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Congress returns to Washington, D.C. this week for their first full week of legislative business in 2012. While most of 2011 was marred by bitter partisan battles, culminating in the December showdown over the payroll tax cut extension, the new year has brought with it hopes of renewed cooperation between Republicans and Democrats. After more than two dozen temporary extensions of the authorization for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and a shutdown of the FAA in August, both parties have finally agreed to compromise on a long term reauthorization of the FAA.
In addition, lawmakers from both political parties sat and "co-mingled" at the President's State of the Union Address (SOTU) at the Capitol Tuesday night.This is the second year that lawmakers from competing parties sat together for the SOTU, a tradition that began last year when Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was shot at a town hall meeting in Tucson, Arizona. The shooting prompted a call from politicians to "tone down" their heated rhetoric and bitter partisanship. Rep. Giffords announced that she will be resigning her Congressional seat on Wednesday so that she may continue to focus on her recovery. Last night, President Obama, Vice President Biden, Secretary of State Clinton, and dozens of other lawmakers made sure to personally greet and speak with Giffords.
While these few small gestures may seem insignificant, they are hopefully a sign that Congress has decided to get back to work in an election year where neither party wants to be labeled as the "party of no".
Congress returns to Washington, D.C. this week for their first full week of legislative business in 2012. While most of 2011 was marred by bitter partisan battles, culminating in the December showdown over the payroll tax cut extension, the new year has brought with it hopes of renewed cooperation between Republicans and Democrats. After more than two dozen temporary extensions of the authorization for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and a shutdown of the FAA in August, both parties have finally agreed to compromise on a long term reauthorization of the FAA.
In addition, lawmakers from both political parties sat and "co-mingled" at the President's State of the Union Address (SOTU) at the Capitol Tuesday night.This is the second year that lawmakers from competing parties sat together for the SOTU, a tradition that began last year when Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was shot at a town hall meeting in Tucson, Arizona. The shooting prompted a call from politicians to "tone down" their heated rhetoric and bitter partisanship. Rep. Giffords announced that she will be resigning her Congressional seat on Wednesday so that she may continue to focus on her recovery. Last night, President Obama, Vice President Biden, Secretary of State Clinton, and dozens of other lawmakers made sure to personally greet and speak with Giffords.
While these few small gestures may seem insignificant, they are hopefully a sign that Congress has decided to get back to work in an election year where neither party wants to be labeled as the "party of no".
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