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Blog Entries for Wednesday, March 31
On The Road Again
It's back on the road for President Obama today on health care reform, as he goes to Portland, Maine for a speech on the controversial new law. Thousands stood in the rain Wednesday to get tickets to hear his remarks. A week ago, Mr. Obama zipped out to Iowa City, ...
New Fuel Standards
A day after President Obama urged Congress to expand offshore oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Southeast Atlantic Coast, the Obama Administration will roll out updated fuel economy standards for new cars and trucks. It was last May that the President announced plans for ...
My Time Capsule
It was an interesting past week for me in the U.S. Capitol, as I've been cleaning out my U.S. House broadcast booth and unearthing some old political memories from my time covering the Congress. The reason for the Spring Cleaning is that our press gallery space for Radio/TV reporters in ...
Obama on Energy Security
Here are the remarks of President Obama as given out to reporters on his speech today on energy security and his decision to expand offshore oil and gas exploration. Remarks of President Barack ObamaStatement on Energy Security Wednesday, March 31, 2010Andrews Air Force Base, MarylandAs Prepared for Delivery--Thank you, Secretary ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, March 30
Energy Deal Push
Despite reservations within his own party, President Obama is pushing ahead with energy security plans that seem likely to again aggravate members of his own party, this time on the issue of offshore oil and gas exploration. Today, the President gives a speech on energy issues, focusing on expanded offshore ...
Next Health Flashpoint
With both health reform bills in Congress now law, the focus turns in Congress to the public relations battle between Democrats and their critics, as each side tries to get the upper hand in the next phase of this health debate. Mention the name of Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) the ...
Wall Street Reform Push
After a busy first quarter of the year, the Congress is out for the next two weeks on an Easter Break. What's next for lawmakers is a legislative focus that may likely shift - especially in the Senate - to a major financial reform plan for Wall Street. Sen. Chris ...
Blog Entries for Monday, March 29
The Ethics Deal
There was an interesting turn of events on the ethics front in Congress on Monday, as former Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) was publicly rapped by an outside ethics board setup in 2008 to review lawmaker conduct. Usually, once a member of Congress leaves Capitol Hill, any ethics matters disappear as ...
Jobless Benefits Battle
We will probably hear a lot over the next two weeks about the lapse of extended jobless and COBRA health benefits for some unemployed Americans, but there are a number of other items that are running out of time as well in this legislative dispute. One part of this bill ...
Health Law Part 2
President Obama today signs into law the second bill approved by Congress, which finalizes the taxes to be used to pay for the new health reform law, and puts the final touches on a big Democratic political victory. This bill also includes student loan reform sought by Democrats, one reason ...
Blog Entries for Sunday, March 28
Springtime Christmas Tree
We will get an idea just how disciplined the Congress is in coming weeks on the budget, as lawmakers consider a new supplemental spending bill requested by the White House for earthquake relief in Haiti. The Obama Administration is asking for $2.8 billion to help with ongoing disaster efforts in ...
Mixed Nominations Weekend
There were ups and downs this weekend for the White House when it comes to Executive Branch nominations, as President Obama for the first time moved to bypass the U.S. Senate, but must also again find a new choice to lead airline security efforts. The first storyline emerged on Friday ...
Plenty Of Blame
Lawmakers in Congress left town last week without resolving a dispute over extended jobless and COBRA health benefits, as well as some other items that expire in coming days. It's likely to spark a lot of finger political finger pointing before the House and Senate return in two weeks. Why ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, March 25
Health Care Final
Democrats capped a historic week in the Congress by pushing through a fix-it reconciliation bill, designed to make the final changes in a new health care reform law, while Republicans denounced the plan and vowed to overturn it. "The time is now" for action, said Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) as ...
Be My Guest
As the second and final health reform bill made its way through the Congress on Thursday, Democrats joined with President Obama in all but daring Republicans to make the 2010 mid-term elections all about health care reform. Instead of a Dirty Harry quote of "Make my day", the President used ...
Senate Jobless Redux
Instead of Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY), insert the name of Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK). Change the date when extended jobless payments start running out from February 28 to April 5. Add water and stir up another political battle over unemployment benefits in the U.S. Senate. Yes, it was just over ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, March 24
On The Verge
Democrats kept the Senate working until almost 3am on Thursday morning, rejecting amendment after amendment from Republicans on the health care reconciliation bill, drawing supporters closer to a second legislative victory on health reform. Just before 3am, the two sides announced a deal that paves the way for a final ...
Health Reform Sales
President Obama hits the road today to start a sales job on the new health reform law that he signed earlier this week, as Democrats hope to use the coming months to convince people that the bill is in their best interests. Mr. Obama previewed some of his likely talking ...
More Jobs Wrangling
Remember the big battle we had earlier this month over extended jobless benefits, when Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) blocked action for a week, demanding that the extra benefits be paid for with offsetting budget cuts? We may be about to do that again. That last extension of jobless and COBRA ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, March 23
Repeal And TBD
The Republican drive against the new Democratic health reform law took an interesting turn of semantics yesterday, as Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell laid out reasons why his party is so interested in getting that new law off the books. "I think the slogan will be 'Repeal and Replace'," McConnell ...
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