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Bill to Lower Student Loan Rates Fails in Senate

May 8, 2012 1:25 PM CDT

Bill to Lower Student Loan Rates Fails in Senate

GOP blocks measure; parties can't agree how to pay for it

(Newser) - Hope your federal student loans are paid off, kids, because Washington appears deadlocked over legislation that would prevent their rates from doubling this July. A Senate bill to do so failed in a 52-45 vote along party lines today, failing to get the 60 votes needed to avoid a filibuster,...

Gingrich:
Afghanistan
'May Not
Be Doable'

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Mar 11, 2012 1:29 PM CDT

Gingrich: Afghanistan 'May Not Be Doable'

Candidate says US presence there may be 'counterproductive'

(Newser) - Afghanistan weighed heavily on the Sunday talk shows, in the wake of today's shooting rampage that killed 16 civilians , with Newt Gingrich calling into question the efficacy of the 10-year mission there. "I think that we’re risking the lives of young men and women in a mission...

Harry Reid:
Afghan Shooting
'Very Sad, Wrong'

SUNDAY TALK SHOWS

Mar 11, 2012 8:50 AM CDT

Harry Reid: Afghan Shooting 'Very Sad, Wrong'

Damage control begins after US soldier goes on shooting rampage in Afghanistan

(Newser) - Damage control has begun in today's Afghanistan shooting rampage by an American soldier , with Harry Reid condemning the incident as "absolutely wrong. Our hearts go out to these innocent people." The death toll is still uncertain, but most victims appear to have been civilians. Reid called the...

Obama to Dems:
No Cash for You

FUNDRAISING 2012

Mar 5, 2012 12:09 PM CST

Obama to Dems: No Cash for You

In face of Super PACs, Obama cuts off committees

(Newser) - For Democrats who President Obama showered with cash in 2008 and 2010, well, they'd better get ready to raise their own darn money this time around. As in the last two election cycles, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi recently asked the Obama for America campaign and the Democratic National...

Reid Delays Anti-Piracy Vote

Jan 20, 2012 9:38 AM CST

Reid Delays Anti-Piracy Vote

As Republicans solidify PIPA opposition

(Newser) - Harry Reid has postponed Tuesday's test vote on the Senate's anti-piracy bill, after a storm of online protests convinced several of the bill's co-sponsors to switch sides, the AP reports. Democrats have now emerged as the main backers of the PROTECT IP Act, the Wall Street Journal...

If Romney
Wins SC,
It's Over:
Graham

talk show roundup

Jan 15, 2012 1:29 PM CST

If Romney Wins SC, It's Over: Graham

Consensus says GOP could have its candidate with a Mitt Win

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert (ahem, rather, his Super PAC) may have been ripping "serial killer" Mitt Romney today, but real politicians were also getting their licks in on the Sunday shows, reports Politico . Most eyes were on the Palmetto State's primary on Saturday, and cue the fat lady if Romney...

Boehner Cancels Payroll Vote

Dec 20, 2011 7:56 AM CST

Boehner Cancels Payroll Vote

House Republicans revolt, call for conference committee

(Newser) - House Republicans didn’t hold their expected vote on the Senate’s two-month payroll tax cut extension last night, a hairpin turn so abrupt that Politico ’s story on it is headlined, “Has John Boehner Lost Control?” The House had planned to vote down the Senate bill and...

Pipeline May End Up in
Final Tax Deal

Dec 16, 2011 12:30 PM CST

Pipeline May End Up in Final Tax Deal

Republicans adamant about keeping Keystone in play

(Newser) - Republican lawmakers are determined to push through a measure speeding a White House decision on the Keystone XL pipeline—and they're ready to link it to the payroll tax cut extension. If the Senate sends the House legislation that extends the tax break, as well as jobless benefits and...

Payroll Tax
Could Face
Vote Today

Dec 13, 2011 9:37 AM CST

Payroll Tax Could Face Vote Today

GOP plan would tie measure to oil pipeline approval

(Newser) - The payroll tax cut could see a vote today under a GOP measure linking it to the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. House Republicans, who have been fighting the tax cut, want to tie approval of the extension to approval of the pipeline, which would bring oil through Canada to...

Congress' New
Approval Rating Low: 9%

Congress' New Approval Rating Low: 9%

Just when you thought 11% rating couldn't go lower...

(Newser) - Congress’ approval ratings have sunk to their lowest since CBS and the New York Times started keeping track in 1977: Just 9% of Americans now approve of the job Congress is doing, down from 11% last month. Only a tenth of Americans trust the government to make generally sound decisions,...

Reid Uses 'Nuclear Option'
to Change Senate Rules

Oct 7, 2011 7:51 AM CDT

Reid Uses 'Nuclear Option' to Change Senate Rules

Move limits amendments that can be proposed after filibusters

(Newser) - Harry Reid shocked Congress last night when, without warning, he deployed the so-called “nuclear option” to change the Senate’s rules. No, he didn’t get rid of the filibuster. He barred senators from (stay with us) making motions to suspend the rules, a move that allows them to...

Senate Dems Float
5% Millionaires' Tax

Oct 5, 2011 1:43 PM CDT

Senate Dems Float 5% Millionaires' Tax

Instead of the raft of tax changes President Obama proposed

(Newser) - Senate Democrats today proposed a 5% surtax on all income above $1 million as a way to pay for President Obama’s jobs bill—throwing out Obama’s more intricate suggestion for eliminating various tax deductions for the wealthy, oil companies, and other businesses. The surtax would hit all income,...

Pelosi: Inept Obama Team 'Anticipates Nothing'

Oct 3, 2011 1:00 PM CDT

Pelosi: Inept Obama Team 'Anticipates Nothing'

Harry Reid meanwhile reportedly upset about Obama's jobs bill

(Newser) - Is President Obama facing a revolt from his Democratic generals? Nancy Pelosi certainly doesn’t seem happy. She offered a surprisingly blunt critique of the president and his team recently, buried within this Howard Kurtz Newsweek piece on Obama’s newfound populist punch. “I think you need to talk...

Heat Is on Senate
as Government
Shutdown Looms

Sep 26, 2011 7:53 AM CDT

Heat Is on Senate as Government Shutdown Looms

Congress working through scheduled vacation

(Newser) - After rejecting the House's bill to fund the government into November, the Senate will vote today on its own version, hoping to dodge a new threat of government shutdown, reports the Washington Post . After the weekend brought leaders no closer to agreement, and with disaster relief potentially running out...

House Passes
Spending Bill, But...

Sep 23, 2011 7:21 AM CDT

House Passes Spending Bill, But...

...the Senate vows to oppose it, so Oct. 1 shutdown again a possibility

(Newser) - House Republicans got their ducks in a row late last night, passing a spending measure nearly identical to the one that went down in flames Wednesday. But that might not be enough to prevent a government shutdown, because the Senate is drawing a hard line against the bill, the Washington ...

Coburn Holds
FAA Hostage
With One-Man
Filibuster

Sep 15, 2011 2:30 AM CDT

Coburn Holds FAA Hostage With One-Man Filibuster

Agency could face a second shutdown

(Newser) - The FAA could soon be shut down again, costing thousands of workers their jobs and the government $30 million a day in airline ticket taxes, all thanks to a single Republican senator. Tom Coburn is exploiting a Senate procedural rule requiring unanimous consent to switch from working on one bill...

Patty Murray Will Co-Chair
Debt 'Super Committee'

Aug 9, 2011 6:47 PM CDT

Patty Murray Will Co-Chair Debt 'Super Committee'

Harry Reid's other picks for panel are John Kerry and Max Baucus

(Newser) - Three down, nine to go. Harry Reid made his three picks for the bipartisan "super committee" that will try to come up with $1.2 trillion of cuts in about 3 months. Reid picked Patty Murray, who will serve as co-chair with a yet-to-be-named Republican, along with John Kerry...

Congress Strikes
Deal to End
FAA Impasse

Aug 4, 2011 3:42 PM CDT

Congress Strikes Deal to End FAA Impasse

Shutdown has idled 74,000 workers

(Newser) - Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has left 74,000 transportation and construction workers idled, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today. The deal would allow the Senate to approve a House bill extending the FAA's operating authority...

Obama to
Empty Congress:
End FAA Shutdown

Aug 4, 2011 7:58 AM CDT

Obama to Empty Congress: End FAA Shutdown

But there's no one in town to do it

(Newser) - The White House called on Congress to end a standoff over the FAA that has put 74,000 people out of work—but there were absolutely no signs it would do so, in part because everyone’s left town. Press Secretary Jay Carney said Obama was “looking at different...

Reid Backs
Debt Deal,
Lawmakers
Are 'Close'

UPDATED

Jul 31, 2011 5:08 PM CDT

Reid Backs Debt Deal, Lawmakers Are 'Close'

Agreement hoped for later tonight

(Newser) - Hours after shelving his own debt ceiling plan, Harry Reid has given his blessing to a deal being furiously negotiated on Capitol Hill, reports Politico. “Senator Reid has signed off on the debt-ceiling agreement pending caucus approval," said a statement this afternoon from Reid's office. The legislation...