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Administration to push bill for fast-track reorganization authority

Jan 31, 2012
The Obama administration will send a bill to Congress in the next couple of weeks that seeks "fast-track" authority to reorganize federal agencies.

Obama government reorganization plan likely to meet resistance

President Obama on Friday said he is elevating the Small Business Administration to Cabinet-level status and asking Congress for authority to merge SBA, the Commerce Department and other agencies that handle business and trade functions into a single department. (4)

Lew to finish work on 2013 budget before departing OMB

Budget director Jack Lew, tapped by President Obama Monday to become chief of staff, will complete work on the 2013 budget request before leaving the Office of Management and Budget. (2)

House leaders agree to pass short-term payroll tax cut extension

Congressional leaders reached an agreement Thursday to approve a $33 billion, two-month extension of the current payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits that are set to expire Dec. 31, ending a partisan standoff that had paralyzed Washington at the height of the holiday season. (15)

Payroll tax cut, unemployment extension falls short in House

The Republican-led House on Tuesday rejected a Senate-passed bill that extends a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits for two months. (31)
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Administration to push bill for fast-track reorganization authority

The Obama administration will send a bill to Congress in the next couple of weeks that seeks "fast-track" authority to reorganize federal agencies. (7)

Obama government reorganization plan likely to meet resistance

President Obama on Friday said he is elevating the Small Business Administration to Cabinet-level status and asking Congress for authority to merge SBA, the Commerce Department and other agencies that handle business and trade functions into a single department. (4)

Lew to finish work on 2013 budget before departing OMB

Budget director Jack Lew, tapped by President Obama Monday to become chief of staff, will complete work on the 2013 budget request before leaving the Office of Management and Budget. (2)

Obama defies GOP lawmakers with recess appointments

President Obama defied GOP lawmakers on Wednesday when he bypassed Congress and invoked presidential recess appointment authority to install former Ohio attorney general Richard Cordray to head the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (5)

House leaders agree to pass short-term payroll tax cut extension

Congressional leaders reached an agreement Thursday to approve a $33 billion, two-month extension of the current payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits that are set to expire Dec. 31, ending a partisan standoff that had paralyzed Washington at the height of the holiday season. (15)