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Sean Lengell

slengell@washingtontimes.com

Sean Lengell was a staff writer for The Washington Times.

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Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican (Associated Press)

Senate advances China-currency sanctions

The Senate on Thursday cleared a key procedural hurdle on a bill that would punish China for its currency valuation, setting up a final vote despite some Republican opposition and a lukewarm response from the White House.

October 7, 2011

Cantor: Obama’s jobs package ‘dead’

Barely an hour after President Obama on Monday publicly called on Congress to pass his jobs-stimulus bill, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor vowed it wouldn't be brought to the House floor as a package.

October 3, 2011
PUSHING FOR A VOTE: President Obama says he will personally appeal to congressional leaders in coming days to set a vote on his American Jobs Act. (Associated Press)

Obama signals impatience on jobs bill

President Obama said Monday he will personally lobby congressional leaders to hold a vote on his new jobs-stimulus proposal, but barely an hour later, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor once again pronounced the legislation dead as written.

October 3, 2011
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, is joined by fellow Democrats (from left) Sens. Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana, Chuck Schumer of New York and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan after Monday's vote on a short-term funding bill. (Associated Press)

Senate OKs stopgap bill to prevent shutdown

The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill Monday night to avert a potential government shutdown after the Obama administration discovered it had enough money in its disaster accounts to last through the end of this month, leaving lawmakers with "nothing to fight about."

September 26, 2011
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, said that if a government shutdown occurred because of a dispute over disaster aid, it would be on the shoulders of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. (Associated Press)

Disaster aid dispute could force shutdown

Party leaders on Capitol Hill are digging in their heels over a stopgap funding measure to keep federal agencies open next month, raising the threat of government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.

September 20, 2011

House Republicans find common ground with Obama’s jobs package

House Republican leaders on Friday said President Obama's latest jobs plan includes several "areas of common agreement" — from employer tax breaks to reforming the unemployment insurance system — from which the two sides could work together to develop a plan to help kick-start the slumping economy.

September 16, 2011

House OKs GOP bill to curtail NLRB’s authority

The House on Thursday passed a controversial GOP measure that calls for curtailing the National Labor Relations Board's enforcement power — a move that would undermine a federal complaint that the Boeing Co. illegally opened a plant in South Carolina.

September 15, 2011
Newly elected Republican Bob Turner speaks to the press after winning former Congressman Anthony Weiner's (D) house seat in a special election, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, in the Manhattan borough of New York. The novice politician and retired broadcasting executive billed his win in a heavily democratic district as a warning to President Obama and his 2012 re-election bid. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Results in, time to spin outcome in N.Y. election

Democrat David Weprin ran into an impenetrable political headwind in Tuesday's special congressional election in New York City, as voter displeasure over President Obama, issues such as same-sex marriage and Israel, and missteps along the campaign trail helped propel Republican Bob Turner to an upset victory.

September 14, 2011
Bob Turner (center), joined by his wife Peggy (right) and family, smiles as he delivers his victory speech during an election night party in New York on Sept. 14, 2011. Turner won a special election to fill the seat vacated by Anthony D. Weiner in New York's 9th Congressional District. (Associated Press)

GOP wins House seats in N.Y., Nevada

Republican Bob Turner pulled off a stunning upset Tuesday to win a special election to fill the seat vacated by disgraced former Rep. Anthony D. Weiner, reversing decades of Democratic control in the New York City district.

September 13, 2011
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Aviation, highway agreement reached

Congressional leaders have struck a deal on a transportation funding measure that would avert a potential shutdown of airport and highway programs.

September 12, 2011
UPSET IN OFFING? Polls show GOP nominee Bob Turner could pull an upset Tuesday in a special election in the heavily Democratic 9th Congressional District of New York. (Bobturnerforcongress.com)

GOP smells blood in race to fill Weiner seat

Bob Turner, once considered a long shot to replace disgraced former Rep. Anthony D. Weiner, is rolling toward Tuesday's special election with a rush of momentum rarely seen by a Republican in the New York City district.

September 11, 2011