The 2012 Farm Bill will be hotly debated in Congress in coming months, as members look to cut spending from the federal budget. But recent reports detail a move to include major agricultural cuts in the deficit reduction plan to be developed by the so-called congressional “Super Committee,” as a More…
Senator Mark Udall today sent House Speaker John Boehner a letter urging him to allow the government to be shut down.
In addition to Udall, 15 other senators–including Michael Bennet–signed the letter.
In addition to Udall and Bennet, the letter was signed by senators Tom Carper (DE), Kay Hagan More…
U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) will announce Monday he will not run for re-election in 2012 after being in the Senate since 1987, scoops Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post:
Conrad had been open about his ambivalence about running for another term and those doubts almost certainly increased following
When a comprehensive immigration reform bill failed in 2007, eight Democrats voted to kill it. The Hill reported today some of these senators may again help to block immigration reform legislation: Five of the Democrats who voted “no” in 2007 are unsure how they will vote on the More…
Belying the expectations of some Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has indicated that the Senate will not punt on the issue of the Bush tax cuts until after midterm elections and will instead debate the matter shortly after the August recess. It’s a clear sign that
I have already seen a few emails and advisories going around, blaring that “Democrats are planning massive tax hikes for Jan. 1!” The Chamber of Commerce, for one, made the case yesterday. But it’s not really true. The Bush-era tax cuts are due to expire on Jan. 1. If More…
The two central theories behind the deficit commission created yesterday by President Obama are (1) Congress is too dysfunctional to make these tough choices on its own, and (2) everything must be left on the table as a possible solution to runaway deficit spending. That means that liberals More…
Here’s how history gets rewritten: Last week, the Senate killed legislation to create a bipartisan panel designed to tackle the country’s skyrocketing debt. President Obama endorsed it — as did many conservative Republicans — but it failed after six GOP co-sponsors and Senate Minority More…
After a good deal of public airing, the Senate last week shot down a proposal empowering a bipartisan budget panel to recommend deficit-slashing strategies that Congress would then be forced to consider. Politico’s Mike Allen pointed out Tuesday that six GOP co-sponsors, including 2008 president candidate More…
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