<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - In Congress</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/congress?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><description>In Congress</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Loan Proposed to Rescue Alaska Power Plant]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12419-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12419-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Years ago, the federal government spent $117 million on an experimental "clean coal" power plant in Alaska designed to generate electricity with a minimum of air pollution  --  but the project never got up and running.]]></description><author> Justin Blum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lobbyist Paid for DeLay's Airfare]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12416-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12416-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[House ethics rules bar lawmakers from accepting travel and related expenses from registered lobbyists. The House Majority Leader has said that his expenses on a 2000 trip were paid by a nonprofit organization, and that the financial arrangements for it were proper.]]></description><author> R. Jeffrey Smith</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheney Enters Fray on Judicial Nominees]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9751-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9751-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The White House intervened in Congress's bitterly partisan debate over federal judges, as Vice President Cheney vowed to break a tie vote if necessary to change Senate rules and ban filibusters of judicial nominees.]]></description><author> Charles Babington  and Dan Balz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Clears Energy Bill]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7459-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7459-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The House yesterday approved a wide-ranging energy bill that would permit new drilling in Alaska and give producers billions of dollars of incentives.]]></description><author> Justin Blum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[With the Plebes, Firing Broadsides, Dropping Depth Charges, Dodging a Bullet]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8051-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8051-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When Sen. John McCain visited a first-year Naval Academy class yesterday, plebes had no idea that they had heard the exclusive details of a deal between a border-state Republican and a New England liberal Democrat that could alter the national debate over immigration. But then, that's McCain.]]></description><author> Dana Milbank</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Approves Spending Bill]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7684-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7684-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Senate unanimously approved yesterday an $81 billion bill to finance the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, provide relief to Asian tsunami victims and construct a massive embassy in Baghdad.]]></description><author> Jonathan Weisman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Chafee 'Less Likely' to Support Bolton]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7126-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7126-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A key Republican senator signaled yesterday that he is less likely to support the embattled nomination of John R. Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations after a dramatic meeting Tuesday, but President Bush today urged the Senate "to put aside politics" and confirm Bolton.]]></description><author> Charles Babington and Jim VandeHei</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate GOP Sets Up Filibuster Showdown]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6621-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6621-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Moving the Senate closer to a historic confrontation, the Republican-controlled Judiciary Committee endorsed two of President Bush's most controversial nominees to federal appellate court, and Democrats vowed once again to use the filibuster to block their confirmation.]]></description><author> Charles Babington and Dan Balz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep. Davis Intervenes on Growth in Fairfax]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6031-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6031-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Rep. Thomas M. Davis III said he will propose legislation to scale back a massive development planned next to the Vienna Metro station, a project near his own neighborhood.]]></description><author> Lisa Rein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economic Worries Not Resonating on Hill]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6118-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6118-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Both parties face risks if they fail to pivot their attention to economic issues, but the stakes are especially high for Republicans as an election year approaches.]]></description><author> Jonathan Weisman  and Dan Balz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOP Offers Probe of DeLay's Actions]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5124-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5124-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[House Republicans offer to open an investigation into overseas travel and other activities by Majority Leader Tom DeLay as part of an effort to resolve a three-month impasse with the Democrats that has kept the ethics committee from functioning.]]></description><author> Mike Allen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chafee Signals a Shift on Bolton Confirmation]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6101-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6101-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The key Republican senator is now less likely to support John R. Bolton to be United Nations ambassador and plans to discuss with colleagues whether President Bush should withdraw Bolton's name.]]></description><author> Charles Babington and Jim VandeHei</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Jeffords Says He Plans to Step Down]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4481-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4481-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jeffords (I-Vt.), whose abrupt defection from the Republican Party in May 2001 handed control of the Senate to the Democrats for 19 months, will not seek a fourth term in 2006 due to his and his wife's health problems.]]></description><author> Dan Morgan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today  In Congress]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6019-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6019-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[     SENATE <br>Meets at 9:30 a.m.<br>   Committees :<br>   Appropriations   --  10:30 a.m. HHS subc. Methamphetamine abuse. 192 Dirksen Bldg.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[DeLay Takes Fight to Talk Radio]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2588-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2588-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), who recently sent supporters a mass e-mail proclaiming his innocence of ethical transgressions, spoke out Tuesday on conservative talk radio shows.]]></description><author> Mike Allen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOP Spars Over Drug Import Bill]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2434-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2434-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Party divisions over whether to allow Americans to import lower-priced  medications from such countries  as Canada exploded in an unusually public and personal exchange between two New England lawmakers.]]></description><author> Ceci Connolly</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panel Delays Vote on Bolton Nomination]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1691-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1691-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unexpectedly put its decision on hold Tuesday to give it more time to investigate more allegations against Bush's nominee for U.N. ambassador.]]></description><author> Charles Babington  and Dafna Linzer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panel Set to Vote on Bolton Nomination]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64142-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64142-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Senate Republicans scheduled the vote for Tuesday after rejecting Democrats' request for more time to review allegations against Bolton.]]></description><author> Charles Babington</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority Leader Denies Ethics Violations]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64194-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64194-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tom DeLay, in a written statement, says he  broke no House rules in accepting trips abroad and implores supporters to accept his version of what he calls "the real story."]]></description><author> Mike Allen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Energy Bill Increases Tax Breaks]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63958-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63958-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_politics/congress</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 4:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The House this week will consider $8 billion in tax breaks targeted to the energy industry at a time when some of those companies are enjoying soaring profits from high consumer prices.]]></description><author> Justin Blum</author></item></channel></rss>