"… on as to his views on a possible government shutdown.“If liberals in the Senate would rather play political games and shut down the government instead of …"

"… the most federal employees. It is home to roughly 114,000 federal workers.Senate Majority leader Harry Reid’s home state of Nevada has almost 27,000 fede …"

"… state of Nevada has almost 27,000 federal employees, far less than that of Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell. His state of Kentucky has almost 44,500 f …"

"… lobbyist, and a giant tobacco company are among the top lifetime givers to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, 70, of Nevada, who faces the toughest re-elect …"

"… sional leadership. Future articles will analyze the fundraising records of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Mino …"

"… s likely November opponents.But he has also earned the appreciation of his Senate Democratic caucus colleagues by spreading his wealth around; he has helped …"

"… gn account to all but one of his 56 caucus colleagues with past or current Senate campaigns. Indeed, the only candidate not to receive a contribution from R …"

"… t for TARP recipients which passed the House, but stalled in the Senate. BoA did not return calls seeking a comment.4. Altria Group Inc. — $181, …"

"… dard went into place in January 2001; in March of that year, the House and Senate voted to overturn the rule, and the repeal became one of the first items s …"

"… d idea” but was unable to stop it. Although the 2008 version died in the Senate, the bill passed in 2009 and was signed into law by President Obama last J …"

"… d remove the controversial provision. The bill is currently stalled in the Senate and FedEx continues to fight to preserve the rule. FedEx did not return ca …"

"… McConnell’s top five career campaign PAC contributors. And three of the Senate Republican leader’s top five individual donors have ties to the Kentucky …"

"… oth campaign accounts and leadership PACs, dating back to before his first Senate campaign in 1984. The Center’s probe of McConnell’s finances marks the …"

"… ell narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Walter Huddleston to win a U.S. Senate seat by just a few thousand votes. McConnell won in 1990, 1996, and 2008 b …"

"… ershipPAC through which he began distributing contributions to fellow Senate Republicans and potential candidates. The PAC has distributed mo …"

"… Government Accountability Office report is set against the backdrop of the Senate debate on New START, a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia that would resu …"

"… llion in 2005, before dropping modestly in more recent years, according to Senate lobbying records. Alongside increasing in-house lobbying activities, outsi …"

"… d not accept donations from PACs during his presidential campaign, but his Senate campaign received $4,500 from the company between 2004 and 2006.As money t …"

"… nd by extension, our responsibility to the taxpayer,” McCain said on the Senate floor in December of 2005 after listing each of the earmarks slipped into …"

"… tion Committee, and Robert Hurley, former Republican staff director of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, both lobby on behalf of railroad c …"

"… �establish transportation plans with specific performance standards.”The Senate, which on transportation issues has concerned itself more with policy than …"

"… t loggerheads over how to proceed, and neither seems willing to budge. The Senate remains adamantly opposed to moving forward on a sweeping bill this fall, …"

"… people we’re going to pay for this major change and major need,” said Senate Environment and Public Works chairwoman Barbara Boxer, a California Democr …"

"… ders expect the impasse to be resolved within a few days, as the House and Senate hurry to reconcile their respective jobs bills. The end result would also …"

"… rst — a visionary new transportation law or the money to pay for it? The Senate “chose not to write the bill without paying for it,” said Senate aide …"

"… ? The Senate “chose not to write the bill without paying for it,” said Senate aide Tom Lynch The House, meanwhile, wrote its own 775-page measure last s …"

"… c’s faith in Congress to guide the system.Susan Binder, an aide with the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, says Washington must show American …"

"… advocacy efforts and created a website at fourbillion.com to pressure the Senate into matching the House’s proposed $4 billion appropriation for high-spe …"

"… e House’s 2010 appropriations bill still needs to be reconciled with its Senate counterpart, which was passed this summer with $1.2 billion designated for …"

"… th’s U.S. High Speed Rail Conference. “We know that.”But Johnson’s Senate colleagues may feel they have no choice but push back against the House’ …"