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Bill would raise flood insurance for some and subsidize others

July 26, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

Tucked into the Department of Homeland Security spending bill the Senate Appropriations Committee approved this week is a nefarious... Read More

Rep. Mulvaney gets win in U.S. House on defense cuts

July 25, 2013 | The Herald (McClatchy) | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., gained a major legislative victory Wednesday as the House passed his measure to reduce... Read More

ROMERO: Putting spies on a leash

July 24, 2013 | Washington Times | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

The spirit of Massachusetts lawyer James Otis is awakening in Congress with a vote scheduled for the House floor Wednesday to limit... Read More

All In W/ Chris Hayes: House passes Farm Bill with zero Democratic votes

July 23, 2013 | MSNBC | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Watch All In with Chris Hayes for the latest on the battle in Washington over food stamps and the Farm Bill, as the House passed a new... Read More

RYAN ALEXANDER: House farm bill worsens government waste

July 23, 2013 | San Angelo Standard Times | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

SAN ANGELO, Texas — Remember when the House rejected a trillion-dollar version of the farm bill a month ago? I predicted the subsidy... Read More

Conservative groups push Republican leaders to open up Defense bill

A group of 11 conservative organizations are calling on Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to keep the Defense Appropriations bill open to all... Read More

GOP’s cruel intentions

July 16, 2013 | The Hill | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Last week, we saw the full measure of Republican cruelty. Discarding decades of precedent, the House GOP stripped the nation’s food stamp... Read More

Flood insurance changes hit resistance, face delay as premiums are due to spike

July 16, 2013 | Associated Press | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

Hundreds of thousands of homeowners facing higher federal flood insurance premiums under reforms passed last year would win a temporary... Read More

Flood Insurance Rates Could Jump for Thousands of Homeowners in Hawaii

July 16, 2013 | Honolulu Civil Beat | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations , Transportation & Infrastructure

More than 13,000 Hawaii property owners — including businesses, owners of vacation homes, and those whose properties have had major problems... Read More

Landrieu inserts controversial flood insurance provision into spending bill

A major battle is unfolding in Congress over the troubled National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The fight pits homeowners in... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More