Blame for Health Care Law Failure Lies With Cohen | Commentary
On Sept. 19, just 13 days before the start of the Affordable Care Act, I asked Cohen a simple question: “Will the enrollment process be ready Oct. 1 of this year?”
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Washington State Democrats Look for New Leader
State party leadership elections are scheduled for Feb. 1, when Pelz is scheduled to leave office.
Convention City Wannabes Are Rehearsing Their Pitches for 2016
Lesson No. 1 for sounding smart on the topic is that no Republican has ever been elected president without carrying the state, and the last Democrat to pull it off was John F. Kennedy.
A Spoonful of ____ to Help Keep Farm Bill Subsidy
From Jan. 1 through Sept. 30, the PAC had given $1,052,499 to candidates and committees, with 59 percent going to Democrats. During October the PAC gave $5,000 to Sen.
GOP Playbook Looks to Capitalize on Obamacare Woes
In the “Broken Promises” section, Republicans point to two promises the president used to sell the Affordable Care Act: “1) If you like what you have, you can keep it. Period.
Senate Democrats Unveil 2014 Schedule
Easter April 20) May 26 – May 30 State Work Period (Memorial Day May 26) June 30 – July 4 State Work Period (Independence Day July 4) Aug. 4 – Sept. 5 State Work Period (Labor Day Sept. 1)
For Business, Bigger Primary Challenges Follow Alabama Race
It’s a stunningly slim margin given Byrne and other outside groups outspent Young by 10-to-1.
Buyer Beware: There Are Polls, and Then There Are Polls
Wendy Davis by 15 points in its November 1-4 survey of 500 “Texas voters,” 50 percent to 35 percent.
House Staffers Getting up to Speed on Health Exchanges
Those who couldn’t make it to the 10 a.m. briefing had the option of catching a briefing at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
House to Take Up Obamacare Fix Bill Next Week
“Many Americans are now learning the sad reality that their current plan will no longer exist beginning on January 1.
A Conversation With Pete Sessions — 7 Outtakes
1) On the reports that he told President Barack Obama, in a closed-door meeting at the White House, “I cannot even stand to look at you”: “I didn’t ask for an apology,” Sessions said.
Recipe for U.S. Jobs Starts With Trade Promotion Authority | Commentary
About 1 in 3 manufacturing jobs depends on exports, and 1 in 3 acres on American farms is planted for hungry consumers overseas.
McCollum to Protest Redskins’ Arrival on Her Home Turf
In the minutes preceding the 10-0-1 vote, from which two councilmembers abstained, Rep. Betty McCollum launched a tirade against the name on her Twitter account.
Quorans Dissect Political Stereotypes
Them, and the assorted blunders of [Sarah] Palin, Bachmann, and Co., get lumped in with the Libertarians, and then we all look like some kind of ‘Mad Max’/1% hybrid on an episode of [Doomsday] Preppers
GOP Gets Another Chance to Back Disabilities Treaty
Will they approve a treaty that would set global standards for the treatment of the almost 1 billion people living with some kind of disability?
Wealthy Members of Congress Report Financial Transactions
Scott Peters, D-Calif., a member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, reported his spouse sold $1 million to $5 million of Globecomm on 10/1.
Roll Call’s 10 Most Vulnerable House Members Revealed
Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn. 2nd term (56 percent) If there was a No. 1 on this list, it would be DesJarlais. Bombshell revelations about his personal life are all but sure to sink him next year.
Alabama Special Election Is Proxy Battle for National GOP
v=rBaC13o5P7g&noredirect=1 This election marks business groups’ first effort to wade into a primary since the government shutdown last month.
Two House Candidates Who Stumbled Over Simple Questions
Gentile, who represents 10 of the congressional district’s 18 counties and is generally viewed as more liberal than Garrison, announced on Aug. 1 that he would not run for Congress.
D.C. Circuit Rules Against Contraception Coverage Mandate
The 2-1 decision was written by Janice Rogers Brown, an appointee of President George W. Bush. Niels Lesniewski contributed to this report.