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Posted under Quotes
“The problem with the Democrats’ health care bills is not that the American people don’t understand them; the American people do understand them, and they don’t like them.”
–House GOP Leader John A. Boehner
February 08, 2010
CQ Politics
Congressional leaders say they welcome President Obama’s idea for a health care summit — but it is far from clear that more talking will deliver Republican votes for any bill that Democrats rewrite. More
February 08, 2010
EducationNews.org
President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan call their $4 billion program of education reform grants the Race to the Top. A more accurate title would be the Race to Washington, because their program culminates a stunning decade in which school policy decisions have been wrested from local and state control to become matters of federal oversight. More
February 08, 2010
Ambreen Ali, Congress.org
Report points to 40 districts where Latino voters matter.
Democrats may lose a key voting bloc if they don’t act on immigration, advocates say. More
February 08, 2010
By Lisa Lerer – Politico
Senate Democrats will miss their self-imposed deadline for bringing a jobs bill to the floor Monday, and they’re hoping that the weekend’s epic snowstorm will give them some cover.
Senate votes scheduled for Monday evening have been pushed back to Tuesday on account of the storm, but it seems unlikely that Democrats would have been ready to proceed Monday, anyway. More
February 08, 2010
By Carol E. Lee – Politico
For a president who ran on uplifting themes like change and hope, Barack Obama spends an awful lot of time scolding Americans about how he hopes they’ll change. More
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February 08, 2010
By Congressman Michael McCaul
$14,294,000,000,000
Democrats voted last week to continue to put families deeper and deeper into debt: $40,053 for every American. They have clearly ignored the demands of taxpayers over the past year to cut spending so they can continue to expand government. Raising the debt ceiling by another $1.9 trillion to $14.294 trillion represents the largest one time debt limit increase in our nation’s history. More
February 08, 2010
(WASHINGTON, DC) – House Democrats today paved the way for the highest deficit spending since World War II by jacking up the federal debt ceiling by a staggering $1.4 trillion, and House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter says that could begin a precipitous decline in the value of the U.S. dollar. More
February 08, 2010
Elected Democrats and Democratic Groups Endorse the Only Serious Candidate
Austin, TX-Democratic candidate for commissioner of agriculture, Hank Gilbert is continuing to pick up near unanimous support from his fellow Democrats. His endorsements come from all over the state and represents what Gilbert refers to as “serious mainstream Democrats.” More
February 08, 2010
Senator Nelson will preside over a sweeping review of the state’s top health policy challenges under interim assignments released this month by the lieutenant governor. “Cost containment needs to be a major priority as we examine strategies to meet our health and human services needs,” said Senator Nelson, chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee. More
February 08, 2010
(Cleburne, TX) – Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC today awarded State Representative Rob Orr the TLR Civil Justice Leadership Award for his support of a fair and predictable civil justice system in Texas. More
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11:54 am CST - February 08, 2010
Posted under Opinion
By Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call Contributing Writer
I’ll admit it. I like numbers.
Whether the number is a WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched) when evaluating a baseball pitcher, a price-to-earnings ratio when evaluating a stock, or a job approval when considering an incumbent’s reelection prospects, I rely on numbers to allow me to make comparisons and, often, projections for the future. Continue Reading.
11:52 am CST - February 08, 2010
Posted under Opinion
By R. Glenn Hubbard
Tax increases can’t plausibly address the coming entitlement crisis.
Moody’s Investors Service’s warning last week that the AAA credit rating of the United States is in jeopardy raises fresh concern about the nation’s fiscal health. The question to ask about the president’s eye-popping budget, also rolled out last week, is whether it prepares the country for its future—or shackles it to past decisions that our leaders would rather not confront. Continue Reading.
11:05 am CST - February 08, 2010
Posted under Opinion
By Star Parker
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said recently, “Our K-12 agenda can be summed up in one word: reform.”
If only it were true. But what Duncan calls reform is indeed putting lipstick on a pig. In this case, the pig is Washington’s never changing formula for solving everything: spending ever-increasing sums of taxpayer’s money. Continue Reading.
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