. But Senate Democrats forged ahead with their own, more expensive plan.
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Democrats began turning Wednesday to the fight that some in the party fear they wage most consistently: with one another. Democratic politicians and operatives said the
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Fund raising and spending in the 2003-04 election cycle by President Bush, Democratic rival John Kerry and national party committees:
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The Tories shrug off the impact of the defection of an MP to Labour - as their leader unveils spending plans.
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Lawmakers are people, too. They give, and they receive. And amid the marathon partisan (and intraparty) griping over everything from the farm bill to the mammoth $555 billion spending bill, many of them managed to squeeze in some holiday shopping before splitting town for the Christmas recess.
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Lawmakers on Thursday pieced together legislation extending popular tax breaks and saving doctors from a cut in Medicare payments as Republicans prepared to cede control of Congress to the Democrats.
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The House last night moved toward approving a $515.7 billion domestic spending bill that shaves billions from the Democrats' hoped-for spending levels but uses emergency spending and other tactics to challenge President Bush on his budget demands.
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WASHINGTON -- Democrats looking for money to pay for health care priorities renewed their focus on insurers Thursday.
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Democratic Congressional leaders on Friday offered the first concessions in a fight with President Bush over a spending bill for Iraq, but the White House turned them down