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Progressive Breakfast
Shutdown At Midnight Senate to reject House hostage demand to delay ObamaCare. National Journal: "The Senate is scheduled to come back today at 2:00 p.m. At that point, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has indicated, the Senate will reject the continuing...
A Formula to Fight the Shutdown
President Obama’s mantra, and that of Hill Democrats, could become a simple one: “We’ll work with the Republicans, but we won’t accept anything that threatens our nation’s health, homes, jobs, or our justice.”
Dear Congress – Stop This Manufactured Crisis
Forty-one organizations, representing millions of Americans, are united in asking Congress to stand against those who would "hold our economy hostage in order to dictate the terms of the debate."
Beyond The Pale: "Off Color" Talk Further Dooms The GOP
Unable to change their tone or their policies in order to widen their voter base, Republicans seem bent on undoing the results of two presidential elections. It would all be quite funny, if it wasn't all so crazy. Not to mention dangerous.
Dems Say Don't Lock In Sequester
Stop harming the economy. Budget cuts and the sequester are killing the economic recovery and jobs. Let's get back to funding government. Fortunately several top Dems agree.
Boehner's "Get Out Of Coup Free" Card
Speaker John Boehner won't allow a debt default. To go over that cliff risks a global depression and Republican control of the House. If he needs to raise the debt limit with mostly Dems, he will. If that sparks a coup, he can deal with that...
Chasing That White Whale Let Loose A Terrible Monster
Negotiating with Republicans the way parents negotiate with tantruming children in the grocery store, by giving them a candy bar, is no longer operative in light of the GOP's absurd "wish list."
States Blocking The Health Care Door
A new report shows how 13 states are trying to make it harder for the most vulnerable Americans to receive the health care they desperately need through the insurance exchanges created by Obamacare.
Progressive Breakfast
All Eyes On House Senate to pass bill to keep government open today. AP: "Senators were expected to pass it after derailing a conservative effort to block the bill and after removing House-approved language that strips money from President Barack Obama's health care...
Republican Debt-Ceiling Demand: Nullify Democracy
After the last election Republicans have one power left: the power to destroy the country. They are threatening to use it to get what they want. And what they want is to reverse the results of the last election.
