by Bill Scher | May 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
NSA Talkathon May Upend Fast Track Sen. Rand Paul's marathon speech on NSA complicates fast track vote. Politico: "A vote on the trade bill is locked in on Thursday, though Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said Paul’s theatrical speech 'doesn’t help us on...
by Bill Scher | May 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Iowa Working Families Summit Sends Message Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen says Iowa Working Families Summit sent message to '16ers: "We were labor and green, students and seniors, farmers and community organizers, urban and rural, immigrants...
by Bill Scher | May 19, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
Over at Real Clear Politics, I offered the Republican Party advice it will not take: Cull the number of presidential candidates you put on the debate stage by how much money they raised. Republican National Committee leaders are struggling with how to limit the size...
by Bill Scher | May 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Warren Strikes Back On TPP Sen. Warren issues report detailing poor enforcement of labor provisions in trade agreements. Politico: "Warren argued that the United States has not enforced labor protections in previous free trade deals. The report also contends that...
by Bill Scher | May 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
Fast Track May Clear Senate This Week Republicans predict fast track passage. W. Post: "'We’ll pass it later this week,' McConnell said on ABC's 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos.' 'The president has done an excellent job on this' ... Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.), the...
