President Obama is publicly beckoning Republicans to do more and better than solidly oppose everything he and congressional Democrats try to do, saying if Republicans want to govern they must contribute more than “No!”
To the extent this gently phrased, positive approach to calling out Republicans raises the stakes for them politically because it [...]
Obama’s nice try unlikely to change
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Govtrack.us- Senate Approves Extension Of UI, COBRA Benefits Through 2010 - Eric Naing Wednesday, March 10, 2010The Senate has just passed a $140 billion bill includes an extension for unemployment benefits through the end of the year, tax credits and billions in emergency aid to states. One week after approving a 30-day extension of unemployment benefits (H.R.4691), the Senate today passed the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (H.R.4321), which provide […]
- Airport Funding Bill Grounded By Union Issue - Eric Naing Wednesday, March 10, 2010A measure that would provide billions to fund the Federal Aviation Administration and modernize airport infrastructure is being held up over a provision that would allow FedEx workers to unionize as easily as UPS workers.The House last summer passed the FAA Reauthorization Act (H.R.915) that, among several things, would reauthorize funding for the FAA, provi […]
- Democrats Announce Corporate Earmarking Ban - Donny Shaw Wednesday, March 10, 2010The long-standing congressional tradition of directing federal money to corporations in your state or district, often in exchange for campaign contributions, may be coming to an end. Well, at least in appropriations bills. Reuters reports: Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives will no longer be able to direct funds toward for-profit companies throug […]
- The Stupak 12 - Donny Shaw Monday, March 8, 2010Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1] is threatening to keep the House from passing the Senate health care bill (H.R. 3590) and potentially sink the whole health care reform process unless its language regarding abortion is amended to match the language he added to the House health care bill. The Senate bill already blocks federal funding from going towards abortion se […]
- Should Congress Go Paperless? - Donny Shaw Monday, March 8, 2010Rep. Chris Lee [R, NY-26] and the 39 bipartisan co-sponsors of his recently introduced “STOP the OverPrinting Act” think so. Currently, when a bill is introduced into Congress, the Government Printing Office (GPO) automatically prints five copies of the entire text for the office of each co-sponsor. That means that for H.R. 3962, the House’s health care bill […]
- Senate Approves Extension Of UI, COBRA Benefits Through 2010 - Eric Naing Wednesday, March 10, 2010
