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CBO: Child nutrition spending to jump nearly 50 percent by 2023
Congress's nonpartisan budget scorekeeper said Wednesday that under current law, funding for child nutrition programs is projected to grow from $20 billion in 2013 to $29 billion in 2023.
Gwen Moore on Paul Ryan, budget: 'Lot of negotiating that'll have to be done with this joker'
Rep. Gwen Moore slammed the proposed budget plan of Rep. Paul Ryan as a "polemic" and handed him a backhanded compliment for offering his "firmest offer" for the start of negotiations.
Mitch McConnell's wife Elaine Chao hits back in new ad
Elaine Chao, a former labor secretary and the wife of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, is hitting back in a new ad after a super PAC invoked her Chinese heritage in attacks on the Kentucky Republican last month.
Organizing for Action head: Ensure both sides advance 'agenda endorsed by the majority of the American people'
Jon Carson, the executive director of Organizing for Action, a nonprofit group formed from President Obama's re-election campaign, staunchly defended OFA as "issue-based" and nonpartisan in a new article in USA Today, saying the group will hold both parties accountable to ensure they advance "the agenda endorsed by the majority of the American people."
Rep. Paul Ryan: 'Surprised people are surprised' we still don't like 'Obamacare'
Rep. Paul Ryan defended including the repeal of President Obama's health care overhaul in his spending blueprint Wednesday, saying the budget is simply a starting point from which the House and Senate can sit down and begin to hash out differences.
Obama loses trust on economy; approval ratings drop, poll shows
Public trust on President Obama's handling of the economy has dropped significantly since the November election after battles over the year-end "fiscal cliff" deal and across-the-board spending cuts that ended up taking effect March 1.
Baucus: 'Better late than never' for Obama meeting
Senate Democrats generally were tight lipped about the specifics of their lunchtime meeting with President Obama at the Capitol on Tuesday, preferring instead to describe the conversation as "optimistic" or "upbeat," or to simply tick off a list of general topics discussed.
White House: Obama GOP outreach efforts not a joke
White House spokesman Jay Carney denied claims Tuesday that President Obama is reluctantly engaging Republicans on Capitol Hill only because of negative press and sagging poll numbers.
Obama: U.S. 'well on our way' to doubling exports
President Obama said U.S. businesses are "well on our way" to doubling exports by the end of 2014, thanks to new trade agreements in Asia and Europe.
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy: Judiciary likely to take up immigration after recess
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Tuesday that after gun legislation, immigration will likely be on the committee's docket following a two-week Easter break.
Richard Cordray, drenched from rain, faces a sequester wait on Hill for hearing
President Obama's pick to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau got a firsthand taste of the effects of the government sequester while trying to get to his confirmation hearing Tuesday.
Arizona Rep. Matt Salmon: Bring back 'Hastert rule'
Rep. Matt Salmon said Tuesday he will abide by the "Hastert rule" — that no bill should advance without the support of a majority of House GOP members — after major legislation on the year-end "fiscal cliff" deal, Hurricane Sandy and a re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act passed the House without a majority of Republican support.
Poll: Americans divided between Obama, GOP lawmakers on guns
A poll released Tuesday shows the American public evenly divided on whether they trust President Obama or congressional Republicans more to do a better job handling the issue of gun control.
Ryan: $4.6 trillion less in spending, balanced budget in 10 years
Rep. Paul Ryan laid out the framework for the House Republicans' budget, in an op-ed to be published in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal, that he says will cut $4.6 trillion over the next 10 years and balance the federal budget by 2023.
Average senator raised more than $14K a day in 2012 election cycle, study says
U.S. senators who were elected in 2012 raised more than $10 million on average during the election cycle — which comes out to $14,351 per day, according to an analysis by a watchdog group.
