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In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009 House Meets At... 10:00 a.m.: Legislative Business First Vote Predicted... 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Last Vote Predicted... 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. "One Minutes" Suspensions H.Res. 494 - Recognizing the exemplary service of the soldiers of the 30th ...

Unnoticed by many, two members of Congress from Washington have decided it's about time to do something to resolve the seemingly endless debate over the future of our last roadless lands.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA., will be in Seattle today where she will join Democratic Reps.

The disclosure that seven House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee members are being scrutinized for their ties to PMA Group, a now-defunct lobbying firm that raised money for lawmakers and won earmarks for clients, is not expected to have a chilling effect on negotiations to reach agreement on a final fiscal 2010 Defense spending bill.

Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Oct.

Rep. Norm Dicks said today he's confident he will be exonerated by the House ethics committee, which is looking into his relationship with an influential defense lobbying firm the Justice Department is investigating for possible criminal violations.

Sometimes, you just can't make anyone happy. Such is the Defense Department's plight in the latest high-stakes contest to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force.

Veteran Congressman Norm Dicks says he has done nothing wrong and is confident that he will be exonerated after his name was included in a list of more than two dozen House members who are the subject of internal ethics investigations.

Northrop Grumman Corp. says a disputed $35 billion Air Force contract competition prioritizes cheaper tankers over vital needs like refueling planes in flight, which could end up favoring rival Boeing Co.

Gov. Chris Gregoire is not ready to raise the white flag and see the second 787 line go to South Carolina.

A continuing resolution being drafted by the House Appropriations Committee would keep the federal government running likely through Dec.

Historic Medicare reimbursement agreement announced this morning will mean billions of dollars in health care savings and high quality care across the country.

North Mason YAHOO! BELFAIR - There's no turning back now. The Belfair Urban Growth Area's long-awaited sewer project has been launched, with completion of the treatment plant and core phase by spring 2011.

Sen. Feinstein's efforts to see an oyster company continue operations at Point Reyes National Seashore for another decade are being opposed.

The Air Force began its third effort to award a $35 billion contract for aerial refueling tankers on Thursday, and Pentagon officials promised that the rules would be clear enough to steer the hotly disputed contest "straight down the middle." Courtesy Boeing Co./Associated Press A computer-generated drawing of a Boeing 767 Tanker, which is in ...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates won over an audience of Air Force personnel and supporters, many of whom were angry about his painful budget cuts, by announcing Wednesday that management of the troubled KC-X tanker procurement was being returned to Air Force leaders and that he was committed to buying a next-generation long-range strike aircraft.

The World Trade Organization issued a confidential 1,000-page preliminary ruling Friday regarding the legality of subsidies received by Airbus during development of the A380, with statements and press reports indicating that it may have found at least some problems with the aid.

The World Trade Organization has ruled that the European Union provided illegal subsidies to Airbus for its aircraft, a House Democrat said Friday.

The World Trade Organization ruled on Friday that European loans for Airbus were illegal subsidies under world trade rules, U.S. lawmakers said, but European sources said Washington did not win a sweeping victory.

Norm Dicks will host a town hall on health care after all. Two, in fact. The Belfair Democrat announced Friday that he will meet with constituents to discuss health care reform and other issues twice on Aug.