House GOP leaders today unveiled a listening tour called America Speaks Out that will start online and be expanded to a bunch of events across the country. “I saw this as an extension of our solutions group,” Minority Leader John Boehner said at the project’s unveiling at the Newseum in Washington. The same group, Boehner [...]
President Obama just spoke before the House Republican caucus and then took questions from members – live. It was amazing television – watchable, interesting, feisty and even a little dramatic. I was reminded of the campaign when, in a single speech in Philadelphia, Obama neutralized the Jeremiah Wright issue that could have sunk his candidacy. [...]
After months of criticism that they’re opposing Democratic efforts on health care reform without any ideas of their own, House Republicans today unveiled a 209-page health care reform bill. It’s a little more comprehensive than depeicted in this brilliant Tom Toles cartoon. But not by much. It doesn’t aim to expand coverage for the uninsured [...]
My story on the negotiations on the bail out bill on the Hill. The point that Paulson and Bernanke made about pensions is interesting. Despite all the laments that Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement, this is a massive market: more than $1.9 trillion in DB pensions, $2.5 trillion in 401(k) savings and $4.75 trillion [...]
