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New Jeresy Rep. Rob Andrews Resigning After 23 Years In Office
HADDON HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews will leave Congress in two weeks after 23 years in office.
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Hilarious Survey Reveals Americans Like Witches and Hemorrhoids More Than Congress
With the government shutdown rolling on, it’s no surprise to hear Americans don’t exactly have a high opinion of Congress.
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Should A Law Be Passed To Ban The Purchase of Junk Food With Food Stamps [POLL]
Food stamps have been the center of controversy for years. And now, Congress has been presented with new legislation: Should people who get food stamps be banned from buying junk food?
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At What Grade Level Does Congress Talk? The Answer May Surprise You
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12 Outrageous Steps Congress Can Take to Improve Its Approval Rating
Recently, a poll of their Congressional approval rating found that only nine percent of the American people had a favorable rating of their senators and representatives. So the congressmen buckled down and got to work and got their rating up to…17 percent. If they want to keep up this white hot pace, they should try some of these ideas.
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Should Members of Congress Have Term Limits? — Survey of the Day
The re-election rates for members of Congress hovers between 85 and 95 percent.
Yet, according to a new survey from Poll Position, the majority of American people would like new rules which would prevent them from sending the same represenatives to Washington, DC year after year.
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Obama States In Press Conference That Time Is Running Out For Compromise On Payroll Tax Cut Bill & House Republicans Must Act
President Obama said in a press conference today that 'Time is running out' for Washington to pass the payroll tax cut and unemployment extension. With a bill ready to sign, the democrats and republicans can not find middle ground.
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Payroll Taxcut Left Unresolved While Congress Packs Up For Holiday Recess
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Longtime Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank Will Not Seek Re-Election
Looks like Barney Frank is calling it quits. After 16 terms as a lawmaker in Washington DC, it looks like Barney Frank is done, at least as a congressman.
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Need More Veggies? Congress Says, ‘Have Some Pizza’ — Health Check
Members of Congress love pizza as much as any of us. So, when the United States Department of Agriculture threatened to take it off public school lunch menus, they did what many of us would have done in their position — they officially declared it a vegetable.
Earlier this year, the USDA proposed new standards that would’ve limited both sodium and potatoes for school lunch lines — moves some conservatives in Congress are fighting.
