U.S. lawmakers are reacting to President Barack Obama's proposed budget for the 2010 fiscal year that begins in October. Democrats and Republicans commented on the $3.5 trillion budget that would raise the federal deficit to $1.75 trillion. US Senat...
Democrats are calling for speedy passage of an economic stimulus bill as the U.S. economy continues to shrink and shed jobs. Yet many Republicans say they will not support the legislation, despite efforts by a few moderate Republicans to hammer out...
A key Democratic lawmaker has outlined his plans to use legislation the U.S. Congress would approve in coming months to impose greater controls on financial firms to protect investors and help avoid another financial system collapse. Republicans ste...
Majority Democrats in Congress have provided details of a huge stimulus plan to help the battered U.S. economy, a bill that would be signed into law by Barack Obama after his inauguration as president next week. At a projected $825 billion, the meas...
By Jim Malone Washington 11 May 2006 Low public approval ratings for President Bush and his Republican allies in Congress present a huge opportunity for opposition Democrats in November's congressiona...
By VOA News 08 April 2006 President Bush (file photo) President Bush says the Senate Democratic Party leader is responsible for the failure of compromise legislation on immigration moving forward. ---...
By Scott Stearns Washington 01 April 2006 Opposition Democrats are trying to strengthen their national security credentials ahead of this year's U.S. Congressional elections. President Bush has been g...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 30 January 2006 President Bush delivering the 2005 State of the Union address On the eve of his State of the Union Address to Congress and the American people, Democrats a...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 18 January 2006 Months before mid-term legislative elections, congressional Democrats have formally signaled they will use the issue of corruption in Congress as a key wea...
Democrats Look Ahead to Securing 'Super Tuesday' Wins Jim Malone Massachusetts Senator John Kerry seeks to extend his lead in the battle for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination as three wes...