White House Supports Filibuster Reform Effort
President Obama supports the Senate rules reform effort , effectively giving a vote to reformers as they build toward a January showdown. In a statement to the Huffington Post , White House...
View ArticleBoehner’s Counter-Offer: How About the Ryan Budget? Bowles-Simpson? Help Me...
John Boehner delivered a letter to the White House today about the fiscal slope, and I just find it to be weird. Read more: Boehner’s Counter-Offer: How About the Ryan Budget? Bowles-Simpson? Help Me...
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McConnell Gambit on Senate Floor Highlights Democratic Resistance to Some Tax...
Mitch McConnell requested unanimous consent for an immediate vote on the Geithner plan Some skullduggery on the Senate floor today. If I can piece together what happened, Mitch McConnell up and...
View ArticleFilibuster Could Be Gone Permanently
Yesterday Senate Democrats, under the leadership of Majority Leader Harry Reid, voted to junk the filibuster and approve President Obama’s judicial nominees by a simple 51 majority vote – the...
View ArticleDemocratic Senators Pushing For New Iran Sanctions Despite Deal
Despite the securing of a short term deal by the White House to with Iran, some Senators remain on the war path. Link: Democratic Senators Pushing For New Iran Sanctions Despite Deal
View ArticleSome Harry Reid Staffers Exempt From Obamacare Exchanges
Talk about bad optics. CNN is reporting that some staff workers for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are exempt from Obamacare exchanges Excerpt from: Some Harry Reid Staffers Exempt From Obamacare...
View ArticleSenators Write Letter To Harry Reid Opposing Fast Track Authority For TPP and...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid According to a letter obtained by Firedoglake , 12 United States Senators have written a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to convey their opposition to the...
View ArticleMajority Leader Reid Pushes Back On President Obama’s Push For TPP And TTIP
Majority Leader Harry Reid threw cold water on fast tracking the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) despite a call to do so in President Obama’s State of the Union speech. Numerous Democrats in Congress...
View ArticleNancy Pelosi Comes Out Against TPP Fast Track Bill
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has now publicly opposed giving President Obama fast track authority on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). In a show of unity with other House Democrats Pelosi...
View ArticleUkraine Defense Minister Resigns; Harry Reid Blames GOP For Russia Annexing...
Let the recriminations begin. After US/EU backed forces overthrew the elected , Russian-backed president of Ukraine it should not really be surprising that Russia responded by trying to secure Crimea,...
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