Members of Congress are slated to receive a $4,700 pay raise beginning in January, increasing their annual salaries to $174,000. The increase for 535 House and Senate members would cost taxpayers more than $2.5 million.
*politics as usual* picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

How our national legislature has become a stable of thieves and perverts -- in five easy steps picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

It was the first time in a decade that Congress has passed a bill over a presidential veto. picked by T420 2 years ago

Out of some 14 million prints, photographs and other visual materials at the Library of Congress, more than 3,000 photos are being made available on our new Flickr page. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

We need to cut back on our expenses such as food. The government gives flak to auto execs for flying in private jets. How is congress doing their part? By taking $93,000 that they say they have to have. They figure when they spend the $93k on personal luxuries that will stimulate the economy. AHHHHGGG! picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

In 2005, Rep. Don Young (R-AK)waited until after the House and Senate passed a bill, but before the president signed it, to forge a passage granting $10 million for an interstate in Florida. His new wording targeted the money to a more specific project to connect Coconut Rd to that interstate. It's a boon for developer Daniel Aronoff, who held a $40,000 fundraiser for Young just before the earmark... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Federal investigators have uncovered what they describe as a sweeping network of kickbacks, bribes and fraud involving at least eight employees and subcontractors of KBR, the former Halliburton subsidiary, in a scheme to inflate charges for flying freight into Iraq in support of the war, according to court papers unsealed yesterday. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

I don't have an answer, but former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds said in a recent interview that "...the US maintained 'intimate relations' with Bin Laden, and the Taliban, "all the way until that day of September 11." picked by Bingo 4 months ago

In an update to this, after learning that Congress planned on stopping the $2.3 million that goes to Berkeley every year due to their prejudicial behavior and the attempt to deny civil rights, decided to back off and will Luv Our Marine Buddies picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The U.S. Congressmoved to block the Bush administration from building permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq or controlling the country's oil sector. picked by afeldman 3 years ago

Should Congress go on a temporary recess while America mourns Michael Jackson's death?
don't trust those weasels in Congress....who knows what kind of garbage they'll pass under America's nose while the media is focused on Michael Jackson. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Nearly all of congress is corrupt to one degree or another. There are some however who make corruption an art form all its own. Here are some who some have labeled the most corrupt picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

"The Central Intelligence Agency withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress for eight years on direct orders from former Vice President d**k Cheney, the agency's director, Leon E. Panetta, has told the Senate"

What a shock. picked by DerAlt 5 months ago

Does anyone notice a trend in the Bush administration:

• Passing the buck and setting up others to be fall guys
  
• Truckloads of lies, deception and half truths
  
• Lack of accountability

picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

"they've discontinued annual reports, classified normally public data, de-funded studies, quieted underlings, and generally done whatever was necessary to keep bad information under wraps." picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Who would have ever thought that? picked by civicracer18c1 3 years ago

Congress had withheld the sum until the administration certified Egypt had done enough to protect the independence of the judiciary, curb police abuses and put a stop to arms smuggling from Egypt to Gaza.

But it also gave the administration an option to waive the restrictions "in the national security interest of the United States". picked by ZebraHDH 2 years ago

President Barack Obama has irked close allies in Congress by declaring he has the right to ignore legislation on constitutional grounds after having criticized George W. Bush for doing the same picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Remeber the United Arab Emirates Dubai Port Deal? Both parties fell over each other to say how such a deal was a risk for America's security.

So why did Congress (in the dead of night on Saturday) nix a measure that would have prevented felons from working at the US ports. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago