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  May 16, 2013, 4:18 pm

Rubio: Obama 'made a mistake' in comments on IRS's actions

By Ramsey Cox

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said he thinks President Obama made a mistake Thursday by not saying directly that no one in the White House was aware of the scandal at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

“I have tremendous respect for the office of the president,” Rubio said moments after Obama held a press conference. “[But] I think the president today potentially made a mistake in a comment he made.”

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  May 16, 2013, 3:52 pm

Inhofe introduces bill to 'dry up' Iran oil revenue by increasing US production

By Ramsey Cox

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) urged his colleagues Thursday to support a bill he introduced, which would eliminate oil exports from Iran by expanding U.S. production.

The Iran Sanctions Implementation Act, S. 965, would require President Obama to expand U.S. domestic oil production on federal lands to offset Iran’s oil exports to the international community.

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  May 16, 2013, 2:41 pm

ObamaCare repeal bill advances in the House

By Pete Kasperowicz

Legislation to repeal ObamaCare passed a procedural test in the House on Thursday afternoon, which will allow members to approve the bill later in the day.

Members voted 226-192 in favor of the rule for the legislation, which calls for two hours of debate before the final vote. Every Republican voted for the rule, along with two Democrats — Reps. Jim Matheson (Utah), Mike McIntyre (N.C.).

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  May 16, 2013, 2:21 pm

Senate confirms Moniz as Energy secretary

By Ramsey Cox

The Senate voted 97-0 to approve President Obama’s nomination of Ernest Moniz to head the Department of Energy.

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  May 16, 2013, 1:05 pm

Bipartisan group proposes $200 billion in spending cuts

By Pete Kasperowicz

A bipartisan group of House members has proposed legislation that would cut $200 billion in spending over the next decade.

The Savings, Accountability, Value and Efficiency Act (SAVE Act) takes many ideas proposed in a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report detailing wasteful and redundant spending that could be eliminated.

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  May 16, 2013, 12:42 pm

Senate panel advances EPA nominee McCarthy in 10-8 party-line vote

By Zack Colman

Republicans have threatened to block her nomination, raising questions about transparency at the EPA.

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  May 16, 2013, 12:28 pm

Dem calls Benghazi 'fully vetted,' pushes embassy security bill

By Julian Pecquet

Sen. Robert Menendez said Republicans should embrace his bill instead of making “politically driven” attacks.

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  May 16, 2013, 12:01 pm

McConnell calls for investigation into IRS leak of taxpayer information

By Ramsey Cox

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee demanded that the Treasury Inspector General investigate the “inappropriate harassment of conservative groups” by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

“No one should be intimidated by the government into shutting up as part of our political process,” McConnell said Thursday. “And that’s why the Republican members of the Finance Committee are sending a letter today to Treasury’s Inspector General for Tax Administration requesting investigation into this very issue. Because, without this sort of inquiry, we may never have confirmed the inappropriate harassment of conservative groups that was going on at the IRS for two years.”

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  May 16, 2013, 11:33 am

Reid: Media was ‘fed a false set of goods’ on Benghazi cover-up story

By Ramsey Cox

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Republicans lied to the media when they said the Obama administration engaged in a cover-up on the Benghazi attack.

“For months my Republican colleagues have argued that the Obama administration has engaged in a cover-up surrounding an attack in Benghazi,” Reid said Thursday. “The emails prove there was simply no cover-up.”

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  May 16, 2013, 10:54 am

House member: Sequester forcing major Air Force base to work in the dark

By Pete Kasperowicz

Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio) on Thursday blamed the Obama administration for failing to come up with an answer to the sequester, which he said is forcing people at a major Air Force base to work in buildings with no lights on.

On the House floor, Turner showed a picture of people working in darkened hallways of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

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