Members of Congress Skeptical About Odds of Authorizing Military Action in Syria
Obama says he wants it but doesn't need it
Obama says he wants it but doesn't need it
Has decided to take military action in Syria
Wants Congress to vote for intervention in Syria, says he has the authority to act without it
Many on Capitol Hill not convinced
Doesn't look like members of Congress are going to be consulted
No plan to bring Congress back to debate the issue
Booted out of planning meetings
81 members of Congress have signed
Some on Capitol Hill don't feel like they've been fully informed
Hope to capitalize on Republican obstructionism
Lack of responsibility
Why are they defending an agency that may even be concealing information from them?
At least when it comes to low-level, nonviolent drug offenders, both parties have lost their appetite for locking the cell and tossing the key.
Says the IRS has failed to answer questions from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Concerns she may have been using personal address for work-related correspondence
Congress not provided with important information prior to Patriot Act renewal
Senate Judiciary Chair Patrick Leahy and Republican Rand Paul already introduced a bill to reform mandatory minimum sentencing
Thinks concern about civil liberties could delay waging war on terror
Buying about $350,000 worth of TV time in the congressman's district
Testimony released by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.)
Says both are threatened by disagreements in Congress
Civil rights leader sees him following in footsteps of MLK, Gandhi, others
"Planning kit" sent to 234 House Republicans
Say fight over Obamacare could harm the economy
Government shutdown, immigration reform, farm bill, etc..
Probably not likely to get anywhere though
The government will continue to subsidize their premiums
The attorney general was not as forthcoming as they would have liked during testimony on the DOJ's probes of journalists
Told to meet with constituents
It's the DEA folks need to be worrying about
Will testify via video link before Congress on Wednesday
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