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Senator to Red Cross: Where’s the Transparency on Haiti?
The American Red Cross met a deadline this week to answer congressional questions about money spent in Haiti.
Road Hazard: How the “Embarrassing” Gas Tax Impasse Explains Washington
If even red states can raise the gas tax, why can't Congress?
Fight for $15 Advances With Bill Introduction in Congress
Representatives introduced new $15 federal minimum wage legislation.
Congress Poised to Revise Law Regulating Chemicals Used in Commercial Products
Will the bills seeking to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act really protect Americans?
Media Refs Should Call Foul on Bogus Arguments Against Iran Deal
Media referees should not allow opponents of the Iran nuclear deal to introduce irrelevant criteria into the debate.
Can President Obama Sell Iran Nuclear Deal to Congress and the Public?
Negotiators are still smoothing over key details.
Four Ways ALEC Tried to Ruin Your State This Year
Here are some of the worst policies ALEC legislators tried to push into binding law in state legislatures this year.
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Wall Street and Big Corporations Got What They Wanted, This Time
We the People came close to winning this time. We will come closer and closer, then we will start winning again.
They Are Trying to Sneak Fast Track Past Us Again
We beat them once; we can keep them again from sneaking it past us.
As a Bridge Crumbles, Congress Fumbles
Members would have gotten a first-hand look at the consequences of their inaction on infrastructure spending.