Goolsbee Calls GOPs Debt Limit Threat Insanity
This is not a game,” Goolsbee told fill-in host Jake Tapper when asked whether the president’s team has a contingency plan should the vote fail.
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This is not a game,” Goolsbee told fill-in host Jake Tapper when asked whether the president’s team has a contingency plan should the vote fail.
A dispute ensued, which resulted in Nadler taking another cab without paying Habteab at all. But Nadler tells HOH it was Habteab who broke the law.
“He said ‘We’ll do without a press secretary for a while so if the primary doesn’t go how you want it to, you can come back to your job.’”
“It’s clearly where they should start,” former DCCC Chairman Martin Frost said. “That is the beginning of the comeback.”
Coburn said all Americans eventually would be called on to sacrifice in the name of getting the nation’s finances in order, but he noted, without specifics, that “those that are more well-to-do are
Well, without predicting that Obama will win, I’d say that he certainly can.
The need for reforming the labyrinth of Congressional DHS oversight is abundantly clear to most (without regard to political party), though Congress has yet to take action. Rep.
The House voted 277-148 in favor of the measure as passed by the Senate, even though the Democratic Caucus approved a nonbinding resolution last week stating that the chamber should not bring up
The Congressional resolution to honor Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton passed the House on Wednesday, but not without controversy. Rep.
After more than a decade of working on Capitol Hill, there are some basic tenets that new staff should ground themselves in as they embark on their new venture.
Without procedural fig leaves behind which to hide, the question is whether Senators will put their money where their mouths are.
“We believe we should stay here as long as it takes to get this treaty ratified, and we are prepared to do so,” the Massachusetts Democrat, flanked by Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.)
House Democrats voted last week against bringing the deal to the floor without changes — they are particularly unhappy with its estate tax provisions — and Pelosi said she would heed the will of
McMahon’s personal wealth will allow her to remain competitive should she decide to run again.
Someone may offer the final Bowles-Simpson plan as an amendment to the budget resolutions considered by the House and Senate next year (see Prediction 4), but no one should think it is going to be supported
But some suggest that a passionate tea party push without LePage’s backing would ultimately have little effect.
Elijah Cummings (Md.) and Jim McDermott (Wash.), predicted later on CNN that the tax cut deal will ultimately pass, but without their votes.
We met away from here, away from the White House, so we could have a conversation without media scrutiny. The hardest part was ditching the media, but we were able to do so at least for a few hours.
The House Democratic leadership is pushing back against complaints from several departing Members that a Caucus vote rejecting President Barack Obama’s tax cut deal occurred without their input.
Lloyd Doggett, who wrote the resolution, said he believes Pelosi will not defy Members’ will and bring a bill to the floor without fixes.