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Tag Archives: House
House Dems Tackle the Styrofoam Cup Crisis
It’s good to know all the trivial matters before the Congress are taken care of so they can concentrate on the really important stuff: “House Democrats are once again attempting to do away with Styrofoam products in congressional cafeterias, this … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Democrats, Politics
Tagged Democrats, House, amendment, styrofoam cups, Jim Moran
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It’s All About Priorities
‘Who cares if the elderly might lose their access to health care? Details. We have to protect our phony baloney jobs here, ladies and gentlemen.’ “Top Democrats in charge of keeping the Senate in Dem hands and maintaining the political … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Democrats, Medicare, Politics
Tagged Chuck Schumer, House, Medicare cuts, Patty Murray, political advantage, Senate Democrats, Steve Israel
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The War in Libya Drags On….Illegally
As, “days, not weeks” in Libya enters its fourth month, and now that the top U.S. admiral in Libya has admitted that the goal is regime change, despite this… “Of course, there is no question that Libya – and the … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Constitution, Libya, Obama, Obama administration
Tagged admiral, Article II, Constitution, de-funding, Gaddafi, Glenn Greenwald, House, Libya, regime change, Ron Paul, War Powers Resolution
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Senate Caves, House Soon to Follow
The Senate voted 83-15 yesterday to invoke cloture on President Obama’s sell-out compromise on the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the top 2%. Nine Democrats and Bernie Sanders voted “no.” The nine were: Jeff Bingaman (NM), Sherrod Brown … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Congress, Democrats, economy, Obama, Taxes
Tagged alternative energy, Bush tax cuts, China, cloture vote, compromise, create jobs, dog and pony show, House, infrastructure, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mary Landrieu, Mitch McConnell, President Obama, Republicans, Senate, starve the beast
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Mammoth Cave Straight Ahead
The old Mammoth Cave: The new Mammoth Cave: “White House negotiators and congressional Republicans have the outlines of a deal to extend the Bush-era tax cuts and federal unemployment benefits, which would end a partisan stalemate on Capitol Hill. Under … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Democrats, economy, Obama, Politics, Republicans, Taxes
Tagged Bush tax cuts, Democrats, E.J. Dionne, hope, House, Obama, Senate Republicans, symbolic vote, Tom Harkin, unemployment benefits, White House
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It’s 1938 All Over Again
Any of this sound familiar? “The U.S. economy has been crippled by a financial crisis. The president’s policies have limited the damage, but they were too cautious, and unemployment remains disastrously high. More action is clearly needed. Yet the public … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, economy, Obama administration, Politics
Tagged 1938, cut taxes, Democrats, Financial Crisis, Gallup polling, House, increase spending, Obama administration
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Rahm Goes to the Capitol to Get Pelosi’s Mind Right
Don’t do it, Nancy. Don’t do it: “Rahm Emanuel ventured to the Capitol Friday evening to hash out health care strategy with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a White House aide confirmed. Senior Hill aides speculated to HuffPost that Emanuel, … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Democrats, health care, Obama, Politics, Progressives
Tagged bait and switch, health care, House, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, Rahm Emanuel, reconciliation, Senate bill
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