wake up congress

Bad situation. Medical marijuana is legal in California, and the dispensary was legal in San Luis Obispo County, but the sheriff didn’t like the idea, so he called in the DEA. When will Congress take action to legalize medical uses of marijuana? (Sen. Feinstein will be no help: she thinks...  

Congressman Phil Hare, D-Rock Island, will vote in favor of legalizing medical marijuana for the second straight year. This time, however, he has the support of seven religious leaders in the 17th district.  

Research exploring new ways of exploiting the full medicinal uses of cannabis while avoiding unwanted side-effects will be presented to pharmacologists today (Tuesday, 15 July) by leading scientists attending the Federation of European Pharmacological Societies Congress, EPHAR 2008.  

Former President Joseph Estrada has turned down the invitation of the House of Representatives to attend President Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the opening of Congress on Monday.  

(Washington, D.C.): A bipartisan group of 16 former U.S. government officials and experts with vast experience in security, energy, and nonproliferation matters have called upon members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate to “critically examine” a U.S.-Indian proposal to allow for...  

Just ask one valley student who got his wake-up call last year he was only a few absences away from Juvenile Hall and now he's a model of perfect attendance.  

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) lauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing legislation (today's House vote to concur on the Senate amended House PEPFAR bill: 303 to 115) re-authorizing PEPFAR (the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), the successful US global AIDS program.  

The US Senate plans to consider the housing legislation designed to shore up confidence in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and stem record mortgage foreclosures after the House of Representatives approved it on Wednesday.  

The US House of Representatives has passed major legislation aimed at limiting the economic fallout from the US housing crisis.  

Credit card companies, beware: Congress is watching. A flurry of bills is in the works in the House of Representatives and the Senate that would rein in how those companies do business. One proposed change that has triggered interest among lawmakers, particularly as the economy sours, would make...  

July 23 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation designed to shore up confidence in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and stem the record surge in mortgage foreclosures, sending the bill to the Senate.  

Following a 16 July vote by the US Senate, the House of Representatives was expected this week to approve $48 billion in global spending on AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis between 2009 and 2013.  

The House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on the bill, which includes a provision to shore up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the biggest U.S. mortgage companies.  

DEARBORN HEIGHTS In an effort to keep readers informed about the candidates who will seek their vote on Election Day and the issues that matter, the Press & Guide has asked each candidate who will appear on the ballot to submit some background information about themselves and to answer a few...  

The MSB Coalition, representing money services businesses (MSBs) from across the country, today strongly commended the House of Representatives for passage of H.R. 4049, the "Money Services Business Act of 2007." This legislation would address the ongoing problem of bank discontinuance, the...