Democrats Target EPA Budget and Direction      (U.S. News & World Report)
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U.S. News & World Report - House Democrats set the stage this morning for what promises to be a bruising battle over the EPA budget and the direction of the agency itself in a House environmental subcommittee hearing.
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Investor's Business Daily - Hoping to stem a Democratic tide in November's midterm elections, Republicans in Congress are promising an "aggressive" agenda focused on their usual strong suit -- national security.
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By ERICA WERNER  WASHINGTON - The Transportation Department acknowledged Tuesday encouraging members of Congress to weigh in with the EPA on California's request to implement global warming controls on automakers.
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After promising unprecedented openness regarding Congress' pork barrel practices, House Democrats are moving in the opposite direction as they draw up spending bills for the upcoming budget year.
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Democrats and Republicans should work together to find new ways to end poverty, curb government corruption and strengthen families, Rev. Jim Wallis said Saturday.
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DEMS CHALLENGE: Several Democrats on Thursday challenged White House officials' claim that they removed large parts of proposed congressional testimony on global warming because the material conflicted with findings from a U.N. scientific panel.
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WASHINGTON BUREAU; Staff writer Ken Fireman contributed to this story, which was supplemented with news service reports. PITTSBURGH - With Democrats calling on him to sharpen his presidential
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A bipartisan commission that includes energy industry executives, environmentalists and academics will issue a report Wednesday that calls on the nation to adopt mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming, set stricter fuel economy standards and promote nuclear power, renewable energy and oil exploration.
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An audit found improvement in the Environmental Protection Agency&#39;s recent budgets, including a reduction of the Superfund deficit from $82.7 million to $7.6 million in 2004.
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Democrats are trying to have it both ways on the Iraq funding vote. It will be interesting to see if they can do that.
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Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled plans for nearly balancing the U.S. budget by 2011 while funding domestic social programs at higher levels than President George W. Bush sought and leaving the fate of his tax cuts uncertain after 2010.
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A comprehensive plan to tackle the Great Lakes' most pressing environmental problems &#151; from invasive species to sewage overflows &#151; is on track despite complaints about inadequate federal funding, an Environmental Protection Agency official said.
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By Mark Ginocchio And Doug Dalena, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 14--Millions of dollars worth of transportation, environmental and public safety projects in lower Fairfield County could lose federal funding if a congressional Democratic budget proposal is approved.
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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS   In his first appearance before the 110th Congress, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today told a House Subcommittee that NOAA's fiscal year (FY) 2008 will help it build upon recent successes.
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Democrats said that they would move toward integrating the war spending into the regular federal budget.
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Despite the new Democratic congressional leadership's promise of "openness and transparency" in the budget process, a CNN survey of the House found it nearly impossible to get information on lawmakers' pet projects. Staffers for only 31 of the 435 members of the House contacted by CNN last week supplied a list of their earmark requests for Fiscal Year 2008.
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By Erica Werner  WASHINGTON - Rep. Nick Rahall, the incoming Democratic chairman of the House committee that writes environmental laws, on Friday promised a new focus for the committee - starting with a new name.