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Tag Archives: Congress
The 26 Senators Who Said ‘No’ to Debt Deal
The most conservative Senate Republicans — along with a handful of liberal Democrats who think it went too far — voted against the debt bill. One senator who didn’t fit that category was moderate Democrat Ben Nelson, who also voted no, but he’s up for re-election in 2012. L to R: Chambliss, Ayotte, Coats , DeMint Here’s the full [...]
Posted in Congress, Debt Ceiling, Solid Principles
Tagged as: Congress, Debt Ceiling, Federal Budget Deficits, Senate Debt Ceiling Vote, U.S. Senate
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McConnell Sends Another Invite For Conversation Obama Deemed Not Worth Having
In light of last Tuesday’s White House ‘Snub’, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has again sent another invite to President Barack Obama to meet on solving the debt ceiling debate. Read Full Story ‘McConnell rallies, invites Obama to Hill again’ at Politico – Click Image to open link in a new window/tab Further Reading: Obama [...]
Posted in Debt Ceiling, Deficit Spending, Democrats, Mitch McConnell
Tagged as: 2012 Presidential Race, Congress, Debt Ceiling, Democrats, Economy, GOP, Mitch McConnell, Obama, Politico, Republican Party, Republicans, White House
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53% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law As Expectation of Repeal Hits New High
A majority of American voters continue to favor repeal of the health care law passed by Congress last year and the number who expect repeal has reached a new high. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 53% of Likely Voters at least somewhat favor repeal of the health care law, while 39% [...]
Posted in Health Care, Polls, Rasmussen Reports
Tagged as: Congress, Health Care, Obamcare, Rasmussen Reports
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Weiner Set to Call it Quits
What a circus American politics has become. Barnum and Bailey can’t top what goes on under the Capitol rotunda on almost a daily basis. Another zany Liberal has shown that he has just as much integrity in dealing with women as he does with the poor, beleaguered taxpayer. Use them for what ever selfish [...]
Posted in Congress, Democrats, Double Standards, Fox News, Solid Principles
Tagged as: Anthony Weiner, Congress, Democrats, FOXNEWS, Liberals, Rep. Anthony Weiner, Weinergate
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Is History on House Members’ Side in 2012?
This story first appeared in RollCall.com, Roll Call on June 9, 2011. By STUART ROTHENBERG The last major party candidates nominated while they were in the House or just after they had left the House were William Jennings Bryan (D) in 1896, Garfield in 1880 and Horace Greeley (Whig) in 1872. As a general rule, [...]
Obama Kills the War Powers Act
By Rich Lowry Somewhere, Richard Nixon is smiling. In 1973, he vetoed the War Powers Act, insisting that it was unconstitutional. Congress overrode him, but almost every one of Nixon’s successors has agreed with his assessment of the resolution. It took Pres. Barack Obama, though, to rip the War Powers Act into little pieces and [...]
Posted in NRO, Recommended Read
Tagged as: Congress, Libya, NRO, Obama, Rich Lowry, War Powers Act
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Red tape cut in health care law
By Stephen Dinan The Washington Times Congress on Tuesday revoked the first significant parts of President Obama’s health care initiative when the Senate voted overwhelmingly to eliminate a burdensome tax paperwork requirement the law imposes on businesses. Republicans called the bill “a down payment on total repeal” while most Democrats said it marked an improvement [...]
Posted in Congress, Democrats, Eric Cantor, Health Care, John Boehner, Republicans
Tagged as: Congress, Eric Cantor, Health Care Law Repeal, House Speaker John Boehner, Obamcare
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Webb Won’t Seek Re-Election
Virginia Democratic Senator Jim Webb plans to announce today that he won’t seek reelection, the Senator confirmed Wednesday. Webb appeared likely to face a rematch with former Senator George Allen, whom he beat in a bruising 2006 contest. He had expressed ambivalence about the prospect of another run, and has said he never planned a [...]
