by Bill Scher | Oct 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Wait 'Til Next Year TPP may not get a vote until after November 2016. Politico: "'I don't think this is going to come up until the lame duck, when you have a lame-duck president ... and all these other lame-duck members who can vote to support it,' said a senior House...
by Bill Scher | Oct 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Debate Sharpens Contrasts Clinton, Sander spar over Wall Street reform. The Hill: "'Going to Wall Street and saying "please stop" is very naive,' Sanders told Clinton during a heated exchange about their regulatory policies ... Clinton, in contrast, argued that...
by Bill Scher | Oct 13, 2015 | Blog
The House Republicans have a problem. The approximately 50-member strong Freedom Caucus won't let them govern. Speaker John Boehner decided it was preferable to abandon his post instead of standing up to them. Rep. Kevin McCarthy chose to run away from the Speaker's...
by Bill Scher | Oct 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Dem Debate Tonight 9 PM ET on CNN Debate tonight is "Bernie's Big Moment" says The Hill: "If the two-hour encounter goes well for Sanders, it could create more momentum ... On the other hand, a misfire could place a ceiling on his hopes..." Sanders gets second...
by Bill Scher | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
For Politico Magazine, I analyzed the recent shift in position by Hillary Clinton on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Here's an excerpt: While Hillary Clinton is probably lying about her newfound opposition to President Barack Obama’s trade deal, that doesn’t tell us...
