News over the weekend about the Olympics and Russian-Georgian war kept the focus off the Republican energy revolt, but throngs of visitors packed the House floor again Monday for the seventh day of the protest. About a dozen GOP lawmakers were on hand, including Reps. Mike Pence (R-IN) and Tom Price (R-GA), who spearheaded the uprising on Aug. 1 By some estimates, more than 4,000 people watched the mock House session Friday, one of the busiest days so far. The pace kept was just as busy this morning as people …
As we noted on Friday and again this morning, House conservatives have refused to leave Washington, D.C., for their five-week paid vacation, opting instead to remain on Capitol Hill to demand a vote on energy exploration. Nearly two dozen members are spending the day talking on the House floor. I’ve been at the Capitol both days reporting on developments via my Twitter account. At least three members of Congress are doing the same: Reps. John Culberson (R-Tex.), Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) and Dan Burton (R-Ind.). The GOP Leader Blog and RSC …
The list of members of Congress who have given up earmarks seems to grow by the day. According to the Club for Growth’s tally, it now totals 33 House members and seven senators. And despite the setback last week in the Senate, that hasn’t dissuaded members from coming out for a voluntary one-year moratorium. Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.) announced last Friday in a YouTube video that he would voluntarily swear off earmarks this year. Reichert said he was proud to support the GOP’s call for a moratorium in January. But …
