cut cap balance

    The Cut, Cap, Balance vote and what it says about the Florida Senate race

    By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  July 22nd at 08:39 PM  | 

    Today the Senate voted to table the “Cut Cap Balance” Act, which the GOP-led House had approved on Tuesday. “Voting to table” is Congress-speak for “we’re too chicken to deal with this, so we’re voting to sweep it under the rug.” What exactly scares the Senate so badly about this bill that they don’t even want to debate it? I was proud to watch my | Read More »

    My Message to House Republicans

    By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  July 19th at 08:07 AM  | 

    Dear House Republicans, Today you are voting on the Cut, Cap, Balance Act (H.R. 2560). The Democrats are going to say you want to hurt poor people and senior citizens. The media are going to call you extremists. The Washington insiders are going to tell you this is all unnecessary. They are all wrong. It does matter. It is necessary. If the Cut, Cap, Balance Act | Read More »