denver and the west Colorado women honored with the Congressional Gold Medal The last of a corps of pioneering women pilots gathered in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, a belated and pomp-filled recognition of their historic role as the first American women to fly military aircraft.
Markey, DeGette in middle of health care reform quagmire President Barack Obama has laid out the path for Democrats' last-ditch effort to save health care reform, and despite some relief among lawmakers that a final strategy is set, it's almost certainly headed for a white-knuckle finish.
Bennet's congressional reform proposals knocked from left and right Sen. Michael Bennet's plan to reform Congress got dinged from the left and right Wednesday as opponents described as off the mark the broad effort to change many of the rules under which lawmakers work.
Bennet to unveil reforms targeting filibuster, lobbying Joining a growing number of lawmakers angry at Washington, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet today will announce an ambitious set of reforms to change many of the rules under which his colleagues work, including an effort to restrict earmarks and limit the filibuster.
Pelosi coming to Broomfield to tout stimulus package Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will be in Broomfield on Monday as part of Democrats' continuing road show highlighting the economic benefits of the $787 billion stimulus package to local communities.
House OKs removing antitrust exemption for health insurers Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives came together Wednesday and overwhelmingly approved a measure removing a 60-plus-year-old federal antitrust exemption for health insurers.
