Just last week, Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) refused to resign his seat in Congress after pleading guilty to tax fraud, telling reporters, “As I said
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US Congressman Grimm Pleads Guilty To Felony Tax Charge, Refuses To Resign
In April, United States Congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY) pleaded not guilty in response to an indictment on a number of federal charges, including tax fraud,
Read MoreSenate Fails To Push Through Measures To Avoid Sequestration
What do Republicans and Democrats have in common? Neither party can seem to muster a bill to head off the sequester looming on Friday. Two
Read MoreClergy Stages Pray-In At Boehner’s Office In Response To Sequestration
About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation. – Will Rogers
Read MoreHouse Agrees On A Timeline For Debt Ceilings Talks. Again.
I was wrong. Remember when I said that the House was going to push off the debt ceiling for three months? Turns out they didn’t
Read MoreHouse Will Vote To Push Off Debt Ceiling Talks. Again.
House Republican leaders announced over the weekend that they will vote this week on a plan to extend the debt ceiling for three more months
Read MoreLeadership Shakeup At Treasury Could Signal Change In Fiscal Strategy
The Treasury Department may be getting a new look … or two… or three. Just weeks after (now) former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Doug
Read MoreHouse Considers Vote On Budget Tonight (Psst: Don't Get Your Hopes Up)
Lots going on in D.C. today so let me catch you up to speed. The Democratic Senate reached a compromise on the budget deal in
Read MoreCongress Gets A Raise, Hasn’t Yet Fixed The Budget
If you’ve been worried about what will happen to those poor folks in Congress once the tax increases hit, worry no more: they’re getting a
Read MoreObama, Boehner, Reid Blame Each Other For Lack Of A Budget
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
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