Reed, Casey Seek One-Year Extension of Unemployment Benefits

Recess Appoint Peter Diamond: Senate Pro Forma Sessions Do Not Limit Obama's Recess Appointment Authority
Federal Reserve nominee Peter Diamond has been blocked for months by Senate Republicans. The Obama Administration wasted no time repeating the plea for his confirmation after Diamond took home the Nobel Prize in Economics on October 11, 2010. A White House statement released after the Stockholm announcement began: "Despite being heralded by the Nobel Committee for his groundbreaking work with applications in a wide range of areas like Unemployment and housing, Peter's nomination to the Federal...

This Presidency is Lost
Back in April 2007 while George W. Bush was still in the White House and after the Democrats took control of the House and Senate, everyone remembers the four words Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) uttered regarding the Surge in Iraq that was championed by the Bush Administration. Senator Reid’s misguided and untruthful words were meant to undermine President George W. Bush’s authority and to force the American People to believe that the War in Iraq was indeed unwinnable and ...

Tea party favorite Sharon Angle admitted thinking Pinochet had good ideas
"Her staff fretted the line would get out," the paper noted. "It did not. Until now." Angle had previously expressed a desire to see Social Security privatized, echoing calls by fellow Republicans who pushed to eliminate the program during President George W. Bush's Administration. Angle said back in August, during the final months of her challenge to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), that she admired Chile's system. Her aids shut down that sort of talk but Raw Story noted at the time th...

Democrats to Barack Obama: Hang tough on Bush tax cuts - Carrie Budoff Brown and Glenn Thrush
When the looming battle over Bush Tax Cuts comes up during their meeting at the White House Thursday morning, congressional Democrats are likely to pose a simple question to President Barack Obama: What is your strategy? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) have already made it clear to Obama – in a Conference Call Monday – that they want him to establish a coherent and tough bargaining position to deal with the GOP’s united su...

Who's The Most Disliked Politician?
Nate Silver compares favorables: The average score for Ms. Pelosi was 30 percent favorable and 55 percent unfavorable, giving her a net favorability rating of negative-25. This was the worst score of any politician in the study by some margin. Others with substantially net negative scores included Dick Cheney (-17), Harry Reid (-16), Sarah Palin (-14), Newt Gingrich (-10) and George W. Bush (-9; his numbers have improved some), but Ms. Pelosi’s scores were somewhat worse over all. ...

DREAM Act is a nightmare for America
America sent a powerful rebuke to the Democrats’ ultra-liberal agenda two weeks ago and wanted a return to sanity. It seems, however, the Democrats did not get the message and want to see if they buy off a powerful voting group in their final two months in power. Lame Duck House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to push for a vote during the Lame-duck session on a bill that would legalize young, Illegal Immigrants if they attend college or serve in the Military. A vote on the bill, known as the ...

With White House Pressing, Reid Vows DADT Repeal Will Reach Senate Floor
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) committed Wednesday night to a full vote that would Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the U.S. Military's ban on Openly Gay servicemembers. In a statement, Reid said he will bring the pending Defense authorization bill to the Senate floor with the DADT Repeal attached sometime in December. "Our Defense Department supports repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' as a way to build our all-volunteer Armed Forces," the statement reads. "We need to Repeal this dis...

We Should Have Dumped Pelosi
On Thursday, the House Democratic Caucus selected Nancy Pelosi as the Minority Leader. A few hours earlier, Quinnipiac University released its latest survey, which sheds some interesting light on that decision. Included in the survey was a standard question that Quinnipiac has asked for several years: Is your opinion of Nancy Pelosi favorable, unfavorable, or haven’t you heard enough about her? Her...

Senate to vote again on military gay ban
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday that he will call for a vote after Thanksgiving on Legislation that would allow Gays to serve openly in the Military. His announcement makes good on his pre-election promise to resurrect during the Lame-duck session Legislation that would Repeal the 1993 law known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." But it remains far from certain whether the Legislation would have enough votes to pass. Several leading Republicans, including Sen. John ...

Sens. Pryor and Webb: Wait for DADT Report
Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. While President Obama and most Democrats in Congress have voiced their support for repealing the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy on Gays in the Military, a few Senate Democrats are leaving open the option of voting against Repeal. Senator Jim Webb of Virginia said Wednesday that members should examine the Pentagon’s DADT report, which is set to be released on December 1, before making a decision. ...

Why wont the left blame Obama for airport screening abuse?
Where is the liberal outrage that was so much in evidence over the Patriot Act, now that the Transportation and Safety Administration is feeling up old women and taking naked pictures of Children? Maybe I missed it, but I’ve scanned the headlines and can’t find the stories of anyone in Congress with a D after his name castigating Barack Obama over the administration’s policy to molest Americans who have the nerve to get on an airplane and go visit grandpa. Where are the pleas o...

Reid: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Vote Coming Soon
Like this Story? Share it: Sen. Harry Reid said Wednesday that he will call for a vote later this month on Legislation that would allow Gays to serve Openly in the Military. (CBS) Openly Gay Lt. Dan Choi re-enlisted to the Military in New York City, after a federal judge banned "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" as Unconstitutional. (AP) The U.S. Senate's top Democrat said Wednesday that he will call for a vote later this month on Legislation that would allow Gays to serve Openly in the Military. Senate ...

Lame-duck Senate to vote on DREAM Act this year
Jeff Winkler has written for Reason magazine and Washington City Paper. He worked previously for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette and Fairfax Media in New Zealand. Sen. Harry Reid is reliving a DREAM by putting the partisan Immigration Bill onto the legislative calendar during the 2010 Lame-duck session. A day after President Obama met with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and told its members that he backs the Bill, the Senate Majority Leader appears confident enough to allow the issue to stand a...

White House pushes for "don't ask" vote this year
Washington (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and senior White House officials urged top lawmakers on Wednesday to pass a measure this year that would allow Gay men and women to serve openly in the U.S. Military. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said a measure to end the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy would be considered as part of a bill authorizing Defense Spending and would be brought up for a vote after the Thanksgiving holiday break. "Our Defense Department supports repealing '...

Shaken senators start prep for 2012
The 2010 campaign has so rattled senators up for Reelection in 2012 that they’re already moving quickly to figure out how to survive. Veteran Democrats such as Kent Conrad of North Dakota and Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico are weighing Retirement. Establishment Republicans such as Orrin Hatch of Utah and Dick Lugar of Indiana are already moving to fend off potential primaries from the right. Freshmen like Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Jon Tester of Montana are stepping up Fundraising very ...

Incoming GOP senators demand say on New START
Ten of the new incoming Republican senators Thursday are planning to demand they get a say on the New START Treaty, adding ten new voices to the growing cacophony pushing for a delay in consideration of the Treaty until next year. "On Election Day we were elected to represent the constituents of our respective States in the Senate," the incoming Republicans wrote to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), in a letter obtained by The Cable. "Out of respect for our states' vote...

Harry Reid Will Bring Up Immigration, Gay Rights Measures in Lame Duck
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced late Wednesday that he will bring two Controversial measures up for a vote in the Lame-duck session of Congress, a move that could be both measures' last chance of passage before Republicans take control of the House in January. The first bill, known as the DREAM Act, would give young Illegal Immigrants a path to Citizenship if they complete two years of college or two years in the Military. To qualify, they also must have come to the country before th...

Righthaven drops copyright lawsuit against former US Senate candidate Sharron Angle
Las Vegas — A company that filed a Copyright infringement Lawsuit against former U.S. Senate Candidate Sharron Angle has dismissed its complaint. A stipulation filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas states that Angle and Copyright tracker Righthaven LLC have reached a confidential settlement. Righthaven initially filed its Lawsuit in September during the Senate race after Angle displayed a Las Vegas Review-Journal article and editorial on her campaign website. Righthaven trac...

DADT Study Co-Chairman Doesnt Think Pentagon Will Be Able To Release Study Before Dec. 1
DADT Study Co-Chairman Doesn’t Think Pentagon Will Be Able To Release Study Before Dec. 1 Army Gen. Carter F. Ham — the co-chairman of the Pentagon’s Working Group on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell — told Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) during his Confirmation Hearings this morning that he does not anticipate that the review group would be able to release its study of the policy before December 1, noting that the Service Chiefs were still ...

New GOP senators: No vote on New START until next year
Ten incoming Republican senators wrote Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to ask that Senate consideration of the New START Treaty wait until next year. The 10 senators-elect urged Reid against pushing ahead with a vote to ratify the Nuclear arms Treaty between the U.S. and Russia during the Lame-duck Congress. "Out of respect for our states' voters, we believe it would be improper for the Senate to consider the New START Treaty or any other Treaty in a Lame Duck session prior to January 3,...

Today in Congress
In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010 House Meets At: 10:00 a.m.: Legislative Business First Vote Predicted: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Last Vote Predicted: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. "One Minutes" (10 per side) Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1722 - Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 (Rep. Sarbanes - Oversight and Government Reform)(Subject to a Rule) Suspensions (1 Bill) H.R. 6419 - Emergency Unemployment...

NY Dems defy pork ban plan
Oink, oink. New York Sens. Charles Schumer and Kristen Gillibrand said yesterday they won't leave the feeding trough to back a proposal rapidly gaining steam on Capitol Hill to ban pork-barrel projects known as Earmarks. "Some Earmarks, like the Second Avenue subway and East Side Access, are essential for New York and I will continue to fight for them," Schumer said. Gillibrand also nixed the idea of supporting a pork ban. "Rather than eliminating all the projects, even those that create g...

On the Dream Act, Florida senators diverge
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson , a Democrat, is a co-sponsor of the Legislation that would give College Students and Military service members in the country illegally a chance to stay -- while Republican George Lemieux is a no vote. Lemieux in September voted against a measure to take up the Bill, saying "while I am sympathetic to the Students impacted by current law, I cannot support consideration of the DREAM Act until we have taken substantial and effective measures to secu...

Reid vows votes on 'don't ask,' DREAM act
Published: Nov. 18, 2010 at 7:39 AM U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vowed to schedule votes during the Lame Duck session on two Controversial Bills blocked previously by Republicans. UPI/Alexis C. Glenn WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vowed to schedule votes during the Lame Duck session on two Controversial Bills blocked previously by Republicans. Reid said Wednesday he would bring to the floor the Defense authorization bill, which contains language tha...

Harry Reid
Well, it didn't take long. The Republican Party was handed a historic opportunity with women. And yet, today, the Senate voted 58-41 against allowing debate on the Paycheck Fairness Act. Not a single Republican voted "yea."...