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NTSB makes 7 safety recommendations for Reno Air Races
Apr 10, 2012 at 12:40 PM
RENO, NV - The National Transportation Safety Board has made seven safety recommendations to make the National Championship Air Races safer for pilots and spectators.

Senate leaders say deal on transportation overhaul
Mar 7, 2012 at 9:25 PM
WASHINGTON - Senate leaders say they've reached a deal that clears the way for a vote on Senate passage of a $109 billion bill to overhaul federal highway and transit programs.

House rejects payroll tax cut
Dec 20, 2011 at 1:29 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has voted against a plan to extend a Social Security payroll tax cut for two months, and Republican members are instead demanding the Senate return to negotiate an extension for the entire year. The Senate leader is saying no.

House begins debating payroll tax cut
Dec 20, 2011 at 6:52 AM
WASHINGTON - The House has started debating a Republican proposal that rejects a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits that the Senate passed last weekend with strong bipartisan support.

House now to vote Tuesday on payroll tax cut bill
Dec 19, 2011 at 6:13 PM
WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled House intends to wait until Tuesday to reject a Senate measure providing a two-month extension of Social Security payroll tax cuts due to expire on Dec. 31.

Bargainers reach deal to head off gov't shutdown
Dec 15, 2011 at 10:45 PM
WASHINGTON - Pressure from the White House, a looming government shutdown and the desire to head home for the holidays has spurred action on major legislation still unfinished on Capitol Hill.

Republicans plan House OK of payroll tax cut bill
Dec 13, 2011 at 12:08 AM
WASHINGTON - Republicans are girding to push a bill through the House that would continue a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers, but has drawn White House and Democratic objections because it would also force work on a controversial oil pipeline.

Tahoe restoration bill gets Senate committee OK
Dec 8, 2011 at 3:01 PM
CARSON CITY-- A Senate committee in Washington, D.C., has passed a renewed push for environmental projects at Lake Tahoe.

Senate approves $662 billion defense bill
Dec 1, 2011 at 7:28 PM
WASHINGTON - Ignoring a presidential veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a massive, $662 billion defense bill that would require the military to hold suspected terrorists linked to al-Qaida or its affiliates, even those captured on U.S. soil, and detain some indefinitely.

Lawmakers look to undo backup plan
Nov 21, 2011 at 2:03 PM
WASHINGTON - Don't look for the Pentagon to shut down one side of its famous five-sided building. Don't expect the Education Department to pull back its grants just yet.

Senate GOP blocks Obama infrastructure plan
Nov 3, 2011 at 1:02 PM
WASHINGTON - Republicans in the Senate Thursday dealt President Obama the third in a string of defeats on his stimulus-style jobs agenda, blocking a $60 billion measure for building and repairing infrastructure like roads and rail lines.

Congress set for votes on trade bills next week
Oct 6, 2011 at 6:13 PM
WASHINGTON - Congress is set to approve free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama next week.

Senate extends aviation, highway programs
Sep 15, 2011 at 4:28 PM
WASHINGTON - The Senate has passed a bill temporarily extending federal aviation and highway programs, averting another shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Obama addresses Congress next week on jobs
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Aug 31, 2011 at 9:21 AM
WASHINGTON  -- The White House says President Barack Obama

will lay out his jobs plan in a primetime address next week to a

joint session of Congress.

House names members to debt 'super committee'
Aug 10, 2011 at 10:09 AM
WASHINGTON - House Speaker John Boehner has named GOP Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas to co-chair a powerful new committee that will try to come up with a bipartisan plan this fall to reduce the federal budget deficit by more than $1 trillion.