House Republicans from districts struck by super-storm Sandy last fall are still seething at Republican colleagues who opposed an aid package. “It’s going to make it very uncomfortable going back to Congress, working with some of these people,” Rep. Peter...
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Rep. Peter King speaks to the media after a meeting regarding the Sandy aid bill with Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner on Capitol Hill.
Rep. King: ‘Very Uncomfortable’ with Sandy Aid Opposition in Party
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An NRA supporter in Des Moines.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 47
That’s the percentage of House members who received funding from the National Rifle Association’s political committee in their most recent race, according to the Sunlight Foundation. The NRA, which has 4 million members, probably will oppose a package of proposals...
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Rep. Charlie Rangel with an aide at a House Ways and Means committee markup of H.J.Res.118, a resolution of disapproval of the Obama administration's proposed plan to waive successful welfare work requirements.
Rangel’s Return: Trade Voice Granted
Rangel is back. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, who stepped down as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in March 2010, is reclaiming some authority on the panel. Rangel will be the top Democrat on the trade...
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Residents make the trek to the Yana Center, an aid, supply and distribution center set up by Occupy Sandy Volunteers, an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, after Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaway Beach section of Queens, New York.
Washington Daybook: Safety First
Keeping citizens safe and providing aid when disaster strikes are the focus in Washington today. President Barack Obama reviews recommendations for executive and legislative action to stop gun violence in response to last month’s Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre. New York...
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People in New York's Times Square prepare to watch U.S. President Barack Obama's acceptance speech.
Obama’s Biggest-Apple Election
President Barack Obama won more support from New York City in November’s election than any White House candidate in more than 100 years, according to a final tally of votes. Obama beat Republican challenger Mitt Romney by 81 percent to...
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Representatives from New York and New Jersey, including Peter King, right, speak to the media after a meeting regarding the Sandy aid bill with Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner on Jan. 2, 2013 on Capitol Hill.
New York Cash Key for Republicans
New York Rep. Peter King’s initial call for residents of his state to stop writing checks to the National Republican Congressional Committee because of Congress’s delay in Hurricane Sandy relief-funding would pinch in the pocketbook, according to Federal Election Commission...
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President Barack Obama celebrates after delivering his acceptance speech in Chicago on Nov. 7, 2012.
Obama: First with Two 51′s in Five
Eight weeks after the Nov. 6 presidential election, a revised vote count in New York shows that President Barack Obama is the first president in more than five decades to win at least 51 percent of the vote twice. State...
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President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talk with people who are recovering from Hurricane Sandy, while surveying storm damage in Brigantine, N.J., on Oct. 31, 2012.
Christie Slams House for Delaying Sandy Aid Due to ‘Palace Intrigue’
Memo from Chris Christie to Congress: The American people hate you. New Jersey’s outspoken governor was fired up today after House Speaker John Boehner delayed a vote on Hurricane Sandy relief funding. “Disaster relief was something you didn’t play games...
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Destroyed homes in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York.
Sandy Saga: Republicans `Writing Off New York, New Jersey,’ King Says
Updated at 4:43 pm Rep. Peter King, a New York Republican, says any campaign contributors from his state or neighboring New Jersey who support House Republicans “should have their head examined.” King made his comments today on “CNN Newsroom” after Speaker...
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President Barack Obama shown in Times Square in New York.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 242
That’s the number of electoral votes in the states that Democrats have won in six straight presidential elections. The tally includes 18 states and the District of Columbia. The total of 242 electoral votes is just 28 below the 270...
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