Jake Tapper’s Political Punch: This morning as we prepared to board Air Force Two for a flight to Durham, NC, I asked Vice President Biden if he’s going to spend some of the day on the phone lobbying wavering Democratic members of Congress to support health care reform. “When I’m not with you,†the vice [...]
The Hill: Leading a revolt against President Barack Obama’s healthcare legislation over abortion has been a “living hell†for Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.). The telephone lines in his Washington and district offices have been “jammed†and he’s gotten more than 1,500 faxes and countless e-mails — most of which he says don’t come from his [...]
Developing…report just coming up on overjammed CBO site, hang in…alright, I’ve now downloaded the pdf of the report, let me get this witch up here…enjoy the video while you wait, I’m sure it’s right up your alley, but hey, it’s from the CBO.. Okay, here’s the part of today’s letter to Pelosi – and that’s [...]
National Review Online: The CBO Score, As Reported by Steny Hoyer House Budget Committee Ranking Republican Paul Ryan responds to an NRO query about the news this morning: “The Congressional Budget Office has confirmed that there is currently no official cost estimate. Yet House Democrats are touting to the press — and spinning for partisan [...]
It’s all about him… Politico: President Barack Obama had exhausted most of his health care reform arguments with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus during a White House meeting last Thursday when he made a more personal pitch that resonated with many skeptics in the room. One caucus member told POLITICO that Obama won him [...]
Washington Post: A spokesman for Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) said this afternoon that Virginia will file suit against the federal government if the Democratic health care reform bill is approved by the U.S. Congress. Cuccinelli has long said he was examining the legal issues and suggested he would likely file suit. Brian [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Democrats say they are on track for a Sunday vote on a $940 billion health care bill that will expand coverage to millions. The Number 2 Democrat in the House said the health care package will also reduce the federal deficit by more than $100 billion over its first 10 years—and [...]
Alleged savings come only if they can do what has never been succesfully done before: cut a half a trillion dollars out of Medicare. Clyburn described he and his fellow Dems as “giddy”. The Hill: Health reform legislation headed for a House vote will cost $940 billion over the next decade, according to the CBO. [...]
HONOLULU (AP) – Birthers beware: Hawaii may start ignoring your repeated requests for proof that President Barack Obama was born here. As the state continues to receive e-mails seeking Obama’s birth certificate, the state House Judiciary Committee heard a bill Tuesday permitting government officials to ignore people who won’t give up. “Sometimes we may be [...]
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Wall Street Journal: Bernard Madoff, who is serving a 150-year sentence in North Carolina for running a fraud scheme that cost investors billions of dollars, was physically assaulted by another inmate in December, according to three people familiar with the matter. After the attack, Mr. Madoff, who pleaded guilty a year ago and was sent [...]
Politico: Democrats might like to think that health care reform is all but a done deal if it clears the House, but the Senate is where Republicans have been plotting for months to sentence it to a painful procedural death. Republican aides have been mining the Senate’s arcane parliamentary rules for an attack that aims [...]
Attorney General Holder WASHINGTON (AP) – The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that it remains the goal of U.S. troops to capture Osama bin Laden alive and “bring him to justice.” The comment by Gen. Stanley McChrystal to reporters was in sharp contrast to remarks made a day earlier by Attorney General Eric [...]
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