Read more House of Representatives stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3202/house-of-representatives.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:36:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74647/zip-it-on-communion-ban-bishop-to-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe bishop who had the nerve to tell a Kennedy not to take communion—because he supports abortion rights—is steamed that he blabbed about it. “I am disappointed that the congressman would make public my pastoral and confidential request,” says Bishop Thomas Tobin of Patrick Kennedy. He also says...http://www.newser.com/story/74647/zip-it-on-communion-ban-bishop-to-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:21:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74491/hoffman-cant-catch-owens-in-ny-23-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt looks like the NY-23 race is over, again. With 3,072 absentee ballots left to be counted, conservative Doug Hoffman can't catch Democrat Bill Owens, who leads by 3,176 votes. State officials haven't called the race and won't until it's formally wrapped up, but the Watertown Daily Times...http://www.newser.com/story/74491/hoffman-cant-catch-owens-in-ny-23-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 7:23:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74406/senators-see-upcoming-vote-on-obama-not-health.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe upcoming Senate debate on health care reform, like the House vote before it, will be more a referendum on President Obama than a reflection of constituents’ concerns, Andrew Gelman, Nate Silver, and Daniel Lee write. What happened in the House is clear: 31 of 39 Democrats who voted no...http://www.newser.com/story/74406/senators-see-upcoming-vote-on-obama-not-health.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:18:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74022/ex-rep-jefferson-sentenced-to-13-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal judge sentenced former Congressman William Jefferson to 13 years in prison today, less than the 27-plus years prosecutors called for but more than the 10-year term the Louisiana Democrat's lawyer wanted. Jefferson, who was convicted in August of 11 of the 16 counts relating to the public corruption...http://www.newser.com/story/74022/ex-rep-jefferson-sentenced-to-13-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 17:19:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73932/should-democrats-panic-yes-but-only-a-little.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new Gallup poll shows Republicans ahead of Democrats in a generic House ballot, a reversal of political fortune from October. Is it time for the party to panic? "Maybe a little," writes Nate Silver . "My 30,000-foot view is that between the pressures of the jobs situation and the...http://www.newser.com/story/73932/should-democrats-panic-yes-but-only-a-little.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 8:44:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73916/ny-23-race-isnt-over-yet-hoffman-narrowing-gap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn odd twist in that closely watched congressional race from upstate New York: Even though Democrat Bill Owens is already sworn into office to represent NY-23, the state is still counting the ballots—and the margin between him and Conservative Doug Hoffman is shrinking. At last count, Owens led by...http://www.newser.com/story/73916/ny-23-race-isnt-over-yet-hoffman-narrowing-gap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 15:48:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73777/time-to-drop-kick-the-dems-ladies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHouse Democrats got their health care package through, but not before selling women down the river (again) by "restricting access to abortion in unprecedented ways," complains Kate Harding in Salon . The latest betrayal is just more evidence that it's time for women to dump the Dems, "who act exactly like...http://www.newser.com/story/73777/time-to-drop-kick-the-dems-ladies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 3:59:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73697/senate-health-bill-runs-into-abortion-divide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith a last-second concession barring federal dollars from funding abortions, Nancy Pelosi largely skirted the full brunt of the issue, but Harry Reid may not be so lucky. The Senate majority leader likely won't get the 60 votes he needs without similar language— which a Planned Parenthood VP calls a...http://www.newser.com/story/73697/senate-health-bill-runs-into-abortion-divide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 12:05:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73698/dems-gird-for-battle-over-veterans-day-recess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGiven what happened last time they took a vacation, Democratic lawmakers are steeling themselves for the Veterans Day recess, anticipating a fresh round of battles on health care reform. Members of Congress from both sides have been armed with fact sheets and talking points on what Republicans dub "The Pelosi...http://www.newser.com/story/73698/dems-gird-for-battle-over-veterans-day-recess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 9:37:28 CST