That’s the message Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is sending when he ridicules this earmark, according to Huffington Post reporter Jason Linkins. The earmark would accelerate the renovation and replacement of the pier historically used to berth the Coast Guard Training Vessel EAGLE at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.
Requested at $7,700,000 [...]
Here’s why you should vote, even if you think your favorite candidate is already destined to win or lose.
And while a lot of people treat this as the end of the political season, it’s not. It’s the beginning of the policy season – the season when things actually happen.
Your mental attitude may [...]
There were a lot of good reactions to yesterday’s post about candidates for federal office with responsibility for at least part of the financial crisis.
We listed House members and Senators who either voted for, or didn’t object to, a law freeing up financial services firms to offer these wagers known as “financial derivatives” [...]
Back in late August/early September, I did a brief assessment of the presidential candidates’ legislative activity – one window onto how they might behave in the White House. Oh, and one for the V.P. candidate, too.
Here are the posts on Senator McCain’s priorities, Senator Obama’s priorities, and Senator Biden’s priorities. My [...]
A couple of months ago, we reviewed the legislative priorities of the candidates in the presidential race.
Here are the posts on Senator McCain, Senator Obama, and Senator Biden.
Since then, more legislation introduced by the Democratic candidates has passed into law.
Two bills introduced by Senator Biden are now law.
Public Law 110-401, the Combating Child Exploitation Act [...]
This Week with George Stephanopolous did a great little set-up piece this morning on the budget situation the two presidential candidates would face if elected.
In each of the debates, Senators McCain and Obama were asked what they would prioritize or cut given the large existing deficit and the weakening economy. Both largely refused to [...]
This Associated Press article notes what I wrote here yesterday morning about the annual spending process and the October 1 start of the new fiscal year:
If Congress spends $700 billion this week on a financial services bailout, at least we’ll know where that money went. Before the month is out, Congress will spend hundreds [...]
HealthCare.com is a health provider search service. To promote their service – and as a public service – they have produced a pretty good analysis of the two presidential candidates’ health care plans.
It has a nicely done side-by-side summary comparison of what the two candidates have put out there on health care. You [...]
As we’ve done with Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE), this week we take a look at the legislative activities of Senator Barack Obama, (D-IL), the Democratic candidate for president.
Of the three, Obama is the most prolific legislator as far as bills introduced, but the [...]
I like to think that the cost estimates we publish on WashingtonWatch.com give people a little something they can use to figure out what matters in the world of Washington, D.C.
And, y’know, it’s rational to ignore a bill that doesn’t cost much, because there are bills that cost hundreds or thousands of dollars [...]