Greetings from Capitol Hill where the Senate is in the final throes of the stimulus package – no pun intended. As things stand right now there are 14 amendments/substitutions left on the docket. One more is expected this afternoon from Ben Nelson’s Gang of roughly 16 (the membership, which includes upwards of eight Republicans, keeps …
Here’s the latest from me about President Obama and Speaker Pelosi’s relations. There’s also a report out today that Blue Dog Rep. Jim Cooper told Liberadio on Sunday that he got “quiet encouragement” from Obama’s staff to organize a letter signed by 55 House Dems criticizing Pelosi for not putting the stimulus through …
John McCain may be the first American to see money from the stimulus. He sent out to supporters today the below email which asks them to sign a petition against the stimulus on a website hosted by his PAC (conveniently linked to at the bottom of the petition page).
Dear Jay,
Yesterday, the Senate began debate on an economic
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The Washington rumor mill is working overtime on speculation that President Obama may name Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) as his new Commerce secretary. Official word from both camps is decidedly mum and cagey (Gibbs: “I’m not going to play the name game. The president hasn’t made his decision on the next Commerce Secretary yet.”). For Senate …
So, we’re trying something new. As most of our readers will know, the Senate Democratic caucus and Republican conference meet most Tuesdays for lunches just down the hall from one another on the second floor of the Capitol. During these lunches the plan for the week is often laid out and talking points on major issues handed out. Often …
The family planning funds were not the only monies Obama asked the House to strike from the stimulus bill on the heels of GOP carping; the $200 million National Mall revitalization fund was also removed.
During the election the Obama campaign always prided itself on leaving every venue he visited better off than how they found it.
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Here’s the latest from me on yesterday’s circus on the Hill. The House is expected to vote on their $816 billion stimulus package today and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office warned yesterday that the Senate may be in on Saturday debating their $850 billion version – much to the disappointment of senators looking to go
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Here is the full report on the House version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which should shed some light on the debate that has been raging over the leaked version last week. Overall the CBO estimates that more than two-thirds, 64%, of the bill will be disbursed into the economy over the next 18 months. Breaking it down, …
Here‘s the latest from the Hill on the stimulus negotiations. They’re still aiming for President’s Day, though, clearly, there’s a lot of work remaining to be done and that’s before you even get to reconciling the two versions. Given the CBO report it’ll be interesting to see if and how the Senate bill differs from the House-dropped legislation.
If you close your eyes it sounds like a bunch of frogs in a swamp. Oh, wait, it is is a bunch of frogs in a swamp. Bud-wei-ser.
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Looking ahead to the stimulus, here’s a profile for your weekend reading pleasure of Congress’s infrastructure guru. The House dropped its version yesterday and the Senate is expected to have theirs ready by next week. Though similar, the two are not identical and will have to be reconciled in the coming weeks. Barring complications, …
For anyone who’s a HUGE (and wealthy) Barack Obama fan — like verging on psycho stalker Obama fan –act now and you can get his Chrysler 300c for the bargain basement price of $1 million on ebay. If you’re less of a stalker — or just not as filthy rich — you can also start the bidding at $100,000.
From a press release promoting the …
