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Can a Donation Buy Legislation?
Lots of Cash Has been Raised for Rep. Stephen Buyer's Scholarship Foundation, but So Far No Scholarships Have been Awarded After repeated requests, Congressman Stephen Buyer finally agreed to sit down for a brief interview with CBS News Investigative Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson.
With the U.S. House of Representatives passage of H.R. 3962 Saturday in Washington, the country now looks to the U.S. Senate to see if a new health care bill will make it through.
GOP: Health reform may hurt retirees, vets
Two top Republicans warn that the national health care reform plan approved by the House of Representatives could end up hurting military retirees and veterans.
Hoosier veterans honored for sacrifice
The conversations Sunday at an event to honor veterans mostly stayed away from topics such as heroism and courage.
For Congress, the battle begins
"I object. I object. I object ... " Rep. Tom Price, a Roswell Republican, repeated the line over and over, interrupting his Democratic counterparts every time they tried to speak.
Book: Bayh a 'coin toss' away from being veep
President Barack Obama nearly chose Sen. Evan Bayh as his running mate, according to a new book by Obama campaign manager David Plouffe , excerpts of which were posted by Time magazine.
Just follow the money in politicians' foundations
While questions have been raised about the charitable foundation founded by U.S. Rep.
Man cited for DWI while operating motorized La-Z-Boy. Let's put aside the DWI stuff for a sec.
Lawmakers, VA to blame for GI Bill payment delays
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki got a bipartisan hug from the House Veterans Affairs Committee last week as lawmakers accepted his plan to fix post-9/11 GI Bill payment delays, and blamed their own rush to enact the complex education benefit last year for some of the challenges VA now faces.
Steve Buyer Defends Scholarship
The biggest accomplishment so far of U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer's scholarship foundation has been to send the Indiana congressman to play golf with donors at luxury locales such as the Bahamas and Disney World.
LISTEN: "Smoking Lettuce" Representative's Foundation Under Scrutiny
You may remember Indiana Representative Steve Buyer from these comments made earlier this year: Too often we should be careful about being cute here on the House floor.
One of the big lessons of dealing with a political scandal is that you want your first story to be one you don't have to drop completely after two or three days.
Military Update: Va, lawmakers share blame for Gi Bill payment delays
VA Secretary Eric Shinseki got a bipartisan hug from the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday as lawmakers accepted his plan to fix Post-9/11 GI Bill payment delays, and blamed their own rush to enact the complex education benefit last year for some of the challenges the VA now faces.
Rep. Buyer raising a lot, giving a little
Steve Buyer defends his scholarship foundation, which has yet to help a single student.
Military Update: VA, lawmakers share blame for GI Bill delay
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki got a bipartisan hug from the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday as lawmakers accepted his plan to fix Post-9/11 GI Bill payment delays, and blamed their own rush to enact the complex education benefit last year for some of the challenges VA now faces.
VA Dept. hospitals botched treatments
The Veterans Affairs Department committed grave safety mistakes at several of its medical centers and delayed other needed educational and financial services to thousands of veterans, agency chief Eric Shinseki said Wednesday to a congressional panel.
Capital Eye Opener: Wednesday, October 14
FAKE BONNER LETTERS TO RECEIVE COMMITTEE TREATMENT: The string of forged letters produced by embattled lobbying firm Bonner & Associates will soon become objects of interest for the House's Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
New website details job openings at WestGate and Crane
The $2 billion Naval Surface Activity facility, the Naval Surface Warfare Center and the WestGate at Crane Technology Park are opening new positions in the region, and the WestGate will help promote those openings, according to Gene Shaw, president of the WestGate Authority.
Legislators Join Anti-Google Voice Chorus, Ask FCC To Investigate
By Michele Masterson , ChannelWeb 11:58 AM EDT Fri. Oct. 09, 2009 Just a week after AT&T complained to the Federal Communications Commission about Google Voice, a group from the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday also asked for an investigation.
Sam Gustin: AT&T vs. Google Voice: Sex, money, the feds, and your phone bill
Despite what a handful of lawmakers may say, the dispute between Google and AT&T over the search giant's Google Voice application is not so much about fairness or rural access as it is about steamy phone sex and piles of money .
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