Acting IRS Commissioner resigns after IG report found “inappropriate” actions taken against conservative organizations applying for tax exempt status

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
WTF IRS 5.15.13

President Barack Obama today announced the resignation of Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steven T. Miller, a day after an Inspector General report found that the…

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Transcript: Sen. Dick Durbin on the Gang of Eight’s comprehensive immigration reform bill

Monday, April 29, 2013

Partial transcript of remarks by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act”. The press briefing…

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Transcript: Remarks by OMB Acting Director Jeffrey Zients on the Obama FY2014 budget

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Edited by Jenny Jiang Partial transcript of remarks by Jeffrey Zients, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), on President Barack Obama’s FY2014 budget. The…

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Toomey & Manchin introduce bill to expand background checks for gun purchases

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Manchin gun 4.10.13

A bill introduced by pro-gun Senators Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) will expand criminal and mental health background checks for firearm purchases at gun shows and…

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Transcript: Remarks by President Barack Obama on his proposed fiscal year 2014 budget

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Partial transcript of President Barack Obama’s remarks on his proposed budget for fiscal year 2014 at a Rose Garden press briefing on April 10, 2013:

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Transcript: Rep. Barbara Lee’s floor remarks on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq war

Monday, April 1, 2013

Transcript of House floor remarks by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) on the 10th anniversary of the war in Iraq on March 19, 2013:

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Transcript: Rep. Jim McDermott’s floor speech on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq war

Monday, April 1, 2013

Partial transcript of House floor remarks by Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) on the 10th anniversary of the war in Iraq on March 29, 2013:

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Transcript: Sen. Mark Begich’s remarks on the NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Transcript of remarks by Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 to prevent people who are deemed…

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Roundup: Impacts of sequestration on defense and non-defense programs

Monday, March 4, 2013
SOURCE: WhiteHouse.gov

Congress & President failed to avert sequestration, $85 billion in cuts set to take effect in FY 2013 5 key facts about sequestration   Non-defense discretionary program cuts:…

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Congress & President failed to avert sequestration, $85 billion in cuts set to take effect in FY 2013

Monday, March 4, 2013

The federal government will have to slash $85 billion between now and the end of September after Congress and the White House failed to reach an agreement to…

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