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Senate Jobs Bill Passes With Bipartisan Vote
After legislative drama on Monday that saw five Republicans, including new GOP star Scott Brown, break with the rest of their party and help end a GOP filibuster, the $15 billion jobs bills backed by the White House and crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was approved in a 70-28 Wednesday vote.
The package of […]
Brown Votes With Dems On Jobs Bill
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid scored a potentially groundbreaking victory on Monday afternoon as several key Republicans joined with Democrats to support the $15 billion jobs bill put together by Reid after a larger bipartisan bill failed due to too many expensive items that were not jobs-related inflated its cost. One of those GOP […]
POTUS Stumps For Endangered Dems Out West
President Obama is using a two-state campaign swing in the West for two embattled Democratic senators to again convince Americans that the economy is the prime focus of his own administration as well as that of his Democratic colleagues on Capitol Hill, and to tout his year-old stimulus plan as successful in staving off even […]
Reid Scraps Bloated Jobs Bill, Gives GOP a “Choice”
The intricacies and potential pitfalls of the aggressive push for bipartisanship in Washington were all too apparent on Thursday as Democrats and Republicans agreed in principle on a compromise jobs package that was ultimately rejected by the Senate’s top Democrat.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid scrapped a bipartisan jobs bill agreed to by Democrat Max Baucus […]
Senate Outlines Watered Down Jobs Bill Designed For Bipartisan Support
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled a draft outline of jobs legislation touted by Democrats and President Obama as being a major component of their push to make sure jobs is the “number one” priority as Americans continue to express frustration over the slow economic recovery.
The proposal introduced by Senate Democrats on Tuesday strips away […]
Senate Jobs Bill On Tap For Monday
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the chamber will move ahead with votes on its first major piece of legislation since Republican cott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts last month gave Republicans 41 seats in the Senate and busted the Democrats’ 60-seat filibuster-proof majority.
Reid said the Senate will take up a jobs bill that President […]
“Better Choice Of Words”: Reid Continues Defense Over Racial Remarks
Another mea culpa was in order for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday as he used a news conference in his home state of Nevada to roll on with his apology tour over the revelation that he called Barack Obama a “Negro” during the 2008 campaign.
Reid made another apology to “everyone within the sound […]
Reid’s “Negro” Bombshell Explodes As GOP Gambles On Outrage
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s use of the word “Negro” in describing Barack Obama during the 2009 presidential campaign emerged as a crisis for the Democrats leader in the Senate over the weekend, with Reid forced to apologize for his remarks on Saturday and Democrats playing defense on another negative issue that is dominating the […]
Dems, President Seek Fast Track For Health Care
The wheels are turning again on efforts from the White House and congressional Democrats to pass health care legislation and reconcile differences between the House and a tenuous Senate coalition of 60 votes. The first official meetings to discuss strategy on merging the House and Senate bills will take place on Tuesday amid reports that […]
Senate Passes Health Care Bill In Christmas Eve Vote
Capitol Hill experienced something on Christmas Eve morning not seen in over 100 years as the Senate undertook a rare December 24 vote to pass long delayed health care legislation and send the historic bill to the House. The final roll call vote was 60-39 in favor of a reform package championed by President Obama […]
