The House has 39 suspension votes scheduled for Wednesday and possible work final passage of TARP, Jr. (H.R. 5297 – the Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010), as amended by the Senate for this week. The Senate will debate and vote on the motion to proceed to S.3454, the Department of Defense Authorization bill. There will be no roll call votes during Monday’s session of the Senate, but a | Read More »
The first House Democrat has joined the effort to repeal ObamaCare. Congressman Gene Taylor, (D-MS) has signed a discharge petition that would force a vote on H.R. 4972, a bill sponsored by Congressman Steve King (R-IA) to repeal the so called “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” To force a vote on the House floor, supporters of a repeal need 218 signatures on a discharge petition | Read More »
Congress is back in session and up to no good. Both the House and Senate are expected to fail to pass an extension of all of the ’01/’03 tax cuts and the regular appropriations bills. Liberals are in a panic in Washington, D.C., so watch closely while terrified politicians try to buy votes and pass legislation in a desperate effort to save Congressional jobs. These liberals are | Read More »
No roll call votes in Senate today. Cloture on TARP, Jr, H.R. 5297, was not invoked yesterday on a 58-42 vote. The Senate will have a cloture vote next week on the motion to concur with an amendment to H.R. 1586, the FAA Reauthorization bill. Reid is using the FAA bill as a shell to move this amendment to add $10 billion for education funds and a Medicaid funding provision. The nomination of anti-Second Amendment nominee Elena | Read More »
The Senate is debating a bill today that includes bailouts for small business, TARP, Jr. The debate between right and left on this legislation is a great example of the big government versus small government approach to economic growth. H.R.5297, officially titled the “Small Business Jobs” bill, will spend another day on the Senate floor as the left pushes to retain the TARP bailout model for | Read More »
Last week, WH Press Flack Robert Gibbs declared the House is lost and this week it was up to Vice President Joe Biden to bring a happy message to Democrats. Biden declared his opinion yesterday on This Week. “I don’t think the losses are going to be bad at all. I think we are going to shock the heck out of everybody.” AP reports: Vice President Joe | Read More »
Thank you President Obama. We couldn’t have done it without you. The Conservative movement is back and strong as ever. Liberals and Progressives are in tears. Keep up the good work, Mr. President. More on this issue below the fold. The House will vote on H.R. 1722, the Telework Improvements Act, and 6 suspension bills. The Senate is scheduled to continue work on H.R. 5297, TARP, Jr., and | Read More »
Hurricane Ken Salazar just hit the Gulf of Mexico. The Interior Secretary reimposed a 6 month moratorium on drilling in the Gulf — a moratorium that will cause economic devastation to workers in the Gulf region. According to the Washington Times, “saying oil companies still are at risk of another catastrophic spill, the Obama administration announced a new moratorium Monday on drilling in the outer | Read More »
Congress is preparing a massive push to get legislation passed this month before the long August recess. People prepare in different ways. President Obama prepared for the legislative push with a round of golf while the President’s Press Secretary Robert Gibbs blamed Republicans for all of the Obama Administration’s problems. This should be an interesting month of political posturing before Congress disappears for a month of | Read More »
Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided one of the most important 2nd Amendment cases in U.S. history. In McDonald v. Chicago, the Supreme Court held that a state or local government can’t violate your individual right to “keep and bear Arms.” Ironically, Solicitor General Elena Kagan was introduced to the Senate Judiciary Committee as the President’s nominee to serve on the Supreme Court as that decision was | Read More »
Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supremes, TARP, Jr., Financial Services Reform and the passing of Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-W.VA) are all big issues this week in Washington. The Senate will vote on a motion to proceed to the TARP, Jr. bill and may take up Financial Services Deform. The House is expected to vote on a War Supplemental. All eyes will be on the | Read More »
President Obama is losing political influence on Capitol Hill, because poll numbers indicate that the President is unpopular with the American voters. Gallup reports today that “U.S. registered voters remain split on whether President Obama deserves to be re-elected in 2012, with 46% saying he does and 51% saying he does not — little changed from earlier this year.” This is going to be a tough fall for | Read More »
BP CEO Tony Hayward and other leaders of top oil companies will testify this week before members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. President Obama has stated that he would have fired Hayward if he were in charge of BP and Members of Congress are expected to treat Heyward as the whipping boy for the Gulf crisis. Hayward will face some tough questioning this week. Committee members will want | Read More »
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