by Bill Scher | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Last month Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) second-guessed President Obama's decision to turn to health care reform after passing the Recovery Act in his first term. He told the National Press Club: "After passing the stimulus, Democrats should have continued to propose...
by Bill Scher | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Republicans Grope For Immigration Strategy House Republicans meet today to decide immigration strategy. W. Post: "One bill under review, pushed by tea party conservative Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.), would attempt to ban the White House from changing immigration laws, and...
by Bill Scher | Dec 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yet Another Shutdown Deadline Looms 10 days until shutdown deadline. Politico: "Government funding is suddenly in peril, as conservatives fume over President Barack Obama’s decision to end the deportation threat for millions of undocumented immigrants. Republicans and...
by Bill Scher | Nov 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Veto Threat Upends Tax Break Deal Obama threatens to veto corporate tax break bill. Bloomberg: "Negotiators from both parties, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, were preparing to exclude a pair of Obama’s top priorities from a year-end agreement ... Obama...
by Bill Scher | Nov 26, 2014 | Blog
Republican leaders want to squelch President Obama's immigration executive action. But they don't want a shutdown. They would like to just defund Obama's deportation relief, but the agency carrying it out, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, is funded by its...
