If immigration reform was already on life support in Congress, last night’s defeat of Republican Eric Cantor in Virginia may have pulled the plug, at least for any short-term legislation. But a reform activist says demographic trends are on the side of reform.If immigration reform was already on life support in Congress, last night’s defeat of Republican Eric Cantor in Virginia may have pulled the plug, at least for any short-term legislation. But a reform activist says demographic trends are on the side of reform.
Shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected the Senate bill to grant an extension unemployment benefits and a payroll tax cut by two months. It’s increasingly unclear whether any deal can get done.
Congressional Republicans and Democrats are haggling over legislation that would extend unemployment benefits and the payroll tax cut past Dec. 31. Republicans passed a bill Tuesday night, but Democrats say all of the bill’s extra inclusions, as well as its funding, make it impossible to endorse.
After months of stalling on Capitol Hill the House has passed the Violence Against Women Act. President Obama has said he will sign it. This could have been a done deal way back in the last legislative session. The Senate had passed its version back in May, but the House moved to draft its own […]
What happens in the Florida Primary is not just important to Florida, Romney, Gingrich and the gang. This is a campaign year for everyone in the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate. And while Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is in a safe seat in his own district he’s leading the […]