This Week in Washington – October 11, 2011

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  October 11th at 09:09 AM  | 

The President’s ideas on creating government funded jobs and three free trade agreements are two big issues for Congress this week.  This week is shortened by the Columbus Day holiday. The House is expected to sent three free trade agreements this week to the Senate and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) to the President’s desk.  TAA is a liberal welfare program that provides resources and job traning to those who lose jobs | Read More »

Reid Nukes Vote on Obama Jobs Bill

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  October 6th at 09:46 PM  | 

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is so terrified of a vote on the President’s American Jobs Act that he used the “Nuclear Option” to block a Senate vote tonight.   The Senate was poised to vote on the President’s jobs plan, yet Reid used a tactic to obliterate the legislation without a vote. This is a dangerous game that Senate Democrats play, because Republicans could | Read More »