Monthly Archives: April 2011
DOMA Repeal Has Enough Votes for Committee Passage
New support for “legislation that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act assures that the necessary votes are in place for a favorable Senate committee vote on the measure as advocates maintain hearings should take place first before advancing the … Continue reading
Filed under Committees, Marriage Equality
Senate Sunday Lineup: April 30
Here’s a list of Senators hitting the Sunday talk show circuit tomorrow: Face the Nation (CBS) – John McCain (R-AZ) State of the Union (CNN) – John Barrasso (R-WY), Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Fox News Sunday – … Continue reading
Filed under Sunday Shows
Risch Calls U.S. Money Borrowing a Ponzi Scheme
Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) “on Thursday called the way the U.S. borrows money a ‘Ponzi scheme’ that could soon throw the country into financial turmoil,” according to the Floor Action blog. "It took time for this to set in," said … Continue reading
Filed under Budget, Debt Ceiling
Baucus Releases Blueprint Plan to End Oil Tax Breaks
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) “struck while the iron was hot Thursday and vowed to shepherd a plan through the panel that ends billions of dollars in tax breaks for the largest oil companies,” The Hill reports. Baucus … Continue reading
Finance Committee to Hold Hearing on Deficit Caps
The suddenly “white-hot issue of deficit caps — now a central front in the battle over raising the debt ceiling — will be the subject of a hearing Wednesday in the Senate Finance Committee,” Roll Call reports. Panel Chairman Max … Continue reading
Filed under Budget, Debt Ceiling, Hearings
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