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Displaying all articles tagged:
Oh Congress
oh congress!
July 25, 2014
Congressional IP Address Banned From Wikipedia
A House IP address has earned a ten-day editing ban.
By
Caroline Bankoff
so sue me
July 11, 2014
House Republicans Are Suing Obama for Failing to Enforce Obamacare
By delaying the employer mandate, which they voted to repeal.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
June 30, 2014
Obama Still Daring Congress to Do Something on Immigration Before He Does
“Pass a bill! Solve a problem,” he says.
By
Joe Coscarelli
oh congress!
May 22, 2014
Before Benghazi: Congress’s Most Controversial Investigations
The new select committee is part of a long, and not exactly proud, tradition.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
May 13, 2014
Meet the Republicans on the Benghazi Select Committee
Including a memorable “Better Know a District” subject.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
May 8, 2014
House Votes to Hold Former IRS Official in Contempt
Though experts say she was allowed to invoke the Fifth Amendment.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Apr. 9, 2014
Congress Decides Now Is Not the Time to Give Themselves a Raise
Americans were opposed too, judging from the obscene phone calls.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Mar. 25, 2014
Harry Reid Suggests the GOP Helped Russia Annex Crimea
Boehner says he’s “unhinged.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Mar. 10, 2014
Senate Democrats Pull All-Nighter to Prove They’re Serious About Climate Change
They’re hoping to get a bill passed in the next few years.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Feb. 13, 2014
Schumer Urges House to Pass Immigration Reform Without Boehner
Using an obscure legislative tactic.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Feb. 7, 2014
Boehner Says Immigration Reform Isn’t Happening, Claims It’s Obama’s Fault
Republicans can’t trust him to get things done.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Jan. 29, 2014
Rep. Grimm Threatens to ‘Break’ Reporter
And it’s all on camera.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Jan. 9, 2014
Members of Congress Keep Getting Wealthier
For the first time, a majority are millionaires.
By
Olivia Nuzzi
oh congress!
Jan. 8, 2014
Immigration Reform Has One Brief Shot in 2014
After the primaries, but before the general election.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Dec. 20, 2013
Senate Just Wants to Go Home, Agrees to Yellen Vote
Six other nominees have to start over again.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Dec. 16, 2013
Congress Didn’t Do Much in 2013, Doesn’t Plan to Do Anything in 2014 Either
Democracy at work.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Dec. 13, 2013
Everyone in the Senate Is Extremely Sleep Deprived Right Now
And cranky, unsurprisingly.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Dec. 10, 2013
Congress Rushes to Pass Defense Bill, Minus Military Sexual Assault Amendment
Though it does include some major changes.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Oct. 29, 2013
Rand Paul Will Put Hold on Janet Yellen’s Nomination
But she’ll still be confirmed.
By
Margaret Hartmann
government shutdown
Oct. 13, 2013
Congress Waits to See If It’s Sufficiently Scared Everyone
As we edge closer toward default.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Oct. 12, 2013
Senate Takes the Lead in Shutdown Negotiations
John Boehner’s talks with the White House fell apart on Friday night, leaving Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to try to reach a deal.
By
Caroline Bankoff
oh congress!
Sept. 30, 2013
Boehner Passed Up Chance to Trade Crazies With Reid
A lighthearted moment before the cursing starts.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Sept. 29, 2013
House GOP Votes for Shutdown, Says That’s Not What They Did
Meanwhile, Obamacare’s new healthcare exchanges will still start signing people up on Tuesday.
By
Caroline Bankoff
politics
Sept. 28, 2013
House Republicans Increase Likelihood of Government Shutdown
With a vote to add anti-Obamacare measures to the Senate-approved spending bill.
By
Caroline Bankoff
oh congress!
Aug. 1, 2013
In Rare Bipartisan Move, House Passes Student Loan Bill
Don’t get used to it.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Mar. 1, 2013
Some Freaks Actually Approve of the Job Congress Is Doing
These are those freaks.
By
Dan Amira
oh congress!
Feb. 14, 2013
Republican Senators Block Hagel Vote With Unprecedented Filibuster
Though they’ll probably change their minds in ten days.
By
Margaret Hartmann
the waiting game
Feb. 12, 2013
Members of Congress Camp Out All Day for a Chance to Meet the President
Congress has an impressive knack for doing nothing all day.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Jan. 24, 2013
Senate Nears Filibuster Deal, Might Become Slightly Less Ineffective
No one’s going to be reading from the phone book.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Jan. 8, 2013
Congress Is More Popular Than Gonorrhea, Less Popular Than Head Lice
Congress sucks.
By
Dan Amira
oh congress!
Jan. 3, 2013
A Salute to Outgoing Members of Congress
We’re losing some distinguished statesmen and notable nutjobs.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Dec. 21, 2012
Harry Reid Isn’t Interested in Shaking Up Congress
He’ll support an incumbent any day.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Aug. 28, 2012
Eight Things Congress Doesn’t Know About Sex
“When a mommy and a daddy love each other very much …”
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Aug. 21, 2012
FBI Says Americans Are Free to Skinny-dip All We Want
That’s a relief.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Aug. 20, 2012
Congressional Republicans Called Out for Skinny-dipping in Holy Land
It was a religious thing … or maybe they’d just been drinking.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh congress!
Aug. 14, 2012
America Hates Congress a Lot, Still
Gallup measures an all-time low approval rating.
By
Dan Amira
oh congress!
July 26, 2012
Congress Has Been Super-Busy Lately
Fixing typos.
By
Dan Amira
politics
June 28, 2012
House Votes to Hold Eric Holder in Contempt
Seventeen Democrats voted in favor, while others walked out.
By
Joe Coscarelli
oh congress!
Apr. 27, 2012
Congress Wasted Some More Time Today
On student loans.
By
Dan Amira
oh congress!
Feb. 8, 2012
Congress Somehow Manages to Become Even More Unpopular
Just get it over with, John McCain.
By
Dan Amira
oh congress!
June 30, 2011
Congress Will Not Get a Break From Doing Nothing Next Week
Harry Reid cancels recess.
By
Dan Amira
oh congress!
Apr. 7, 2011
Congressmen Taunt One Another in 27 Percent of Their Press Releases
Just think of press releases as the Internet comment board of elected officials.
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Jan. 25, 2011
Senator Mitch McConnell Makes Gracious Overture to President Obama
“If the president is willing to do what I and my members would do anyway, we’re not going to say no.”
By
Dan Amira
oh congress!
Dec. 15, 2010
Congress Somehow Manages to Get More Unpopular
Only 13 percent of Americans approve of how Congress is handling its job, a record low in the poll’s 35-year history.
By
Dan Amira
oh congress!
Dec. 9, 2010
GOP Immediately Regrets Decision to Ban Earmarks
Republicans are just now wondering how they’re going to pay for projects in their states.
By
Dan Amira
politics
Dec. 8, 2010
House Passes DREAM Act
And the Senate may shoot it down.
By
Stephanie Vallejo
oh congress!
Dec. 1, 2010
Republicans Don’t Want Anyone to Get the Idea That They’re Going to Start Being Cooperative in Any Way
They’re circulating a letter calling for a filibuster of almost everything.
By
Dan Amira
oh congress!
Apr. 27, 2010
Senator Ben Nelson Stands Up for Poor Warren Buffett
At least one senator is standing up for the world’s richest men!
By
Dan Amira
oh congress!
Mar. 10, 2010
Democrats Might Actually Do Something About the Filibuster Eventually
Unfortunately, not for a while.
By
Dan Amira
oh congress!
Feb. 24, 2010
Senate Republicans Do That Thing Where They Vote for a Bill They Tried to Block Two Days Ago
That’s cute.
By
Dan Amira
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