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Lawmakers look to repeal Medicare provision aiding Amgen drug
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is seeking to repeal a Medicare-pricing provision in the recent "fiscal cliff" deal that benefits biotech giant Amgen Inc. U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) filed legislation this week to eliminate the exemption for a...
Tags: Medicare, Anemia, Richard Hanna, Jim Cooper, Amgen Inc.
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861 days and $787 billion in, Obama pleads for more time on jobs
Top of the TicketDemocrat Obama tells Iowa it will take more time to create the new jobs that were supposed to be here now.... -
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Todd Dorman column
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaThe mayor poured cold water on congressional rumors. But the mayor pro tem just might be in. Cedar Rapids City Council member Monica Vernon says she's getting a lot of encouragement to run for the Democratic nomination in the 1st Congressional District....Tags: Politics, Primaries, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Same-Sex Marriage
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U.S. Senate passes flood-protection bill vital to Cedar Rapids
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaThis city has been working for the five years since its $7-billion flood disaster to convince Congress to provide help for the city to build a flood protection system. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate, on a vote of 83-14, approved the Water Resources...Tags: Marco Rubio, Rivers, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Army, Bodies of Water
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Monica Vernon likely will run for Braley's congressional seat
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaCan the talent pool for congressional candidates extend to City Hall? City Council member Monica Vernon is all-but-certain she is going to try to find out. Vernon, the city's mayor pro tem and a two-term council member, on Tuesday said she is nearly...Tags: Local Elections, Politics, University of Iowa, Tom Harkin, Republican Party
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EDITORIAL: Braley needs a worthy foe
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaBruce Braley, the Democratic U.S. Congressman from Waterloo, is racking up endorsements and fattening a campaign war chest. Meanwhile, some prospective heavyweight GOP opponents have been declining a showdown for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by...Tags: Politics, Tom Latham, Primaries, Tom Harkin, Regional Authority
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U.S. Senate doesn't need 'another congressman,' Branstad says
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaGov. Terry Branstad's political shot at U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, may have inadvertently winged GOP ally, U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, as well. The five-term GOP governor told reporters at his weekly news conference Monday that he was...Tags: Regional Authority, Terry Branstad, Government, Politics, U.S. Congress
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Former Rep pushes grassroots coalition
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IowaBobby Schilling, a former Republican congressman who represented west-central Illinois, knows the squeaky wheel gets the grease. So, his advice to the forgotten in flooded areas of rural Illinois and rural Iowa is a simple, "We've got to start...Tags: FEMA, Bobby Schilling, Rivers, David Loebsack, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Jan Thomas testifies about HIPAA to Congressional committee
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaWASHINGTON, D.C. -- The wife of the late Ed Thomas started her testimony before Congress in a simple and direct fashion. "My name is Jan Thomas and the story I have to tell is a nightmare that could have been prevented. My life has not been the same...Tags: Laws, Law Enforcement, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Heroin
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Harkin endorses Braley for U.S. Senate
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaSen. Tom Harkin threw his support behind Rep. Bruce Braley's campaign to succeed him in the U.S. Senate and signaled to fellow Democrats Saturday that the Waterloo congressman should be the party's 2014 nominee. "We Democrats have our candidate for...Tags: Politics, Iowa State University , Tom Harkin, David Loebsack, Parties and Movements
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Democrats face challenging Senate landscape
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President...Tags: Mike Rounds, Ashley Judd, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Charles W. Boustany, Jr.
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Farm-state lawmakers returning home empty-handed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Farm-state members of Congress have campaigned for decades on the back of farm bills delivering election-season subsidies and other goodies to rural voters. Not this year. The bill is stalled, primarily because House GOP leaders...Tags: Bobby Schilling, Crime, Law and Justice, Rick Berg, Parties and Movements, Radio
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