Monthly Archives: November 2010
Progress on New START?
Republicans reluctant to “quickly ratify a nuclear weapons deal with Russia said Tuesday the Obama administration had addressed some of their concerns, raising the prospect for Senate approval of the landmark treaty,” the AP reports. Republicans, led by Sen. Jon … Continue reading
Filed under Nuclear Agreements
Reid to Schedule Procedural Vote on DREAM Act
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) “said he would file a motion Tuesday so the Senate could take up the DREAM Act, setting up a showdown over the bill that would provide some young, undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship,” POLITICO … Continue reading
Filed under Immigration, Party Leadership
Baucus Introduces One Year Unemployment Extension
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) yesterday “introduced legislation today to continue for one year eligibility for federal unemployment insurance benefits for jobless workers,” according to a press release from his office. Without this reauthorization, almost 800,000 out-of-work Americans … Continue reading
Filed under Unemployment
Baucus, Kyl to Lead Tax Cut Compromise Group
President Obama “announced Tuesday that he would pull together four members of Congress with his Treasury Secretary and Budget Director to work out a compromise on the expiring Bush-era tax cuts, an agreement that has so far alluded members, primarily … Continue reading
Filed under Party Leadership, Taxes, White House
McCain Hopes New START Can be Ratified This Year
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) “said on Tuesday that he’s hopeful the Senate will ratify the New START treaty by the end of this year,” The Hill reports. McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he thought … Continue reading
Filed under Nuclear Agreements
Congress in Your Pocket
