Tag: Susan Ferrechio

"The Senate will finish its work on trade this week, and ... remain in session as long as it takes to do so." (Getty)

Legislative scramble as Congress heads to recess

Susan Ferrechio · May 19, 2015 9:00 am

"Is the Senate working better than ever?" Harry Reid said Monday. "I don't think so. America is one big pothole." (AP Photo)Â

Reid ridicules GOP: ‘America is one big pothole’

Susan Ferrechio · May 18, 2015 7:27 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has been one of the more outspoken Democratic critics of international trade deals and the report comes as the Senate prepares to vote on a bill that would give President Obama "fast track" authority to sign off on new trade deals. (Getty Image)

Warren strikes back at Obama with scathing report on trade deals

Susan Ferrechio · May 18, 2015 5:28 pm

In this aerial photo, emergency personnel work at the scene of a deadly train wreck, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. Federal investigators arrived Wednesday to determine why an Amtrak train jumped the tracks in a wreck that killed at least six people, and injured dozens. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Amtrak speed control system installed but wasn’t turned on

Susan Ferrechio · May 14, 2015 10:59 pm

Benghazi Select Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy and top Democrat on the panel Rep. Elijah Cummings. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Benghazi panel snubbed by State Department on documents

Susan Ferrechio · May 14, 2015 7:43 pm

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell speaks to the media during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol April 14, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Senate advances ‘Fast Track’ trade bill

Susan Ferrechio · May 14, 2015 7:04 pm

NancyÂ Pelosi suggested the length of the Trade Promotional Authority legislation should be shortened.Â (AP Photo)Â

Nancy Pelosi calls for shorter trade deal

Susan Ferrechio · May 14, 2015 6:24 pm

Wyden's legislation would change the Obama administration's lack of transparency by making public notes of the trade negotiations in the future. (AP Photo)Â

Senate passes ‘poison pill’ trade enforcement bill

Susan Ferrechio · May 14, 2015 5:36 pm

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Boehner: Train crash ‘not about funding’

Susan Ferrechio · May 14, 2015 4:22 pm

Republicans are against Amtrak, Pelosi says

Susan Ferrechio · May 14, 2015 4:18 pm

"You know you've drafted a strong bill when it unites both national security hawks and civil libertarians," said Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis. (AP)

House passes bill curbing NSA bulk data collection

Susan Ferrechio · May 13, 2015 10:06 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks to reporters. (AP Photo)

Senate reaches trade deal

Susan Ferrechio · May 13, 2015 7:24 pm