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Top Republicans Move Toward Accepting Revenue Increases
Top Senate Republicans indicated on Sunday they would support the elimination of tax subsidies as part of a deal to lower the deficit and raise the debt ceiling.Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. John...
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Obama May Endorse Steep Medicare And Medicaid Cuts To Raise Debt Ceiling
President Barack Obama is considering hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid as part of a deal to raise the debt limit and close the deficit.According to The New York Times,...
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Will The U.S. Default? It's Up To The GOP
As the August 2 deadline approaches, all eyes are on Republican lawmakers who must decide whether to agree to a debt ceiling deal including cuts to corporate subsidies or send the government into...
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Payroll Tax Cut Extension To Come Down To Keystone XL Pipeline
Negotiations on whether to extend the payroll tax cut into 2012 may come down to the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.Both Democrats and Republicans both agree that the tax break, which saves the...
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Obama's Commerce Secretary Is Taking A Leave Of Absence After Having A...
After a seizure that led to two traffic accidents over the weekend, John Bryson announced Monday night that he is taking a leave of absence from his position as Secretary of Commerce. That leaves...
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REPUBLICAN SENATOR: We Might Need To Shut Down The Government To Get 'Fiscal...
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) argued in a Houston Chronicle op-ed this morning that a partial government shutdown might be necessary to "restore fiscal sanity," slamming President Barack Obama for using...
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REPUBLICAN SENATOR: 'We Will Raise The Debt Ceiling'
Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who said two weeks ago that a government shutdown "might be necessary" as a step to curb federal spending, said in an interview published Friday that Congress "will raise...
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Immigration Reform Is In Danger Of Complete Collapse
The chances of comprehensive reform to the nation's immigration system — once thought to have broad, bipartisan support — are quickly disintegrating. Legislation in both the House and Senate have run...
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IT'S OVER: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Is Going To Pass
This Congress only acts when it absolutely has to. We got a resolution to the fiscal cliff and a debt ceiling increase because those were necessary. We won't get tax reform or a sequestration...
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Now That It Looks Like Immigration Reform Is Going To Pass, You Should Know...
The Senate cleared the first major procedural hurdle on the bill to reform the nation's immigration system on Tuesday, voting to open debate by an overwhelming 82-15 margin.It looks like the bill is...
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A Single, Controversial 'Poison Pill' Could Totally Derail Immigration Reform
Though the immigration reform bill cleared its first significant hurdle in the Senate on Tuesday, certain developments still threaten to derail the legislation's passage in the legislative body. One...
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Senators Are Closing In On A Major Breakthrough In Immigration Legislation...
A pair of Republican senators has spearheaded an amendment that could lead to a major breakthrough in Senate support for the immigration reform bill, leading to hopes that it could provide a whopping...
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Democrats Are Willing To Spend A Lot On Border Security Just As Long As It...
Politico explained this morning how senators reached a compromise that will likely allow comprehensive immigration reform to pass the Senate with a wide bipartisan majority.The basic outline of the...
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The Senate GOP Won't Shut Down The Government Over Obamacare
Byron York has a good post at the Washington Examiner pouring cold water on the idea that Senate Republicans will shut down the federal government in order to force the defunding of Obamacare...
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This Is How The Top Two Senate Republicans Got Out Of Ted Cruz's Plan To...
The top-two ranking Senate Republicans on Monday came out against Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) plan to defund the Affordable Care Act by filibustering the continuing resolution that keeps the government...
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Here Comes A Major Battle In Texas As Ultra-Conservative Congressman Will Run...
Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) is challenging Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), the No. 2-ranking GOP senator, in next year's Republican primary.Stockman's late filing, which came just ahead of the deadline,...
View ArticleThree Tweets Show Why The GOP Establishment Vs. Tea Party Primaries Are So...
Yesterday evening, Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) filed to challenge Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), the number two ranking Republican in the Senate, for his seat next year. Stockman's last second decision...
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8 Reasons Why Republican Steve Stockman Is The Biggest Troll In Congress
Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas), one of the most conservative members of Congress, has thrown his hat into the ring for one of Texas' two U.S. Senate seats. He will challenge incumbent No. 2-ranking GOP...
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The 7 Derpiest Lines From Steve Stockman's First Fundraising Letter
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is generally considered a very conservative Republican. But there is just no pleasing some conservatives.So naturally, Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) is challenging "liberal...
View ArticleSenate Aide To Harry Reid Trolls John Cornyn In One Magnificent Tweet
With his outrageous fundraising note earlier today, Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) made it clear that he is looking to paint Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) as a liberal in the primary. In a trolling tweet,...
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