2003 Articles

October Articles

» Election Law Backers Hope Recall Opens Funding Window, October 06, 2003
With California's gubernatorial recall putting punch-card ballots and potential "hanging chads" back in the spotlight, the sponsors of last year's election overhaul law (PL 107-252) are trying to tack $1.86 billion for the initiative onto the Iraq spending bill the House begins work on this week.

» Employment - Dems Celebrate Rare Floor Victory In Vote On Overtime Rules, October 03, 2003
Republicans lost a rare floor battle Thursday, as the House voted 221-203 on a Democratic motion to instruct conferees working on the FY04 Labor-HHS spending bill to adopt Senate language that effectively would block a controversial administration proposal that critics say would cost millions of workers the right to overtime pay.

» Democrats call for independent probe of CIA leak, October 01, 2003
WASHINGTON - Reports that the White House leaked the name of a CIA operative -- the wife of an administration critic -- have sparked an intense, if predictable, furor on Capitol Hill: Democrats are demanding an independent investigation, while leading Republicans say the matter, though serious, is being overblown.

September Articles

» Democrats want a special investigation; GOP sees partisan politics, September 30, 2003
Congressional Democrats plan to continue pressing the White House for an independent investigation into how an undercover CIA officer's identity was revealed, and will hold closed-door talks with the officer's husband to further their efforts.

» Poverty rate climbs, median income drops, September 27, 2003
ASHINGTON -- Poverty increased and household income dropped for the second year in a row last year, the Census Bureau reported yesterday, prompting leading Democrats to blast the Bush administration for its handling of the economy.

» Area Seeks Cleanup Funds, September 21, 2003
fficials could not put a dollar figure on the damage caused by Hurricane Isabel last week, but one thing was clear.

» Full Funding Now, September 18, 2003
House Administration Chairman Bob Ney (R-Ohio) and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) renewed their call for full funding of election reform this week.

» Archive Rotunda Reopens, September 17, 2003
n the two years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a period marked by arguably the largest resurgence of outward feelings and displays of American patriotism since the early days of World War II, the Charters of Freedom — which include the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights — have not been available for public viewing.

» California Recall Ruling Shines Fresh Spotlight on Election Overhaul Funding, September 15, 2003
While a federal court decision to delay California's gubernatorial recall election was hailed by congressional Democrats and assailed by Republicans on Monday, some in Washington hoped the decision would provide the impetus for full funding and quicker implementation of last year's election overhaul law.

» Clash Over Postwar Iraq Rises in Congress, September 15, 2003
WASHINGTON - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay "is in no position to question the patriotism" of President Bush's critics on Iraq, having once scathingly condemned President Clinton's military strategy in Bosnia, a Democratic leader said Thursday.

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