Archive for January, 2009
Selling the Stimulus, Part II: President Obama’s Weekly Address
With the all-too-partisan House vote approving his stimulus package finished, President Obama moves on to sell the Senate on the stimulus in the latest version of his weekly video address.
Video and script below…
This morning I’d like to talk about some good news and some bad news as we confront our economic crisis.
The bad news is […]
Blago Impeached!
Not exactly a shocker, but the Illinois Senate voted in overwhelming 59-0 fashion to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday afternoon.
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Obama Responds to Stimulus Approval in House
The White House released the following prepared statement from President Obama reacting to House approval for his economic stimulus package.
STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT ON THE HOUSE PASSAGE OF THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT
“Last year, America lost 2.6 million jobs. On Monday alone, we learned that some of our biggest employers plan to cut another […]
House Dems Pass Economic Stimulus 244-188
President Obama’s slightly retooled $819 billion stimulus package passed the House in a late afternoon vote, 244-188. That’s the good news for the White House. The bad news? It was 244-188; meaning no Republicans - at all - voted for the bill. So much for bipartisanship.
The honeymoon’s over…
The House passed an $819 billion economic stimulus […]
Change as Reality
“Fix it.”
How have political and business realities changed in Washington and around the country since Barack Obama was sworn in as president, putting an end to George W. Bush’s stay in the White House? The two words at the beginning of this post - and a nifty story involving the Obama administration, tottering financial giant […]
The Goreacle Returns!
And ihe returns to once again save us from the ravages of climate change. Invited by John Kerry to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he chairs, Al Gore came to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to explain the thread of connection between global warming and the economic crisis, the need to pass Obama’s stimulus […]
Got GOP? Stimulus Headed to Partisan House Vote
President Obama’s dream of a post-partisan Washington has blown up in his face with the very first piece of major legislation he has tried to maneuver through Congress. His economic stimulus and recovery plan is set to be voted on in the House around 7 PM, - and it will pass, but most likely without […]
$900 Billion Stimulus? Blame the Tax Cuts…
After a Tuesday where the House was busy trimming the controversial fat (National Mall lawn care, Family planning)off of the economic stimulus package pushed by Congressional Democrats and the White House, the Senate was finishing their own version of the stimulus that ballooned the price tag by $75 billion.
The Wall Street Journal reports this morning […]
Compromise? Republicans Say “No” on Stimulus Despite Personal Obama Outreach
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Boehner Says “Vote No” On Obama Stimulus
House Minority Leader John Boehner told House Republicans this morning at a party caucus before President Obama meets with them on Capitol Hill to vote against the economic stimulus package introduced by House Democrats, backed strongly by Obama, and up for a vote in the House tomorrow.
With President Obama headed to Capitol Hill Tuesday to […]
