by Bill Scher | Feb 11, 2014 | Unemployment Benefits
Last month, Senate Democrats offered Republicans a concession in order to help the long-term unemployed continue to receive unemployment insurance: offset the $17 billion cost by extending sequester cuts an additional year into 2024. The Washington Post reported...
by Bill Scher | Feb 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Debt Limit Resolution In Sight House may vote on debt limit increase tomorrow. W. Post: "House Republican leaders spent Monday trying to finalize a plan to increase the Treasury’s borrowing authority [with] a proposal that ties a debt-ceiling increase to a plan to...
by Bill Scher | Feb 11, 2014 | Democracy
Throughout the immigration debate, Republicans have run phony excuses for delay, Democrats keep stripping them away, and the process keeps moving forward. Last June when the Senate was deliberating immigration reform, and Republicans were complaining that it didn't do...
by Bill Scher | Feb 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
No Spending Cuts On Debt Limit Hike Republicans try to figure out how to surrender on debt limit. W. Post: "Facing a timeline that leaves no room for trial and error, some party leaders were advocating a debt-ceiling solution that would wrap several popular, must-pass...
by Bill Scher | Feb 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Republicans Filibuster Jobless As Job Market Stalls Jobs report again below expectations. BLS: "Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 113,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.6 percent ... the civilian labor force rose by 499,000 in...
