Chad Pergram
The health care reform bill appears to be on a collision course with the weekend in the House of Representatives.
If lawmakers don’t get everything they want in a piece of legislation, all they have to do is stomp their feet and look forward to the “manager’s amendment.”
Some Halloween tales from political Washington from Congressional Cemetery and the U.S. Capitol.
The Speaker’s Lobby: White Smoke
By: Chad Pergram, FOX News
29 October 2009
A plume of white smoke is sure to emanate from Capitol Hill this morning.
For House Democrats are unveiling their final health care reform bill during a grand ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol.
For months, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) regaled the Congressional press corps with platitudes and…
Chad Pergram describes the role of the whip in passing major pieces of legislation.
The Speaker’s Lobby: Chain Letter
By: Chad Pergram, FOX News
18 October 2009
A four-year-old boy in the tony Washington, DC suburb of Potomac, MD woke up from his nap at Montessori school.
And then promptly gave it to his classmate.
His classmate then took it home. She leafed through the book “Where the Wild Things Are.”
A few days later, she gave it to her…
Chad Pergram explains how a spat over a California water bill has derailed efforts to honor the UC Irvine men’s volleyball team.
Chad Pergram explores how the role of the “floor watchdog” is evolving in the House of Representatives.
House Republicans took another stab at trying to strip Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) of his gavel Wednesday.
Why is it still necessary to print a hard copy of the Congressional Record each day?
