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CBO: Medicare cost-cutting programs haven’t worked

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

The Hill - By Sam Baker - Jan. 25 (News Report) - Programs designed to cut Medicare spending and improve the quality of healthcare have mostly failed, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The findings are a blow to existing Medicare projects as well as a key goal of the healthcare reform law.

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Pelosi and Reid at odds with Obama over trade

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Vicki Needham - Sep. 26 (News Analysis) - "I think if you asked people in Nevada: Boy, hasn't NAFTA helped us a lot, they would just sneer and walk away," he said in his floor speech. "We keep talking about free-trade agreements, but where is the fair part of those trade agreements?

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House Democrats push legislation to overturn Citizens United ruling

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Mike Lillis - Sep. 23 (News) - The proposal would amend the Constitution to reverse the Supreme Court ruling that sanctioned unlimited corporate spending on elections. Read more...

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Geithner Ignored Obama Order to Dissolve Citigroup

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

readersupportednews.org - By Justin Sink - Sep. 16 (News Report) - According to reports Friday, Geithner ignored a March 2009 order that asked the Treasury Department to consider dissolving Citigroup, one of the nation's largest financial services companies. Citigroup was among the worst hit by the financial crisis in 2008, and needed billions in bailout money to stay afloat.

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China currency bill could delay passage of free trade deals

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Vicki Needham - Aug. 23 (News Analysis) - The contentious and potentially explosive issue of China's currency could slide into the spotlight again next month as lawmakers begin what is expected to be a difficult trade debate in Congress.

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DNC chair blames Tea Party ‘tyrants’ for S&P credit rating downgrade

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Alicia M. Cohn - Aug. 08 (Opinion) - Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill: DNC chair blames Tea Party ‘tyrants’ for S&P credit rating downgrade — The head of the Democratic National Committee joined Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) on Monday in casting blame for the U.S. credit downgrade on the Tea Party movement. — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) …

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Federal government to review rate increases in 10 states

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Julian Pecquet - Jul. 07 (News) - Federal regulators will review health insurance rate increases in 10 states under authority granted by the healthcare reform law, according to the Medicare agency's Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO).

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GOP Rep. McCarthy to Obama: 'Get off the golf course' and 'get engaged'

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Alicia M. Cohn - Jun. 25 (News Report) - The No. 3 Republican leader in the House took President Obama to task Friday, claiming he should put the golf clubs down and get directly involved in the budget talks with Congress. "He's got to get off the golf course and he's got to get engaged," Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said.

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High noon for ethanol

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Andrew Restuccia, Ben Geman - Jun. 14 (News) - he Senate is slated to vote on Sen. Tom Coburn’s (R-Okla.) plan to eliminate a major ethanol industry tax break and the ethanol import tariff. Ethanol backers are battling the amendment and seeking to pull support from Coburn.

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It's a 'major problem' that Senate Dems haven't passed a 2012 budget yet.

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Michael O'Brien - Jun. 13 (News Report) - It's a major problem that Senate Democrats haven't passed a 2012 budget, Virginia Senate candidate Tim Kaine (D) said Monday. Kaine, who most recently served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), said he thought the Senate should pass a budget.

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Agitator by trade unhappy with Obama

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Vicki Needham - Jun. 07 (Interview) - Wallach had hoped Obama’s election in 2008 was the moment when her years of advocacy on trade policy would pay off. She expected the pending U.S. trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama would be renegotiated with workers in mind. But that optimism is dead and gone. “The president is on the wrong side,” she said.

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Senate rejects Ryan budget

Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Alexander Bolton - May. 26 (News) - The Senate on Wednesday resoundingly rejected a budget sponsored by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) that calls for significant cuts to future Medicare benefits.

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Republican rift widens on Medicare

Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Alexander Bolton, Julian Pecquet - May. 10 (News) - Senate Republicans won't echo the House GOP’s call for a major overhaul of the popular health entitlement for seniors.

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Obama floats plan to tax cars by the mile

Thu, 05 May 2011 08:46:24 -0700

The Hill - By Pete Kasperowicz - May. 05 (News) - Right now about 50%, on average, of the price of a gallon of gas is taxes. I guess comrade Obama needs more taxes from those of us he promised NOT to raise taxes on. Just think of what would happen if he wanted to force us to fall into lock step with his environmental wacko agenda. Once again he wants to steal from his subjects so he can do what he wants to better HIS life.

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Battered by gas prices White House starts attacks on oil companies

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - Apr. 23 (News Report) - The White House has joined congressional Democrats in targeting oil companies with criticism for nearly $4 per gallon gas. President Obama lashed out at oil companies -- and the tax breaks they get from the government -- for a second day in a row on Thursday and again in Saturday's address. “Four billion dollars of your money are going to these companies at a time when they’re making record profits and you’re paying near record prices at the pump,” the president said at a Nevada town hall. “It has to stop.”

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Wall Street puts the squeeze on Washington with 'negative' outlook

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Bernie Becker - Apr. 19 (News) - Wall Street on Monday sent Washington officials a concrete signal that it’s worried about long-term deficits, with Standard & Poor’s unveiling a new “negative” outlook on U.S. debt.

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Defunding healthcare, Planned Parenthood passes House, fails Senate

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Pete Kasperowicz - Apr. 15 (News) - Voting on the amendments is part of the budget deal, and both chambers split their votes along party lines. Read more...

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Schumer cites 'glimmer of hope' that shutdown can be averted

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Erik Wasson - Apr. 06 (News) - Key figures in Congress expressed optimism Wednesday that a government shutdown will be avoided. House and Senate appropriators worked late into the night following a Tuesday afternoon meeting between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday.

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Geithner confirms administration is crafting plan for corporate tax reform

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Bernie Becker - Apr. 06 (News) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told lawmakers Tuesday that the administration is crafting a corporate tax reform plan that would eliminate some tax preferences in exchange for a lower corporate tax rate.

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Clinton: Shutdown would hurt GOP but might not be 'traumatic' for economy

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Michael O'Brien - Apr. 04 (News) - A government shutdown might not have a "traumatic" effect on the economy, former President Bill Clinton said Monday.

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Darrell Issa to Open House Probe of Union Contract

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

readersupportednews.org - By Erik Wasson - Apr. 03 (News Report) - 'House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) will probe into the deeply troubled finances of the US Postal Service Tuesday and will grill the postmaster general about a new tentative contract with the postal workers union that increases wages and limits layoffs.' Erik Wasson, The Hill

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House GOP passes 'force of law' spending bill mocked by Dems

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Pete Kasperowicz - Apr. 02 (News) - The House narrowly passed legislation on Friday that calls for a House-passed FY 2011 spending bill to become law should the Senate fail to approve a spending bill by April 6. It would also prevent members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown.

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Democrats consider proposing tax hikes

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Alexander Bolton - Mar. 31 (News) - Senate Democrats are discussing plans to introduce tax policy changes that they say would raise federal revenues and broaden the budget debate beyond discretionary spending cuts.

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Angle's 2010 campaign manager will be 'nowhere near' her race for Congress - The Hill's Ballot Box

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:43:32 -0700

The Hill - Mar. 22 - USA TodayAngle's 2010 campaign manager will be 'nowhere near' her race for CongressThe Hill (blog)By Shane D'Aprile - 03/22/11 04:15 PM ET There are some in the GOP who might have preferred not to see Sharron Angle on a ballot at all next year, but now that she's running for Congress, Republicans are at least breathing a sigh of relief that her ...Angle Announces Bid For Nevada House SeatPersonal Liberty DigestAngle wants 'mutual respect' with pressPolitico (blog)Sharron Angle to run for CongressUnited LibertyLas Vegas Sun -Gather.com -Las Vegas Review-Journalall 49 news articles »

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Obama faces bipartisan pushback on force; US has no 'King's army'

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Erika Niedowski - Mar. 22 (News) - Lawmakes have finally come together in bipartisan fashion: to criticize Obama's military action in Libya without consulting Congress. Read more...

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