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Vermont’s junior senator has been assigned a key position on a key committee in the new session of Congress.Senator Bernie Sanders was appointed by…
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In a 219 to 206 vote, Congress approved the FY 2015 omnibus spending plan that continues to fund the government. President Obama had urged lawmakers to…
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Republicans are poised to take over both chambers of Congress.In today’s Congressional Corner, Rutgers University political science professor Ross Baker…
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The results of Tuesday’s national elections mean both the U.S. House and Senate will be controlled by Republicans when the new Congress is seated in…
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As he prepared to return to Washington following the Memorial Day recess, Congressman Bill Owens, a Democrat from the 21st district, spoke to WAMC’s North…
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One Congressman’s retirement is another politician’s opening.In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Representative Bill Owens tells WAMC’s Alan…
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The 113th Congress has returned to work following a holiday recess and several issues are expected to dominate the agenda. Before he left for Washington,…
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As President Obama expresses confidence that he'll be able to work with Congress to pass a resolution authorizing military intervention in Syria, in…
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STONY POINT – A proposed high-voltage power line that would extend from Canada to New York City, and pass through the Hudson Valley, would run right by…
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Former Senator of Maine, Olympia Snowe, joins us to talk about getting out of the Senate and how to save it.Her new book is Fighting for Common Ground:…