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1 day ago by BlogMaster

Pushing foward with Obama Care? “Government control of health care is not a panacea… The U.S. health care system is a bit of a mess, but based on what’s happened in some countries in Europe, I’d be nervous about recommending more government involvement.” - Philip Stevens, International Policy Networ ...

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3 days ago by Marc Gallagher

Jim DeMint is taking the lead on getting an audit of the Federal Reserve in the Senate. Ron Paul’s smile tonight is measured by the fact that the Senate Democratic leadership has seen fit to block a vote on Jim DeMint adding an amendment to a spending bill that would accomplish an audit of the Fed. ...

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11 days ago by Obtel29

Congress is spending your money like drunken Sailors By Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.) Our nation is in a serious fiscal crisis. Hundreds of thousands of people have lost their jobs. More have had their hours or pay scaled back. Our markets are struggling, our investments have lost value, and our finan ...

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12 days ago by Ruth

While it is diverting to listen to born-again fiscally responsible wingnuts piping up on the floor of the House to insist social programs are going to break the bank, it's actually happening among the leaders. Working its way through obscure official channels rather than in the dog and pony shows th ...

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17 days ago by Kim

Following a joint House/Senate/Governor Democratic Caucus, the Governor today joined with fourteen Democratic leaders to highlight the need for a PIT increase. Reiterating his belief that “the numbers will drive the budget” the governor emphasized that revenue enhancement is necessary in order to pr ...

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22 days ago by David

Sometimes you have to give your friends a kick in the butt. Now is one such time. It is time for equal rights. No more excuses. I solemnly vow that I will not cast another vote for or give another dollar to a Democratic candidate for office until the Democratic leadership brings to the floor for a v ...

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23 days ago by Chris Bowers

By a vote of 226-202, the IMF-war supplemental has passed the House. The roll call will appear here in about an hour. Of note, 32 Democrats voted nay, and zero five Republicans voted in favor (some republicans must have switched at the end, because the C-SPAN screen was reading zero Republicans). Th ...

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23 days ago by Chris Bowers

( Via Swing State Project) According to a report in The Hill, a state legislator in Pennsylvania has introduced a bill to make the Pennsylvania primary open (that is, any Pennsylvania registered vote can participate), instead of the current closed format (that is, only Pennsylvanians who have regist ...

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29 days ago by Chris Bowers

The outline (four page PDF) of the House Democrats health care reform plan, drafted largely by three progressive committee chairs, ostensibly has left progressives in the Democratic Party happier than conservatives. From The Hill: House Democratic leaders gave members their first glimpse of their ve ...

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36 days ago by Larisa Alexandrovna

This is no surprise. Cheney apparently led the Congressional briefings on torture and also apparently threatened members of Congress should they reveal the information: "Throughout this period, Cheney also repeatedly threatened members of Congress about the personal consequences to them of disclosur ...

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