by Bill Scher | Jul 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
The January deal on Senate rules forged by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell has actually held. It just wasn't very ambitious in its scope. The deal was designed to cut down on dilatory tactics so they could, in the words of one senator, "get back...
by Bill Scher | Jul 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Student Loan Vote Soon Student loan vote expected tomorrow, but no deal in sight. Roll Call: "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., filed cloture Monday on a Democrat-sponsored one-year extension of the expired fixed rate of 3.4 percent for subsidized Stafford...
by Bill Scher | Jul 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Senate immigration reform bill's $46 billion "border surge" was supposed to bring more conservatives on board. While it helped get enough conservatives for a solid 68-vote majority in the Senate, many other conservatives are attacking it as wasteful government...
by Bill Scher | Jul 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Over at TheWeek.com, I explain how Sen. Marco Rubio missed his moment to lead on immigration reform, as the final Senate deal got done without him and he was unable to woo conservative opinion leaders despite his best efforts. But I also note Rubio can still play a...
by Bill Scher | Jul 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
ObamaCare Employer Mandate Delayed WH delays ObamaCare employer mandate for an additional year. NYT: "'I am utterly astounded,' said Sara Rosenbaum, a professor of health law and policy at George Washington University and an advocate of the law. 'It boggles the mind....
