K2 Radio » congress http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Fri, 24 May 2013 23:34:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Congress Opens Hearings On Boston Bombing/AP NewsMinute http://k2radio.com/congress-opens-hearings-on-boston-bombingap-newsminute/ http://k2radio.com/congress-opens-hearings-on-boston-bombingap-newsminute/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 11:50:17 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=282545 WASHINGTON (AP) — Boston's police commissioner says the marathon bombings should not be an excuse to move the country into a "police state mentality." But Commissioner Edward Davis says security should be tightened through various means while protecting basic civil liberties. The comments co

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]]> http://k2radio.com/congress-opens-hearings-on-boston-bombingap-newsminute/feed/ 0 Darren McCollester/Getty Images GOP Congress Members Review Forest Health http://k2radio.com/gop-congress-members-review-forest-health/ http://k2radio.com/gop-congress-members-review-forest-health/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 11:42:48 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=280575 DENVER (AP) — Six Republican Westerners in Congress are headed to the Colorado state Capitol on Thursday to review forest management and wildfire prevention.

The hearing will look at current forest management plans on federal lands

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]]> http://k2radio.com/gop-congress-members-review-forest-health/feed/ 0 Alex Wong/Getty Images Push For Family Unity In Immigation Bill http://k2radio.com/push-for-family-unity-in-immigation-bill/ http://k2radio.com/push-for-family-unity-in-immigation-bill/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:38:47 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=271904 WASHINGTON (AP) — Religious and labor leaders are criticizing plans by senators writing an immigration bill to boost employment-based immigration and limit visas granted to people because of family ties

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]]> http://k2radio.com/push-for-family-unity-in-immigation-bill/feed/ 0 Mark Wilson/Getty Images Budget Cuts Hurt Trade Policy, Official Says http://k2radio.com/budget-cuts-hurt-trade-policy-official-says/ http://k2radio.com/budget-cuts-hurt-trade-policy-official-says/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:46:53 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=268229 WASHINGTON (AP) — The administration's top trade official says budget cuts are making it more difficult to negotiate new trade deals and enforce existing ones.

Demetrios Marantis, the acting U

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]]> http://k2radio.com/budget-cuts-hurt-trade-policy-official-says/feed/ 0 Mark Wilson/Getty Images Enzi Gets Tax Subcommittee Post http://k2radio.com/enzi-gets-tax-subcommittee-post/ http://k2radio.com/enzi-gets-tax-subcommittee-post/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:10:29 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=264483 Wyoming U.S. Senator Mike Enzi will play a role in shaping the nation's tax codes in his subcommittee position.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/enzi-gets-tax-subcommittee-post/feed/ 0 Kevin Koile - TownSquareMedia Wyoming Delegation Upset With Administration Over Cuts http://k2radio.com/wyoming-delegation-upset-with-administration-over-cuts/ http://k2radio.com/wyoming-delegation-upset-with-administration-over-cuts/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:19:58 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=264194 Wyoming's Senators and Congresswoman are not pleased with how the Obama administration is dealing with planned budget cuts.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/wyoming-delegation-upset-with-administration-over-cuts/feed/ 0 Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images Military Leaders Say Congress Must Stop Sequester http://k2radio.com/military-leaders-say-congress-must-stop-sequester/ http://k2radio.com/military-leaders-say-congress-must-stop-sequester/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:27:02 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=263682 WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff say the billions of dollars in defense budget cuts scheduled to begin at the end of the week will have a swift and severe impact on military readiness and they urged Congress to take fast action to stop the reductions

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]]> http://k2radio.com/military-leaders-say-congress-must-stop-sequester/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle/Getty Images Husband Of Wounded Lawmaker Says Congress Must Act http://k2radio.com/husband-of-wounded-lawmaker-says-congress-must-act/ http://k2radio.com/husband-of-wounded-lawmaker-says-congress-must-act/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:42:13 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=255875 WASHINGTON (AP) — The husband of wounded former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords says that while curbing gun violence is a complex problem, it is no excuse for inaction by lawmakers.

Former astronaut Mark Kelly told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that he and his wife, former Arizona Democratic Rep

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]]> http://k2radio.com/husband-of-wounded-lawmaker-says-congress-must-act/feed/ 0 Valerie Macon/Getty Images Gun Ban Proposal Introduced In Washington http://k2radio.com/gun-ban-proposal-introduced-in-washington/ http://k2radio.com/gun-ban-proposal-introduced-in-washington/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:04:01 +0000 Rich Denison http://k2radio.com/?p=254294 WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are reintroducing legislation to ban assault weapons but the measure faces long odds even after last month's mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

The measure being unveiled Thursday is authored by Democratic Sen

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]]> http://k2radio.com/gun-ban-proposal-introduced-in-washington/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images A Look At President Obama's Gun Control Measures http://k2radio.com/a-look-at-president-obamas-gun-control-measures/ http://k2radio.com/a-look-at-president-obamas-gun-control-measures/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:08:47 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=251737 WASHINGTON (AP) — Proposals for curbing gun violence announced Wednesday by President Barack Obama:

NEEDS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION:

— Requiring background checks on all gun sales. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence says 40 percent of gun sales are conducted with no criminal background check, such as at gun shows and by private sellers over the Internet or through classified ads

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]]> http://k2radio.com/a-look-at-president-obamas-gun-control-measures/feed/ 0 Gun Control / Facebook Obama Proposes Sweeping Reform On Gun Laws http://k2radio.com/obama-proposes-sweeping-reform-on-gun-laws/ http://k2radio.com/obama-proposes-sweeping-reform-on-gun-laws/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:37:11 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=251637 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asking Congress to expand background checks on gun buyers to include private sales and is using his executive authority to increase the information available in data banks in the background check system

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]]> http://k2radio.com/obama-proposes-sweeping-reform-on-gun-laws/feed/ 0 Trillion Dollar Coin Poll http://k2radio.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/trillion-dollar-coin-poll/ http://k2radio.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/trillion-dollar-coin-poll/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:14:00 +0000 Ian Delap http://loyalty.production.townsquaresites.com/?post_type=loyalty_qa_poll&p=103210 A proposed solution to help with the debt ceiling.  Do you think the Trillion Dollar Coin is a good idea?

]]> http://k2radio.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/trillion-dollar-coin-poll/feed/ 0 Congress To Vote On Superstorm Sandy Flood Aid http://k2radio.com/congress-to-vote-on-superstorm-sandy-flood-aid/ http://k2radio.com/congress-to-vote-on-superstorm-sandy-flood-aid/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:47:33 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=248694 WASHINGTON (AP) — A $9.7 billion measure to pay flood insurance claims is set for a vote in Congress, boosting prospects for relief for the many home and business owners flooded out by Superstorm Sandy

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]]> http://k2radio.com/congress-to-vote-on-superstorm-sandy-flood-aid/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt/Getty Images New Congress Sworn In Today; National News Briefs http://k2radio.com/new-congress-sworn-in-today-national-news-briefs/ http://k2radio.com/new-congress-sworn-in-today-national-news-briefs/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:52:11 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=248354 WASHINGTON (AP) — Out with the old, in with the new. A new 113th Congress will be sworn in today at noon with pomp, pageantry and politics. There are 12 newly elected senators — eight Democrats, three Republicans and one independent. The speaker of

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]]> http://k2radio.com/new-congress-sworn-in-today-national-news-briefs/feed/ 0 Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images Despite Deal, Taxes To Rise For Most Americans http://k2radio.com/despite-deal-taxes-to-rise-for-most-americans/ http://k2radio.com/despite-deal-taxes-to-rise-for-most-americans/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:48:41 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=247999 WASHINGTON (AP) — The tax package negotiated by President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans and passed by Congress will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase. But that doesn't mean that most of them won't see their taxes rise

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]]> http://k2radio.com/despite-deal-taxes-to-rise-for-most-americans/feed/ 0 Drew Angerer/Getty Images Lummis Moving To Natural Resources Committee http://k2radio.com/lummis-moving-to-natural-resources-committee/ http://k2radio.com/lummis-moving-to-natural-resources-committee/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:09:38 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=243505 CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Rep. Rep. Cynthia Lummis says she willingly gave up a seat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee because she wanted to return to the Natural Resources Committee

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]]> http://k2radio.com/lummis-moving-to-natural-resources-committee/feed/ 0 2012 Voter Information http://k2radio.com/2012-voter-information/ http://k2radio.com/2012-voter-information/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:35:21 +0000 Rich Denison http://k2radio.com/?p=221684 Voter information, sample ballots and links for the 2012 General Election

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]]> http://k2radio.com/2012-voter-information/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images Wyo. May Keep Nat. Guard Medical Unit, For Now http://k2radio.com/wyo-may-keep-nat-guard-medical-unit-for-now/ http://k2radio.com/wyo-may-keep-nat-guard-medical-unit-for-now/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:10:15 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=108298 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming would get to keep an Air National Guard medical unit under the latest military budget proposal being considered by Congress.

In March, the Pentagon proposed cutting the Guard's 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron as part of an overall plan to cut 5,500 personnel nationwide

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]]> http://k2radio.com/wyo-may-keep-nat-guard-medical-unit-for-now/feed/ 0 Federal Cuts Irk Gov. Matt Mead http://k2radio.com/federal-cuts-irk-gov-matt-mead/ http://k2radio.com/federal-cuts-irk-gov-matt-mead/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:33:54 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=104837 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says he's upset with last week's vote in Congress cutting federal Abandoned Mine Land payments to the state.
Both houses of Congress voted last week to limit all states to $15 million a year of AML funding

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]]> http://k2radio.com/federal-cuts-irk-gov-matt-mead/feed/ 0 Mark Wilson/Getty Images Panetta Criticizes Congress' Budget Moves http://k2radio.com/panetta-criticizes-congress-budget-moves/ http://k2radio.com/panetta-criticizes-congress-budget-moves/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:37:02 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=99197 WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is criticizing the first round of changes that lawmakers have made in President Barack Obama's proposed military budget.

Testifying Wednesday in the Senate, Panetta said the versions of the defense budget that have emerged from the House and the Senate Armed Services Committee would force him to find money to maintain old weapons, aircraft and ships

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