Read more Senate Appropriations Committee stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23033/senate-appropriations-committee.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:57:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/57605/dems-in-a-snit-over-specters-cozy-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome top Democratic senators are rebelling against the deal that brought Arlen Specter into the fold, the Hill reports. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told the aisle-crosser he could keep the 28 years of seniority he gained as a GOP senator, infuriating long-serving Democrats whom Specter will now likely leapfrog...http://www.newser.com/story/57605/dems-in-a-snit-over-specters-cozy-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 2:20:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42071/byrd-90-resigns-as-appropriations-chairman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRobert Byrd resigned today as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, acquiescing to Democratic leaders who reportedly wanted him out of the job, the Hill reports. Byrd, 90, has been hospitalized three times in the past year, and said he was willing to leave the committee in younger hands—namely,...http://www.newser.com/story/42071/byrd-90-resigns-as-appropriations-chairman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Nov 2008 15:58:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41181/senate-dems-look-to-prod-byrd-out-of-key-chair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSenate Democrats are considering an attempt to remove 90-year-old Sen. Robert Byrd from his position as chairman of the Appropriations Committee, the New York Times reports. Byrd is the longest-serving senator in history. His committee controls one-third of all federal spending, and Dems worry he’s not up to the job.http://www.newser.com/story/41181/senate-dems-look-to-prod-byrd-out-of-key-chair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 9:06:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24780/too-old-byrd-to-critics-shut-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHistory's longest-serving senator has two words for people who think he's no longer up to the job of chairing the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee: "Shut up." Democrat Robert Byrd, 90, has been hospitalized twice this year but his management of a two-hour hearing on Iraq war spending yesterday apparently silenced...http://www.newser.com/story/24780/too-old-byrd-to-critics-shut-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Apr 2008 2:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19071/candidates-run-the-gamut-on-earmarks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis year’s presidential frontrunners represent a wide array of stances on congressional earmarking—a term for garnering funds for home-state pork, reports the Washington Post . Hillary Clinton is one of the Senate’s biggest earmark recipients, Barack Obama is in the bottom quarter, and John McCain is one of a handful...http://www.newser.com/story/19071/candidates-run-the-gamut-on-earmarks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 Feb 2008 14:08:23 CST