S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
Senate returns to raucous start
Senate Democrats are bracing for a raucous opening day of the 111th Congress this week if disputed new members Roland W. Burris of Illinois and Al Franken of Minnesota try to claim seats in the chamber. Published January 4, 2009
Green lobby critical of new-roads agenda
Friends of the Earth on Monday attacked President-elect Barack Obama's call for new infrastructure projects in his economic-stimulus package, saying it's a road to pollution. Published December 17, 2008
Environmentalists say no to road projects
Friends of the Earth on Monday attacked President-elect Barack Obama's call for an economic stimulus package heavy on new infrastructure projects, saying it's a road to pollution. Published December 16, 2008
Bush’s auto U-turn incites GOP
Republicans angrily demanded that President Bush respect the legislative process after the Senate blocked financial aid to the automakers and the White House said that using Wall Street bailout funds is an option. Published December 13, 2008
Automaker bill failure sparks GOP intra-party war
UPDATED: Republicans on Friday angrily demanded that President Bush respect the legislative process after the White House declared it could rescue automakers on its own, following the Senate's block of the bailout measure. Published December 12, 2008
Wage issue kills Big 3 deal in Senate
UPDATED: Senate leaders gave up Thursday night on a $14 billion automaker bailout, sunk by the refusal of the autoworkers union to agree to the concessions that Republicans had cried out. Published December 12, 2008
Republicans keep automaker bailout in gridlock
Senate leaders struggled Thursday to salvage a $14 billion automaker bailout headed for defeat amid Republican qualms that it wasn't tough enough to change the Big Three's business ways, didn't do enough to protect taxpayers and gave too much power to a "car czar" to oversee the deal. Published December 11, 2008
Senate GOP looks to halt auto bailout
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell threw his weight behind a Republican filibuster of the $14 billion auto bailout Thursday, crippling the measure's chances for surviving a vote that could come as soon as Friday. Published December 11, 2008
Senate GOP puts brakes on bailout
The $15 billion bailout loan for Detroit automakers that the House passed Wednesday is still far from a done deal as a collection of Senate Republicans is raising roadblocks to the taxpayer-funded handout brokered by Democrats and the White House. Published December 11, 2008
Van Hollen urges Obama to keep promises
Top Democrat Rep. Chris Van Hollen said his party recognizes it is responsible for the performance of the federal government and must deliver on President-elect Obama's list of campaign promises - or else. Published December 11, 2008
Senate Republicans resist auto bailout
Senate Republicans raised roadblocks to $15 billion automaker bailout agreed to by Democrats and the White House, dimming chances for the measure even as the House prepared to vote on it late Wednesday. Published December 11, 2008
Rep. Van Hollen insists that Obama deliver on promises
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a point man in Democrats' policy and political shops, said his party recognizes it is now fully responsible for the performance of the federal government and must deliver on President-elect Barack Obama's long list of campaign promises - or else. Published December 10, 2008
Bush, Democrats OK $15 billion for Big 3
The White House and senior congressional Democrats reached an agreement on the outlines of a $15 billion taxpayer bailout plan for troubled Detroit automakers General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC. Published December 10, 2008
Rush opposes Durbin’s call
Rep. Bobby Rush, a leading black lawmaker from Chicago, said Tuesday he opposed a special election to fill the Illinois Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama, saying the process would take too long and would leave minority candidates at a disadvantage in the race to replace the Senate's only African-American. Published December 9, 2008
State court upholds Sen. Craig conviction
Sen. Larry Craig lost another bid Tuesday to clear his name from a sex-solicitation conviction as a Minnesota court rejected his appeal. Published December 9, 2008
UPDATED: Hopes dim for quick auto rescue
UPDATED: The Senate's top Republican poured cold water on plans for a $15 billion taxpayer bailout of Detroit's Big Three on Tuesday, as his Democratic counterpart said hopes for quick passage of the emergency funding bill appeared to be slipping away. Published December 9, 2008
Majority union members oppose bailout
Congress' plans for an automaker bailout are so unpopular with voters that even a majority of union members oppose taxpayer-funded handouts for Detroit's Big Three, a poll released Monday showed. Published December 8, 2008
Doubt cast on public financing reform
President-elect Barack Obama's record-shattering $750 million campaign fundraising total spurred renewed calls to reform the public financing system, but Washington insiders wonder whether Capitol Hill Democrats have the political will to do it after winning the White House under current rules. Published December 8, 2008
Hoyer challenges Bush on union rights
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer demanded Friday that the attorney general explain why President Bush took away collective bargaining rights from employees at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), who had union representation for 30 years before the adminstration last month deemed it a threat to national security. Published December 6, 2008
Hoyer asks why union’s rights repealed
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer demanded Friday the attorney general explain why President Bush repealed collective bargaining rights from employees at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), who had union representation for 30 years before the administration last month deemed it a threat to national security. Published December 5, 2008
