By the Numbers: Longest-serving members of Congress
Rep. John Dingell of Michigan became the longest-serving member of Congress on Friday with 57 years, five months, 27 days and counting on Capitol Hill.
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Meet the Longest-Serving Member of Congress in History
Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., became the longest-serving member of Congress in history—surpassing the late Robert Byrd—on Friday: 57 years, five months, and 26 days from when he took office in 1955 after winning a special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of his father, John Dingell Sr., who had represented a Detroit-area district since 1933. Dingell, who turns 87 in July, talked ...
Five months in, Rep. Davis faces a 2nd challenger in Illinois
Former Miss America to fight freshman congressman for GOP nomination; Dem candidate already lined up.
Consumers’ Outlooks on U.S. Economy Improve to Five-Month High
Consumers’ economic outlook improved in May to its best reading in five months, showing Americans are looking beyond the current slowdown to a rebound in growth later this year.
Obama Makes New Pitch on Health Care Law
President Obama is emphasizing the benefits for women and promoting the opportunity for people to sign up for subsidized health insurance in five months.
With domestic legacy in lawmakers’ hands, Obama considers his options
Five months after his resounding reelection victory, President Obama is bumping up against the boundaries of his political power in Washington as the core of his second-term legislative agenda moves into a still-divided Congress. Read full article >>
Who Stands Where on the Immigration Reform Deal
Congress' found its new willingness to tackle immigration reform took in mere hour late one Tuesday evening last November, but actually acting has has taken five months and counting.
Senate passes transparency redo — a task force
Five months after pulling the plug on a $5 million budget transparency program, the Florida Senate passed a bill Wednesday to create a task force to increase transparency but moved no closer to offering the public real-time access to budget data. The measure, SB 1764, would consolidate most of the state’s nine so-called …
Legislature, Supreme Court face key foreclosure decisions in new year
Five months later after a logjam developed in the state's foreclosure process, more foreclosures are making their way to courtrooms, an alternative usually slower and costlier for all involved than a traditional foreclosure outside the court system.
US economy adds jobs but not enough to sideline Fed
US employers hired the most workers in five months in July, but an increase in the jobless rate to 8.3 percent kept prospects of further monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve on the table.