Posted on September 29th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The NY Times reports that the House is bracing for a “difficult vote set for Monday on a $700 billion rescue of the financial industry after a weekend of tense negotiations produced a plan that Congressional leaders portrayed as greatly strengthened by new taxpayer safeguards.”
The 110-page bill, intended to ease a growing credit crisis, came [...]
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Posted on July 9th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Hillary Clinton did not disappoint liberals on today’s FISA vote, but Barack Obama certainly did. I can’t even begin to imagine why Obama caved on this issue as boldly as he has but it’s beyond disappointing, especially for those of us who had worked so hard to get Hillary nominated. While Barack Obama voted “yes” on [...]
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Posted on May 29th, 2007 by Robert Stein
After a humiliating retreat on Iraq funding and with abysmal approval ratings, Congressional Democrats go back to work for a war of attrition with the White House this summer.
Whatever else they do, Democrats should press Sen. Byrd’s effort to overturn the 2002 resolution that sanctioned the invasion of Iraq–for more reasons than one.
Strategically, if they [...]
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