David R. Sands
Articles by David R. Sands
Feds might offer bounties for market miscreants
The nation's top market cop is looking for a few good snitches. Published March 12, 2009
Senate passes omnibus bill
The first major spending bill of the new Obama administration came stuffed with some old-fashioned pork as a $410 billion omnibus bill covering a slew of federal agencies won final approval Tuesday in the Senate. Published March 11, 2009
$900M Dulles rail deal back on track
UPDATED: The decades-long effort to bring Metrorail service to Washington Dulles International Airport reached a major milestone Tuesday when officials finalized a deal for $900 million in federal funding. Published March 10, 2009
Dulles rail project to get federal funds
Virginia officials and the U.S. Department of Transportation Tuesday will participate in a ceremony sealing the approval of $900 million in federal funding for a long-awaited rail line to Washington Dulles International Airport. Published March 9, 2009
Lawmakers told pirate threat not eliminated
A security threat as old as the republic itself - pirates - is generating interest on Capitol Hill. Published March 6, 2009
House approves mortgage revision
Struggling homebuyers would get new leverage to force banks to renegotiate their mortgages under a bill that passed the House on Thursday on a vote of 234-191. Published March 6, 2009
Lawmakers hear of pirate menace
A House committee Thursday looked into a security threat as old as the republic itself — pirates. Published March 5, 2009
Top Democrats cross Obama on earmarks
UPDATED: President Obama's drive to change Washington's free-spending ways is running into a buzz saw of opposition from his party, as another top congressional Democrat on Tuesday bucked the president's plan to curb pork projects. Published March 4, 2009
Hoyer pushes back on earmarks
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Tuesday became the second leading congressional Democrat in a week to push back against President Obama's drive to curb member-directed earmarks on spending bills. Published March 3, 2009
Hispanics wary of future in GOP
Five years after former President George W. Bush attracted nearly half of the Hispanic vote in the 2004 presidential election, Hispanic Republicans are worrying that support for the party among Latinos is in a free fall. Published March 3, 2009
Charity tax limits upset many
Democrats and Republicans poured cold water on President Obama's budget plan to cut down on wealthy taxpayers' charitable giving tax deductions, the second of his ambitious cost-savings plans to earn lawmakers' scorn, and underscoring the legislative minefield he is entering. Published February 27, 2009
Senate nixes Fairness Doctrine revival
The Senate overwhelmingly put itself on record Thursday against any revival of the defunct Fairness Doctrine, designed to require public broadcasters to air "balanced" coverage of controversial issues of public importance. Published February 27, 2009
Senate nixes ‘Fairness Doctrine’ revival
The Senate overwhelmingly put itself on record Thursday against any revival of the defunct "Fairness Doctrine," designed to require public broadcasters to air "balanced" coverage of controversial issues. Published February 26, 2009
Reid defends earmarks, cites duty to direct spending
The Democratic president and the Democratic leader of the Senate are not exactly on the same page regarding earmarks. Published February 25, 2009
GOP gloom lightens for 2010
It's still an uphill fight, but Senate Republicans are finding the playing field has become just a little less tilted in the run-up to 2010 midterm elections. Published February 24, 2009
Pressure builds on Burris to resign
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and other Democratic officials called on Sen. Roland Burris to resign from the Senate, which is investigating him for perjury. The White House wants hi actions leading up to his appointment explained. Published February 21, 2009
Democrats revive Populist Caucus
A group of nearly two dozen House Democrats last week revived the party's moribund Populist Caucus, vowing to push aggressively for a broad "middle-class agenda" of good jobs, tougher corporate regulation, progressive tax cuts, universal health care and a deep suspicion of traditional trade deals. Published February 17, 2009
Senate voting on stimulus bill
The House passed a $787 billion economic recovery package of spending and tax cuts Friday, sending the bill to the Senate, which is expected to approve the measure this evening before it's forwarded to President Obama. Published February 13, 2009
Deal reached on historic stimulus
UPDATED: The White House and Democrat-controlled Congress struck a deal Wednesday for a $789 billion stimulus package. Published February 12, 2009
Bankers deny misusing TARP money
Eight of the nation's most prominent bankers, representing an industry pilloried for its lavish bonuses and perks, defended their use of billions of taxpayer bailout dollars Wednesday before a House panel whose members collected $1.8 million in political donations connected with those banks during the last election. Published February 12, 2009
