The 25 Best Progressive Victories of 2013 | Peter Dreier
A week after the November elections, Obama announced that he supports hiking it to $10.10 an hour, based on a bill sponsored by Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Cong. George Miller. Today we also have to say thou shalt not to an economy of exclusion and inequality. Such an.. In June, the New York City Council overrode a veto by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pass a law that would require businesses to offer paid sick leave for their workers. The benefit will��.
Rise and Shine | The Obama Diary
In fact, given our POTUS ability to gather intel on what is coming down the pike���my gut says he already knew what would happen and has a Plan B in his back pocket as of 18 months ago. As usual, he will... Hiispanics wanted Immigration reform done and the president wanted to do executive action to motivate the hispanics to vote and the red democrats basically begged and pleaded for him not to do that. Ok well dont.. Now, the total is three states and 16 cities:.
Sadly, NDAA Goes into Effect - Booman Tribune ~ A.
In a signing statement released by the White House on Saturday, Obama said he still does not agree with everything contained in the legislation.. Four Star Generals Demand That Obama Veto/Repeal Anti-Constitutional NDAA Rule... Kansas where TR, attempting a political comeback in 1910, slagged corporate power for the benefit of his audience of 30,000 prairie populists, Obama told a crowd of 1,200: At stake is whether this will be a country where working��.
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Executive aftermath edition
���I think it will be easier in a sense,��� he said.. Flake proposes letting the action stand ��� and even offering to make it permanent ��� if Obama first makes the three concessions that Republicans have long sought on immigration.
Homeland Security shutdown looms as McConnells.
McConnell blamed Democrats for stopping the Senate from taking up the House version of the legislation, which also seeks to block President Barack Obamas immigration actions.. ���I certainly do not think thats a good idea at this time, when we have lots of national security interests,��� Corker said.. If a bill goes to his desk and he refuses to sign it, he simply does not have the political strength to sustain the veto and he probably doesnt have the guts to veto the bill.
Confident Obama predicts success in immigration appeal
Obama derided Republicans for holding national security funding hostage and said he would veto a stand-alone measure to repeal his actions being contemplated in the Senate. The immigration dispute has increasingly taken on political overtones as focus .
Rep. Kevin Yoder Claims Spurring More Risky Bets Will Make Banking Safer
In a Kansas City Star op-ed on Sunday, Yoder insisted that his measure makes banking more secure. This fix actually makes. If he believed that people really understood it, I dont think he would make those kinds of statements.. It is.
Crushing The GOP Lie: Here Is a List of Republican.
���When asked if she would vote to impeach President Obama Garcia said, ���I would..He has many, many impeachable offenses it seems to me in terms of his disregard for our Constitution alone.��� [New Boston Republican��.
From PFAW: The Ten Scariest Republicans Heading To.
In his Americans for Legal Immigration [] survey, Marino says he strongly favors Arizonas severe SB 1070 law, would refuse to support comprehensive immigration reform, and would consider impeaching the president.. However, according to the Kansas City Star, Hartzlers ���farm has received $774,325 in federal subsidies from 1995 to 2009.. In a candidates debate, he said his first action as a member of Congress would be to vote to repeal health care reform.
Forever Determined To Let Us Know He Won | RedState
He would never sit at the head of the table in a meeting. Often he would sit off to the side. He said he was the Dean where ever he sat. Barack Obama, commentators on both sides of the aisle have noted, often seems insecure��.
Senator Thad Cochran, Underdog? | Rothenblog - Roll Call
Mitch McConnell in the Kentucky Republican primary or Milton Wolfs bid to knock off Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts. If Cochran does win, it may well be because libertarian McDaniel initially hesitated to say that he would have supported Katrina aid, which was so crucial to rebuilding Mississippis coast after the hurricane. Cochrans... Cruz didnt have the votes to win ��� the Democrats control the Senate and Obama would have vetoed anything that repealed Obamacare.
Patriots Launch an Arizona BUYcott! - #DrGina
Today, the head of the Immigration, Customs and Enforcement agency says he might not even take the illegal immigrant apprehended. What is wrong with the idea that it is ok for an enforcement officer not to enforce the law?
Rise and Shine | The Obama Diary
The Obama administration is also releasing a report Wednesday arguing that an overhaul of the immigration system would strengthen the economy, create more jobs, increase worker productivity, and decrease budget deficits. ****. Anchia said. ���You have an anti-life amendment.��� Laubenberg fired back that there is ���no one more pro-life��� in the House than her, and again said Anchias data was wrong. Still, something he said must have rattled her because she pulled��.
The GOP War on Voting | Rolling Stone
Why I Love SNL: Broad City, Albert Brooks Sound Off.. And six states controlled by Republican governors and legislatures ��� Alabama, Kansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin ��� will require voters to produce a government-issued ID before casting ballots. More than. In Florida alone, Democrats added more than 600,000 new voters in the run-up to the 2008 election, and those who went to the polls favored Obama over John McCain by 19 points.
Missouri Voters Reject Tax Increase to Pay for Transportation Projects
The Kansas City Star said in an editorial Wednesday that ���Though we supported this constitutional amendment, in large part because it would have provided a welcome funding boost for Kansas Citys streetcar project, the proposal had substantial.
Obamas Coup DEtat Scheduled To Take Place After.
If he now directly nullifies Section 274(a) of the Immigration and Nationalities Act by legalizing, and issuing work permits to, five or six million illegal immigrants, thereby repealing federal law by decree, how else can we describe his action but as a coup? The Obama.. I certainly believe him when he says ���hell act alone���.. If only the republicans would stand for the rule of law {like they use too}, the dimoCrap party could be dealt a blow that could be close to fatal.
The Dirty Thirty - the GOPs Rights Killing Agenda for America
The GOP and its Tea Party allies claim to be all for small and unintrusive government, but the new law would require performers ���to sign a contract agreeing to follow the guidelines. Musicians.. WRAL.com reports that ���A Cabarrus County lawmaker wants to bring back public hangings in North Carolina as a deterrent to crime, and he says doctors who perform abortions should be in the line to the gallows.. Nebraska is not alone, and Deaver will not be alone.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals | Pro President.
Thats what gave rise to the DREAM Act. It says that if your parents brought you here as a child, if youve been here for five years, and youre willing to go to college or serve in our military, you can one day earn your citizenship... IOUX CITY, Iowa ��� Mitt Romney explicitly stated today that if he is elected president he would veto the Dream Act, legislation that would give permanent residency to some illegal immigrants who met certain criteria, such as having proof that��.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 | Kaiser Health News
In a nod to voter opposition to the Affordable Care Act, Mr. Obama said he is open to making ���responsible��� changes to his signature legislative achievement.. Any stand-alone device-tax bill would face a likely veto threat by President Barack Obama, which means repeal is more likely to be a part of a broader bill reforming business taxes or the Affordable Care Act. (Carlson, 11/5).. Minneapolis Star-Tribune: MNsure Says Its Still Fixing Flaws With IT System
The Audacity of Greg Orman
Watching Ormans performance in a recent debate with Roberts before a business group in this large suburb of Kansas City, its safe to say that image is wrong, or at least incomplete. Calling Orman a cipher suggests he has no positions, or nothing to say.