March 5th, 2010
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Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is making his first campaign trip as senator. His visit to Arizona Friday will be a first test of his popularity among Republican activists after he broke with the GOP leadership to side with Democrats in supporting a jobs bill.
Brown won his seat in January with the help national Republicans, “tea [...]
March 5th, 2010
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Dodd met committee Democrats yesterday to discuss the progress of this weeks negotiations aimed at resolving differences over a consumer-protection authority. Lawmakers also reviewed derivatives regulation and creating a mechanism for unwinding failing systemically important firms, he said.
“Ive asked people to [...]
March 4th, 2010
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The Senate parliamentarian struck some 300 provisions from the legislation before debate even began, mostly because they didnt relate to the federal budget. Opponents raised 43 other objections to the bill, and he agreed with 38 of them.
And when the House [...]
March 4th, 2010
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Massa, a Democrat serving his first term, said during a conference call with reporters that he was retiring because he had his “third major cancer reoccurrence scare” in December.
He also is the target of a House ethics committee investigation, according to [...]
March 2nd, 2010
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Democrats seized on the impasse to portray Republicans as obstructionists willing to block popular programs that create jobs and provide relief to the unemployed. Adding its voice to the flap, the White House said it was trying to “shame” Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky for single-handedly blocking the $10 billion extension.
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February 25th, 2010
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Obama says his proposal to overhaul the U.S. medical system would cover 31 million uninsured Americans; the chief Republican bill covers 3 million. Obama would require Americans to get insurance and penalize large employers who dont offer it. Republicans reject mandates. Obamas plan may cost $950 billion over 10 years; the Republican bill: $61 billion. [...]
February 24th, 2010
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Obamas invitation to congressional leaders to convene at Blair House, across from the White House, challenges Republicans to provide ideas for overhauling a medical system that accounts for 17 percent of the U.S. economy. It also gives Obama a televised forum to focus on popular parts of a measure that is generally opposed by Americans. [...]
February 22nd, 2010
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Over the next three months, Bonner and Aderholt tried at least five times to steer stimulus-funded transportation grants to Alabama on grounds that the projects would help create thousands of jobs.
They joined more than 100 congressional Republicans and several Democrats who, [...]
February 21st, 2010
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After legislation that would have required all Americans to have insurance while imposing new regulations on insurers stalled in Congress amid Republican opposition, Obama invited congressional leaders from both parties to a meeting Feb. 25 to discuss alternative proposals.
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February 21st, 2010
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Insurgents such as former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio, former Representative J.D. Hayworth of Arizona and Utah lawyer Mike Lee — all running against well-established Republicans in party primaries — have found receptive audiences among those attending the annual gathering sponsored by the American Conservative Union in Washington.
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