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Mike Tyson: Taxes are 'legal extortion' but 'money I pay for my life on earth'
Legendary boxer Mike Tyson said Monday he looks forward to paying off the millions in back taxes he owes, and he conceded that he was in better financial shape during Republican administrations than he is now.
Rep. Michael Grimm on Superstorm Sandy: 'Staten Island's going to get through this'
On the six-month anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, which devastated much of the East Coast, particularly New York and New Jersey, Rep. Michael G. Grimm said a lot has been done, but there's a lot of work still left.
Donald Trump on Syria: 'Wouldn't you think it's time to stay out of one of these?'
Billionaire mogul Donald Trump said Monday that the United States, in the wake of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, should not intervene in the ongoing Syria conflict.
Rep. Keith Ellison: Syrian 'red line' does not mean boots on the ground
Rep. Keith Ellison said Sunday the Obama administration has nonmilitary options available to deal with Syria, despite the president's earlier warnings that the use of chemical weapons in the uprising there would constitute a "red line."
Rep. Marsha Blackburn not a big fan of political 'zingers'
Not everyone was a big fan of President Obama's and Conan O'Brien's comedic turns Saturday night in front of the journalists, politicians and celebrities gathered at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.
No U.S. arms to Syrian rebels, Rep. Royce says
House Foreign Affairs Committee Committee Chairman Ed Royce said the United States should not arm opposition groups in Syria and that the U.S. is helping the rebel forces in other ways.
Rep. Royce: Bombing suspects linked to al Qaeda
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee says he's convinced the Boston bombing suspects had ties to Islamic extremism in their native Chechnya.
Cancer fighters see more than $60B in health savings from Obama cigarette tax
An advocacy wing of the American Cancer Society said Friday that President Obama's proposed cigarette tax hike would save the nation more than $63 billion in long-term health care costs.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he's worried Boston bombings are not isolated
Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he has concerns the Boston bombing suspects didn't act alone, as some officials and the surviving suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, have suggested.
Senator says no-fly zone possible for Syria
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez said Thursday that reports that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have likely used chemical weapons on their own people means the United States could pressure the United Nations to impose sanctions against the Middle East country, including imposing a "no-fly" zone.
Sen. Harry Reid: Congress is not ducking 'Obamacare'
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday tried to shoot down reports that members of Congress want to exempt themselves and staffers from President Obama's health care law, even though their participation was written into the law.
Sebelius: Not sure why Medicare nominee is being held up
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday she has few details to share on why Sen. Tom Harkin decided to hold up President Obama's pick to run the nation's Medicare agency.
Rep. Steve King: Pause needed on immigration reform bill
Republican Rep. Steve King says Congress should delay debate on immigration reform until it learns more about the Boston Marathon bombing suspects and how they immigrated to the U.S.
Dems: Boehner must apologize to Clinton, retract Benghazi report
The top Democrat on the House investigative committee asked Speaker John A. Boehner to retract a report five of his committee chairmen released this week that places blame for the lack of security at the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi at the feet of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Veterans in Congress call on Obama to shake up the VA
A bipartisan group of more than two dozen House members, all of whom are military veterans or actively serving in the National Guard, sent a letter to President Obama on Thursday, urging him to take steps to quickly reduce the embarrassing backlog of benefit claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
