We were expecting a vote today on the budget. What we got was more fighting. With the House and the Senate back to work for
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Congress Gets A Raise, Hasn’t Yet Fixed The Budget
If you’ve been worried about what will happen to those poor folks in Congress once the tax increases hit, worry no more: they’re getting a
Read MoreWhite House Sets Budget Vote Deadline
They came, they saw, they concurred. Yes, I meant concurred. And here’s what they agreed on: they should do something about the budget. Sadly, I’m
Read MoreObama, Boehner, Reid Blame Each Other For Lack Of A Budget
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Read MoreBoehner Fails To Push Through Plan B
Christmas did not come early for Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH). Boehner failed to garner enough votes in the House to push through
Read MoreMikulski Expected To Replace Inouye As Appropriations Committee Chair
A little bit of history happened this week. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) has been tapped to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee. She will be the
Read MoreSenate Can’t Nail Down Budget, Does Have Time For Fruitcake
Christmas came early this year for the Senate. No, there’s no budget deal – nothing so trivial as that. We’re talking super serious stuff. Like
Read MoreDeMint Steps Down From Senate In Midst Of Tax Debate
So what do you do if you’re in the midst of a high stakes budget battle? If you’re Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), you apparently walk
Read MoreObama Wins Four More Years, Congress Moves Little
Wow, all that coffee tonight and I didn’t even need to stay up very late! Almost all of the major networks and media have called
Read MoreReport Cites Billions In Government Waste
Despite calls from both sides of the aisle to reduce spending, Congress was happy to cough up dollars and tax breaks for pet projects – when they bothered to show up at all, that is. In all, wasteful spending and unnecessary tax breaks totaled nearly $19 billion.
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