<![CDATA[The University of Texas System Office of Federal Relations - News]]> http://www.utsystem.edu/ofr/rss.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Stage Set For Saturday Senate Vote On Reid's Proposed Bill ]]> <![CDATA[House Passes Physician Fix, But Senate Fate Is Dubious ]]> <![CDATA[Reid To Release Details Of Overhaul Plan To Caucus Today ]]> <![CDATA[Reid Confirms Dems Will Wait Till Next Year On Climate ]]> <![CDATA[Public Debt Hits $11.9 Trillion ]]> <![CDATA[Officials Vague On Changes They Need For Cybersecurity ]]> <![CDATA[Duncan Promises Colleges Attention to Cutting Costly Red Tape ]]> <![CDATA[Senate Health Moves on Overhaul ]]> <![CDATA[House Medicare Pay Fix On Docket ]]> <![CDATA[Appropriations Update ]]> <![CDATA[Senate Committees to Discuss Ft. Hood Rampage ]]> <![CDATA[Climate Bill Not Quite Done For This Year ]]> <![CDATA[H1N1 A Hot Topic of the Week ]]> <![CDATA[Number of Foreign Students in U.S. Hit a New High Last Year ]]> <![CDATA[Perry Says Obama "Hell-Bent" on Socialism ]]> <![CDATA[U.S. Publishes Rules on Recovery Act Requirements ]]> <![CDATA[Initially waved off, Hispanic advocates jump into health debate ]]> <![CDATA[Climate Bill Likely on the Shelf For Rest of the Year ]]> <![CDATA[Floor Action Might Wait Until Late Nov. ]]> <![CDATA[No Promises On Climate Bill, Says Baucus ]]> <![CDATA[Discussing Student Loan Bill, No Timeline for a Vote ]]> <![CDATA[Abortion-Rights Advocates Prepping For Battle In Senate ]]> <![CDATA[Panel To Look Into Bipartisan Debt-Reduction Commissions ]]> <![CDATA[AMA Votes To Stand Pat In Backing Healthcare Bill ]]> <![CDATA[Senate Committee Launches Probe Into Fort Hood Attack ]]> <![CDATA[New Web Site for Veterans ]]> <![CDATA[With House Passage, Stage Is Set For Senate Health Debate ]]> <![CDATA[Immigration Issue Might Be Punted Until Conference ]]> <![CDATA[Reaction To Climate Move Is Swift From Swing Senators ]]> <![CDATA[After A Wait, Senate Approves C-J-S ]]> <![CDATA[Senate Approves Spending Bill for Science Programs ]]> <![CDATA[Surgeons Threaten Support For Reform, Break From Pack ]]> <![CDATA[Swing Senators Push For Boxer To Cave On GOP Demands ]]> <![CDATA[Health Reform Revenue Raisers Will Provide Much Fodder ]]> <![CDATA[Gates-Holder Letter Might Provide Cover For Senators ]]> <![CDATA[Stabenow Climate Bill Seeks Industry-Farm Partnerships ]]> <![CDATA[Many 'Clunkers' Deals Were Mileage Lemons ]]> <![CDATA[Technology Subcommittee Clears Cybersecurity Bill ]]> <![CDATA[Coming Soon: Direct Feed for IRS Data into FAFSA ]]> <![CDATA[Flu Status ]]> <![CDATA[Reid Will Not 'Be Bound By Any Timelines' On Reform ]]> <![CDATA[Boxer Might Move Toward Markup Without GOP Presence ]]> <![CDATA[Dems Target 'Black Liquor' To Close Health Revenue Gap ]]> <![CDATA[Democrat Wins Special Election For N.Y. House Seat ]]> <![CDATA[Approps Negotiators Race Clock To Finish Process ]]> <![CDATA[Texans Mount Campaign To Keep Army Truck Contract ]]> <![CDATA[House GOP Set To Challenge Chemical Plant Security Bill ]]> <![CDATA[Texas Voters Approve Measure to Strengthen Research Universities ]]> <![CDATA[Senate Overhaul Debate Might Be Slipping Into December ]]> <![CDATA[Boxer Extends GOP Climate Olive Branch ]]> <![CDATA[Analysts: Ethics Memo Won't Imperil Defense Earmarks ]]> <![CDATA[House Dems Close To Abortion Deal ]]> <![CDATA[Perry Leads Hutchison by Double Digits ]]> <![CDATA[How Many Higher-Education Jobs Stimulus Saved Remains Unclear ]]> <![CDATA[Parties See Obama As Key To 2010 Battle ]]> <![CDATA[Senate Waits For CBO As House Set To Begin Floor Debate ]]> <![CDATA[Appropriations Update ]]> <![CDATA[Partisan Problems for Climate Markup ]]> <![CDATA[House Legislation Expected for Labs Using Deadly Pathogens ]]> <![CDATA[Hill Staff Briefed on Cybersecurity Issues ]]> <![CDATA[23 Private College Presidents Made More Than $1 Million ]]> <![CDATA[Splits Remain For House Measure On Road To 218 Votes ]]> <![CDATA[Senators Angle For Chance To Push Own Option Plans ]]> <![CDATA[Boxer Intends To Start Climate Bill Markup Tuesday ]]> <![CDATA[Lawmaker To Seek Statutory Authority For Cyber Adviser ]]> <![CDATA[Senate Clears Interior Bill, Along With CR, For White House ]]> <![CDATA[White House to Announce Stimulus Created or Saved 650K Jobs ]]> <![CDATA[Fall 2008 Enrollments Broke Records ]]> <![CDATA[House Democratic leaders hoping to unveil health reform legislation this week ]]> <![CDATA[House and Senate negotiators work to reconcile differences in FY10 Defense Appropriations bill ]]> <![CDATA[Environment talks continue ]]> <![CDATA[Bio-Lab legislation reform upcoming ]]> <![CDATA[Abortion Impasse Threatens Reform ]]> <![CDATA[Voting Reform Finds Bipartisanship ]]> <![CDATA[Senate Leaders Moving Toward Modified Public Option ]]> <![CDATA[Dems, GOP Continue Barbs Over Census Questionnaire ]]> <![CDATA[Next CR Might Hitch A Ride On Interior Conference Report ]]> <![CDATA[Kerry Cites Progress In Moving Climate Talks Forward ]]> <![CDATA[Dem Group Threatens To Vote 'No' If Costs Aren't In Line ]]> <![CDATA[Senate Gives Final Approval To Defense Authorization Bill ]]> <![CDATA[Online and in Exile ]]> <![CDATA[In Wake Of Deal, House Dems Say They Have 218 Votes ]]> <![CDATA[Rockefeller Open To Deal On Public Option To Get Votes ]]> <![CDATA[Kerry Pushes Thanksgiving Deadline For Climate Panels ]]> <![CDATA[Murtha Expects Defense Bill To Pay For 10 More C-17s ]]> <![CDATA[House Dems Contemplate Additional Economic Stimulus ]]> <![CDATA[Despite H1N1 fears, many worry about vaccination ]]> <![CDATA[House 'Robust' Public Option Clocks In At About $870B ]]> <![CDATA[The Fix Is Not In As Senate Moves Closer To Cloture Vote ]]> <![CDATA[Senate Sends $42.8 Billion Spending Bill To White House ]]> <![CDATA[GOP Spies Spin Opportunities ]]> <![CDATA[Climate Calendar In Danger Of Slipping ]]> <![CDATA[Chambers Continue To Prep Outlines Of Health Overhaul ]]> <![CDATA[Appropriations Update ]]> <![CDATA[GOP Launches Strategy to Trip Up Health Bill ]]> <![CDATA[Even With 'Aye' Vote, Snowe Might Not Be In Merger Talks ]]> <![CDATA[Bid To Cut Off Debate On C-J-S Bill Fails, Rancor Ensues ]]> <![CDATA[Boxer Sets Schedule For Her Committee's Climate Hearings ]]> <![CDATA[Labor Unions Out Quickly With Opposition To Finance Bill ]]> <![CDATA[Hutchison Unsure About Resignation Timing ]]> <![CDATA[Spending Bills Keep Senate Busy ]]> <![CDATA[Health Overhaul, Finance Markups Taking Center Stage ]]> <![CDATA[Many Dems Owe DCCC Dues Payments ]]> <![CDATA[Obama Prepares to Hit the Trail ]]> <![CDATA[College enrollment spikes amid slow economy ]]> <![CDATA[Poll Shows Reid Trailing Two GOP Candidates ]]> <![CDATA[Health Plans Faulted for Inattention to College Students ]]> <![CDATA[Obama Urged to Intensify Push for Climate Measure ]]> <![CDATA[Schwarzenegger Vetoes Limits on Administrators' Pay ]]> <![CDATA[Moderate Dems Wary Of CBO Numbers On Baucus Measure ]]>