Tag Archives: House of Representatives

• News

  Online sales tax proposal passes Senate, faces GOP-led House

  The act will still need to pass the GOP-led House before it can become a law.
• Politics

  House passes GOP measure on government funding

  A Republican measure to keep the government funded while softening the impact of forced spending cuts on the military and veterans affairs programs has won approval.
• Politics

  Houses approves Senate’s ‘Fiscal Cliff’ deal

  The House late Tuesday approved a Senate bill to avert the feared fiscal cliff.
• News

  GOP leaders not happy with ‘Fiscal Cliff’ bill

  The deal, which passed the Democratic-controlled Senate in an overwhelming 89-8 vote in the early hours of Tuesday, would maintain tax cuts for individuals earning less than $400,000 and couples earning less than $450,000.
• Politics

  What failure on fiscal deal means for troubled Boehner

  Roughly six weeks ago, Rep. John Boehner was reelected unanimously by his colleagues as speaker of the House of Representatives.