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Congress To Vote On Fast Track Friday: Wall Street Or Main Street?
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Friday on the fast track bill that would effectively preapprove the Trans-Pacific Partnership and future so-called "trade" trade agreements. The vote is expected to be close.
Carbon Tax Gets a Hearing at a Conservative Think Tank
Two senators tell the right-wing American Enterprise Institute that making polluters pay for the carbon they release into the atmosphere is based on "core conservative principles." It's still a hard sell.
Education Policy Descends Into A Sad Proxy Battle
As the policy battle over mandatory testing is waged across the nation, new evidence of a real civil rights concern is being completely ignored by federal leaders and the policy elite in Washington.
Progressive Breakfast
Fast Track Friday Boehner sticks with plan to begin voting process today with final vote tomorrow, despite last-minute dispute. Politico: "...Boehner agreed to drop [a Medicare] offset and revert to more stringent tax restrictions to pay for Trade Adjustment...
Push Comes to Shove on Fast Track
The vote on fast track is slated for Friday. It is too close to call. The backroom dealing is frenzied. But the choice is simple: Will we continue our ruinous trade policies or will Congress set a new course?
Pressure Increases From Left For SEC Chair To Step Down
The Project on Government Oversight has called on Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White to step down, in the wake of a scathing critique from Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Congress Gets 400,000 Signatures Demanding Debt-Free College
Those who signed in support of a debt-free college resolution “urge Hillary Clinton and all Democrats to make big ideas like debt-free college central to their 2016 campaigns.”
Obama's Climate Summer
Obama moves to protect the climate. The congressional GOP moves to block him, even urging states to break the law. But some Republicans are complicating the climate deniers' message.
Government by Bagmen
Our experiment in self-governance has spawned a highest-bidder-take-all bazaar. This hiring of former members of Congress as bagmen isn’t an exclusively Republican phenomenon. It’s the name of the game.
Progressive Breakfast
Fast Track Vote Friday? GOP aiming for Friday vote, but nothing is firm. Politico: "Senior aides and lawmakers in GOP leadership are intent on scheduling the vote at the moment they believe they have the votes locked up — ideally by Friday, to spare supportive...
