As Obama Pushes Overhaul of Food Aid, Panels in Congress Favor Smaller Changes
After the Obama administration proposed moving the international food aid program out of the Agriculture Department, the Congressional Agriculture ...
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Two Congressmen Invite Texans From Both Parties to Breakfast
Kevin Brady, a Republican, and Pete Gallego, a Democrat, want all 38 Texans in Congress to meet for breakfast in Washington.
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Schools Chief Criticizes Calls to Reverse Reforms
Dennis M. Walcott suggested on Saturday that the school system was at risk of falling into disarray in the hands of a new ...
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Unforgivable Conduct in Albany
The Assembly should expel Vito Lopez and remove Sheldon Silver from the leadership.
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The Government’s Worst Face
Many Americans, left and right, feel ambivalence not just toward the I.R.S. but toward the federal government and the outsize part it plays in our ...
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House Democrats Finally Have Their Dinner
Caucus leaders had been feeling left out of President Obama's second-term strategy of outreach to Congress.
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With Consensus and Money, State Takes on Mental Health Care
As Republicans and Democrats in Texas House and Senate hash out the details of the state’s 2014-15 budget, one issue they are not arguing about is ...
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10 Questions for the Tax Men of Congress
John Harwood sat down with the chairmen of the House and Senate tax-writing committees, Representative Dave Camp, Republican of Michigan, and Senator ...
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The 1 Percent Are Only Half the Problem
Two types of inequality demand our attention. Liberals and conservatives have to open their ears.
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Is It Time to Bag the Plastic?
Some cities have done away with the plastic shopping bag, but much of America seems more addicted than ever.
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