by Bill Scher | Aug 7, 2007 | Blog
Four regional directors of the Department of Health and Human Services signed their names on copycat letters sent to editorial pages across the country, spreading misinformation about opposing children's health insurance proposals. At minimum, in the southeast Chris...
by Bill Scher | Aug 6, 2007 | Blog
Prospects for a stronger energy bill brightened Saturday, as the House passed a version requiring 15% of our electricity to come from renewable sources, and funding more renewable energy by repealing tax breaks for Big Oil. Conservatives had kept those provisions off...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 4, 2007 | Blog
There is a telling graphic inside Friday's New York Times that puts into perspective the Republican Party's summer theme song, "Do-Nothing Congress." It bears remembering as just one example of the difference Democrats are trying to make in how our country is...
by Bill Scher | Aug 3, 2007 | Blog
The following was emailed to Campaign for America's Future supporters by our Director of Online Communications Ian Mishalove. No progress on ending the war. No progress on new energy. No progress on health care costs. Why is the new Congress gridlocked? Conservatives...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 2, 2007 | Blog
“The strategy of being obstructionist can work or fail ... and so far it's working for us." —Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott, R-Miss. Roll Call, April 18 A partisan minority in the U.S. Senate has blocked legislation that would...
by Bill Scher | Jul 30, 2007 | Blog
Later today, the Senate is expected to snuff out a filibuster and approve more health insurance for kids. But the bill is not likely get the 67 votes needed to overcome President Bush's threatened veto. Obstruction still reigns. Bush and other congressional...
