The Democrats are planning on passing legislation this year to overhaul the financial industry. One of the main questions regards the amount of debate and the number of changes to the bill.
To read an article by The Hill, please click here:
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/88991-dems-wall-st-is-next
Jim Sutliff
The financial legislation has moved out of committee with a 13-10 vote. Changes are expected to be made during discussions over the next couple of months. Passage of the bill may happen as early as Memorial Day.
To read an article by The Hill, please click here:
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/88397-financial-overhaul-moves-without-gop-votes
James Sutliff
The healthcare bill passed the house with a 219-212 vote. This will be a major issue in the 2010 election cycle and is sure to launch many legal challenges. A second bill regarding student loan programs is still waiting to be voted on tonight.
To read a Wall Street Journal article, please click here:
Jim Sutliff
The National Republican Senatorial Committee raised $4.6 million in February. This outpaced the Democrats committee which brought in $4 million. The Republican committee has $1.4 million less in cash on hand than the Democrats.
To read a Congressional Quarterly article, please click here:
http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/nrsc-raised-464-million-in-feb.html
James Sutliff
A recent poll indicates the special election for Murtha’s seat will be a competitive race.
http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/poll-shows-competitive-race-in.html
Jim Sutliff
For a look at Senate and House races visit the CQ election map.
Congressional Quarterly Election Map:
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=183#maps
Jim Sutliff
Financial reform lobbying efforts are heating up in Washington this week. The financial legislation is over 1,300 pages and the mark-up of the bill is expected to start next week.
To read an article in The Hill, please click here:
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/87225-top-10-lobbying-fights-over-financial-reform-overhaul
Jim Sutliff
The natural gas lobby is pressing for incentives to encourage utilities to switch to natural gas. Coal supporters are defending their position and The Hill has a good article on the matter.
To read The Hill article, please click here:
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/84123-natural-gas-lobby-steps-up-to-challenge-coal
Jim Sutliff
Financial reform is on the radar screen this week in Washington D.C. and the bill is nearly 1,200 pages. Senator Corker is working on passing the bill with Senator Dodd of Connecticut.
To read the Roll Call article, please click here:
http://www.rollcall.com/news/44176-1.html
James Sutliff
Congressional Quarterly reports that the federal government is changing the way it measures poverty. It will take into account in-king benefits and taxes on the working poor.
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=weeklyreport-000003306355
Jim Sutliff
Financial Reform Deadline Set –
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/86367-finance-reform-deadline-set
Jim Sutliff
