As Sequester Begins, Republicans Open Door to Long-Term Deficit Deal
McConnell said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Republicans are “open to discussing how to reconfigure those spending reductions without raising taxes.”
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McConnell said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Republicans are “open to discussing how to reconfigure those spending reductions without raising taxes.”
without addressing the automatic cuts under sequester and other potentially contentious questions.
“I think it’s the right thing to do to make sure that we don’t have a government shutdown,” he said on March 1.
“I think it’s the right thing to do to make sure that we don’t have a government shutdown,” he said on March 1.
“I think the leadership is trying to figure out how best to do it,” one Republican insider said.
Reid said it would depend on what House Republicans actually send over to the Senate. The senior aide said Senate Democrats aren’t about to make a stand without the president.
House immigration negotiators are discussing a proposal that would allow illegal immigrants to eventually earn citizenship without creating a special process that Republicans surely would oppose.
“Renewing this bill is an important step towards making sure no one in America is forced to live in fear, and I look forward to signing it into law as soon as it hits my desk,” Obama said in a statement
“We all know, when we talk about future careers in the United States Senate, Gabby will be back,” Wasserman Schultz said.
I know I’ve spent too much, but what’s a few trillion? It was all for you,” a Lothario-looking politician in a candle-lit room says in the spot. “But I’ve changed. I’ll keep my promises this time.
“One thing I know unites all of us and all of you, Democrats and Republicans, and that is the last thing you want to see is Washington get in the way of progress,” Obama said.
Stabenow said he went undiagnosed for 10 years, going in and out of hospitals without receiving the help he needed.
“Instituting such a hiring freeze and re-assigning any of the necessary duties associated with each to current employees will allow federal agencies to adapt to the current fiscal realities without
“I would describe my presence here with one word: Republican,” LaHood said from the White House podium. “They’re hoping that maybe I can influence some of the people in my own party.”
The letters warned that it is “imprudent” for Obama to call for new gun proposals without also assessing the enforcement of laws that are already on the books.
I don’t see how any sequester replacement bill could get any oxygen for the foreseeable future,” one Republican aide said.
“Now, spending cuts are going to happen,” without any action under current law.
“I have, in fact, watched all 13 episodes,” Greer admitted.
“I say it’s unacceptable not to take this on,” Biden said, seeming to direct remarks at former Senate colleagues from states where the electorate may be more resistant to gun control measures than
“I promise you, whoever’s coming in is not going to — you don’t need an [assault rifle].