2005 Articles

December Articles

» House slashes social programs, December 15, 2005
The Republican-controlled House approved a conservative priority Wednesday, voting 215-213 to cut spending across a wide swath of social programs.

November Articles

» Spending Plan Includes 3.1% Civil Service Raise, November 24, 2005
Federal employees are on track for an average pay increase of 3.1 percent next year.

» Hoyer likes Democrats' chances in 2006, November 06, 2005
Ask Rep. Steny H. Hoyer what Democrats need to do to win back control of the House next year, and his first response is a barely suppressed chuckle.

October Articles

» Congressional Democrats pledge reform in Washington, October 06, 2005
Congressional Democrats stepped up attacks on what they called Republicans' "culture of cronyism and corruption" on Thursday, trying to capitalize on a spate of ethics scandals and the Bush administration's heavily criticized response to Hurricane Katrina.

September Articles

» GOP Agenda Still in Turmoil as Congress Grants Itself Six-Week Extension, September 30, 2005
With a new fiscal year imminent and most of their spending bills left unfinished, congressional Republicans on September 29 were forced to act on a temporary funding extension while struggling to regain control of their agenda.

» A Way For Democrats To Regain Credibility That GOP Now Enjoys, September 22, 2005
Fifteen Democratic members of the House of Representatives have produced a document and a strategy they hope will convince substantial numbers of voters who don’t trust them on national security to begin trusting them again. Led by Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, “Ensuring America’s Strength and Security: A Democratic National Security Strategy for the 21st Century” is an attempt by at least some Democrats to reclaim this issue from Republicans and return the Democratic Party to majority status.

» House Democrats' New Security Strategy Calls for More CTR Funding, September 22, 2005
House Democrats, led by Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), are calling for tripling the budget for the Pentagon’s Cooperative Threat Reduction program and other nonproliferation initiatives as part of a new national security strategy unveiled Sept 15.

» For the Record, September 19, 2005
Leading Democrats opposed a recommendation by a private commission to require all Americans to show a photo identification card before being allowed to vote.

» Democrats reassert allegiance to security , September 18, 2005
WASHINGTON Decades ago, Democrats with names like Kennedy and Roosevelt and Truman were known for their tough-minded views on military and foreign policy and their ability to lead the nation in times of conflict.

» House Dems Advocate Ramp Up In Nonprolif Spending, September 16, 2005
Efforts to stem the spread of nuclear weapons are at the center of a Democratic national security strategy put forward by House leaders last week, with legislators advocating a significant increase in spending on nonproliferation and a dramatic acceleration of cooperative nonproliferation programs with Russia.

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