Despite Pledges, Congress Clings to Pet Projects
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Lawmakers vowed to respond to bribery scandals with reforms, but their pledges have come to next to nothing.
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Chicago Tribune - Despite Republican victories in the elections this week, much of President Bush's agenda faces considerable head winds in Congress, particularly the Senate.
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President Bush has promised to appoint "strict constructionists," but Republican presidents have largely failed to do just that.
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House Republicans are deeply divided over the merits of  earmarking money for pet projects.
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Leading members of the House Ways and Means Committee complained that final details of the pact remain âsecretâ to most members of Congress.
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Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) had hoped to introduce a new bill this month, but staffers say hectic events forced him to push back those plans until early next year.
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Some tech groups are beginning to worry that major IT industry priorities, including patent reform, may lose out to other priorities in the U.S. Congress this year.
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The window for Congressional earmarks is open once again as lawmakers from both parties are inviting constituents and lobbyists to recommend pet projects.
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For good or ill, Congress kept to its usual snail's pace on a number of controversial issues ranging from digital copyright to spyware; other government agencies, however, made up for some of the slack.
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THE THREAT: More than three years after Sept. 11, Congress hasn't decided how it would respond to a disaster that kills or incapacitates many members.
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Congress hasn't done much this year, but few bills have stirred more passion than one to protect horses from being turned into horsemeat
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Congress can move with amazing speed when it wants to. Trouble is, Congress doesn&#39;t always want to -- as with the highway bill that&#39;s been delayed for two years and the 12 spending bills it is supposed to pass by Oct. 1, but won&#39;t.
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Unable to agree on sweeping ethics legislation, the House this week will try to pass a narrower bill to shed light on pet projects that lawmakers tuck into spending and tax bills.
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These are tough times for the Democratic-led U.S. Congress, where partisan battles have led to little progress on big issues and have made lawmakers collectively less popular than President George W. Bush.
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NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday tried to come out of the Maharasthra mess by offering three ministerial berths and two portfolios from its quota to the NCP, but clung to chief ministership.
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WASHINGTON -- Spurred by the crisis in the home mortgage industry, Congress is readying a slew of proposals aimed at changing some lending practices and helping financially distressed homeowners hang onto their homes.
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Lawmakers pushed to finish work Friday on legislation focused on national defense, Iraq, terrorism and illegal immigration as Republicans pinned their hopes for keeping control of Congress on making national security the theme of the Nov. 7 election.