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Apple lobbies on taxes more than any other subject
By Bill Allison May 20, 2013 5:33 p.m.
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Snap Decision: DeMint leaves Senate for Heritage
By Kathy Kiely and Kathryn Lucero Dec 6, 2012 1:53 p.m.How sudden was Sen. Jim DeMint's surprise announcement Thursday that he'll be leaving his post to head the conservative Heritage Foundation? The Senate Office of Public Records confirms receiving a disclosure form that lawmakers and top staffers have to make when they are negotiating with a potential employer from the South Carolina Republican on the same day DeMint's new job was announced. Ethics rules require the forms to be filed when salary discussions are underway.
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Senate scorecard: Who won, and whom they owe
By Becca Heller Nov 8, 2012 6:25 p.m.
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Senate hears from heavy hitters on both sides of fracking debate
By Lindsay Young Jun 19, 2012 4:39 p.m.The effect on the water supply of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking -- a method for extracting heretofore hard to reach natural gas reserves -- has caught national attention, even inspiring a fiercely critical movie. Now, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is looking into the effect of fracking on the air -- and getting an earful from witnesses from organizations on both sides of the debate with long track records in Washington's influence game..
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Senators on super committee collecting less campaign cash this quarter
By Lindsay Young Nov 4, 2011 5:46 p.m.All but one Senate member on the super committee collected less campaign funds this quarter compared the previous quarter. Only Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, had a modest increase collecting a total of $85,532.
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Sunlight Live to cover Dodd-Frank anniversary hearing
By Chris Zubak-Skees Jul 20, 2011 2:06 p.m.This Thursday, one year after the president signed a sweeping new financial reform bill into law, the Senate Banking Committee will ask tough questions of regulators in charge of making it real. And Sunlight will cover it live.
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Financial reform moves to Senate vote
By Ryan Sibley May 20, 2010 4:49 p.m.After a second procedural vote this afternoon, the Senate was able to shut down debate on S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability. Exactly three-fifths of the senate, including 3 Republicans, voted in favor of the motion, which passed 60-40. Two Democrats voted no.
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Open Notebook: Health care
By Bill Allison Sep 22, 2009 10:22 p.m.Transparency-related provisions in the summary of the chairman's mark that Sen. Max Baucus and the Senate Finance Committee released last week: Lots of new disclosure requirements for physicians who refer patients to hospitals in which they or their family members have a financial interest, for nursing homes, for hospitals, for medical device manufacturers, suppliers, and pharmaceutical companies. Little oversight of government (there's a few requirements for new entities created by the bill to act in a transparent manner). Still, what's more interesting is what's not transparent -- updates on that coming later. Here's the descriptions of the provisions.
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Senate Milcon earmark file available from TCS
By Bill Allison Aug 8, 2008 2:14 a.m.Taxpayers for Common Sense has now posted a downloadable spreadsheet listing all earmarks from the S. 3301, the Senate Military Construction appropriations act.
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