Specter to Support Cloture on Card Check
— Specter’s pledge to support a yet-to-be-introduced “card check— compromise, which is still being negotiated, comes after he told the crowd that he supports having up-or-down votes — without explicitly
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McConnell Rips Obama on Health Care, Economy
McConnell said he doesn’t believe either side should be disruptive, but that it underscores the frustration of an American public with Obama’s health care plans.
Congress Likely to Get Guantánamo Plan This Fall
senior White House officials, including Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, that they will not provide the administration money to close the facility nor to transfer detainees to prisons in the United States without
Obama Tells Health Care Negotiators to Keep Working
We talked about what policies are better than some others, and [that] we should keep working through the August recess. I told him we are.
Senate Confirms Sotomayor on Bipartisan 68-31 Vote
“In America, everyone should receive equal justice under the law.
Getting the IMAC’ Proposal Right: Some Health Care Homework for the Recess
Neither cutting the benefits nor changing the balance between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans should be possible without legislation.
Health Reform Gets Final Push
Rockefeller, clearly not a fan of the bipartisan Finance talks, said those discussions should be abandoned if the six Senators fail to reach an agreement by the mid-September deadline.
Sotomayor Debate Is Under Way
That certainty comes even though Democrats are likely to go without the votes of ailing Sens.
House Orders Up Three Elite Jets
An Appropriations Committee staffer said the military was already planning to replace its passenger fleet, and the committee “looked at the request and decided they should speed up the replacement
AOC Finds New Method to Pay for Greening
“It’s a way to invest funds in these projects without putting in a lot of appropriated funds in the front end.
Deficits for Clunkers: Did We Just Create a New Entitlement?
First, it almost goes without saying, but let’s see if the cash for clunkers program is extended again when, if it’s appropriated, the next $2 billion runs out.
Climate Legislation: Catalyst for Energy Efficiency
With less demand for electricity from the commercial sector, power companies may discover they can stay within their capped emission levels without relying heavily on renewable sources.In addition, the
Sizing Up the 2010 Senate Contests in the Summer of 2009
Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) should be a formidable candidate, while Democrats have a field that is less than intimidating. And in Connecticut, veteran Sen.
Street Talk: The Soda Debate — Simple Pleasure or Guilty One?
and they’d say Sodas are a simple pleasure, and we’ve got enough problems’ without adding an additional tax.
Liberals Threaten to Derail Health Care Deal
Several liberal Members from the committee met to discuss the issue and and are trying to find alternative budget cuts that would satisfy Blue Dogs without shrinking subsidies that would help people
We Need to Address Obesity Now, Or Health Reform Will Fail
also arguably boost our nation’s productivity as fit workers would be better able to carry out the demands of jobs we need to keep the economy strong.President Barack Obama can start by a simple act: He should
Why Don’t We First Do What Works?
President Barack Obama has stated that health reform should be guided by a simple principle: “Fix what’s broken and build on what works.— But the health reform bills to date have been criticized for adding
Blue Dogs in the Cross Hairs — From Left to Right
Spending more than $1 trillion to cover the uninsured — without holding down premiums for working families or constraining the surging costs that are overwhelming public budgets — would only reinforce
Democratic Health Care Deals Far From Sealed
“It doesn’t make a difference to me,— Rockefeller said of the score, which was released without accompanying documents showing the details of what Senate Finance negotiators are considering.
Heard on the Hill: Barefoot in the Swamp
“While I think it would be inappropriate to wear sandals (with a heel or without) on the House Floor, wearing them to an outdoor press conference is slightly more acceptable,— she tells us via e-mail