Posted on March 17th, 2010 by Scott Nance
Rep. David Obey has made no secret of his skepticism of President Obama’s direction in Afghanistan. But when it comes to Obama’s economic policies, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday leaped to the president’s defense.
In fact, the veteran Wisconsin Democrat opened a hearing on the federal budget and broader economic outlook for [...]
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Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by Scott Nance
Senate Republicans have “no excuse” to block a jobs bill set to come up for a procedural vote Monday because they have supported its key provisions in the past, Democrats say in a statement.
Senate Democrats will seek to overcome a filibuster to move ahead with a $15 billion piece of legislation aimed at improving sagging [...]
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Posted on February 16th, 2010 by Scott Nance
A bipartisan employer tax credit proposed in the Senate is likely to create few jobs, and at an excessively high cost, according to a new economic analysis.
The tax credit at issue has been introduced by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) that would offer a tax cut to businesses that hire a worker [...]
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Posted on November 20th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
I have been trying to reach a specific person of influence to assist in one good, simple, easy idea to create a beta project that will lead to a viable, larger job creation program that would save energy at the same time. Not much luck so far but I will keep trying.
At the same time [...]
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Posted on April 26th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
For everyone who thinks still that Barack Obama doesn’t play old school politics here’s a new flash…
Alice Palmer, the former Illinois state senator who hand picked “Obama to be her successor back in the mid-90s” won’t be campaigning for Obama in Indiana. Instead she’s campaigning for Hillary Clinton:
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