March 27, 2012 5:04 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. McConnell Appoints Islamophobia Validator To Federal Commission
February 10, 2012 3:13 pm ET filed under Blog
Republican Senator Suggests House GOP Budget Would Have Dismantled Medicare
February 08, 2012 3:01 pm ET filed under Blog
Senate Republicans' Lamest Attack Yet
February 01, 2012 4:06 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Coburn Blocks September 11 Memorial
January 31, 2012 12:47 pm ET filed under Blog
English-Only Implications Lost On Sen. Rubio
January 30, 2012 10:15 am ET filed under Blog
Sen. Coburn Invents A Precedent For Obstruction
January 27, 2012 3:00 pm ET filed under Blog
DeLay Is Only The Latest Of Gingrich's Former Colleagues To Come Out Against Him
January 26, 2012 3:03 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Vitter's $1 Million Hold On Science
January 26, 2012 11:08 am ET filed under Blog
Sen. Olympia Snowe And The State Of The GOP
January 25, 2012 5:42 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. DeMint: GOP Needs To Appeal To Income Tax-Paying Americans "Who Are Working And Know Better"
January 24, 2012 4:00 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Rand Paul: TSA Should Profile "Middle Eastern Students"
January 24, 2012 10:23 am ET filed under Blog
The 27 Republican Bills That Aren't About Jobs
January 24, 2012 9:42 am ET filed under Fact Check
The 27 Republican Bills That Aren't About Jobs
From the House Republican Conference and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donahue, congressional Republicans and their conservative allies have touted 27 measures passed by the House of Representatives that they claim are "bipartisan jobs bills awaiting Senate action." But the bills are mostly highly partisan attempts to slash regulations that protect, among other things, public health, consumer rights, workplace safety and the environment. The GOP has also dishonestly included in its count a few viable measures with popular bipartisan support; one of these is being held up in the Senate by a Republican, and the others have been placed on the Senate calendar.
Jobs Idea #1: Hamper The EPA's Ability To Protect Public Health
Jobs Idea #2: Obstruct The Federal Government's Ability To Regulate Anything
Jobs Idea #3: Build An Oil Pipeline And Open Offshore Drilling
Jobs Idea #4: Blame Senate For Holding Up Measures The House Only Passed In Late 2011
Jobs Idea #5: An Expired Bill And A Measure Held Up By A Senate Republican
January 18, 2012 1:00 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Orrin Hatch's Radical Class Warfare
January 13, 2012 3:56 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. DeMint: Welfare Caused Rise In Unwed Births
January 12, 2012 10:36 am ET filed under Blog
Sen. DeMint's Sports Simile Falls Short
January 09, 2012 12:04 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Rand Paul: Civil Rights Act Was Overreach Because "I Can't Have A Cigar Bar Anymore"
January 06, 2012 2:00 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Vitter Promises Greater Obstructionism In Response To Cordray Recess Appointment
January 03, 2012 2:30 pm ET filed under Blog
Ambitious Republicans Conveniently Discover Opposition To Abortion Just In Time To Woo Conservative Voters
December 22, 2011 2:32 pm ET filed under Blog
Air Force Academy Is Latest To Undermine A Shoddy "Report" By Sen. Coburn
December 20, 2011 5:41 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Ron Johnson Forgets Bush Tax Cuts Were Supposed To Be Temporary
December 20, 2011 3:50 pm ET filed under Blog
Speaker Boehner: "There's No Reason We Can't Do" What Should've Been Done Weeks Ago
December 20, 2011 9:31 am ET filed under Fact Check
GOP In 2011: Anything But Jobs
Throughout the 2010 campaign cycle, Republicans capitalized on the struggling economy to bolster their case for election, promising to focus all their political efforts on job creation. Yet when the GOP assumed the majority in the House of Representatives, it quickly became clear that their "top political priority" — as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) admitted — was to "deny President Obama a second term." As such, the GOP, particularly in the House, has spent its legislative time on anything and everything but legislation to help the struggling economy get back on its feet or to spur job creation. Instead, they've introduced bill after bill on hot-button issues, particularly women's reproductive health; they've dragged the economy to the brink of disaster by playing political games with the debt ceiling; they've done their best to undermine the social safety net by proposing cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and food stamps; and they've tried over and over to repeal or deny funding to the landmark Affordable Care Act. Even worse, a number of the measures they've proposed would actually destroy jobs.
December 19, 2011 6:08 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. McConnell And The Politicization Of The Payroll Tax
December 15, 2011 12:30 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Olympia Snowe's Conflict of Interest Cover-Up
December 14, 2011 3:00 pm ET filed under Blog
Republicans Don't Know What They're Talking About: Sens. Coburn And Snowe Edition
December 12, 2011 3:01 pm ET filed under Blog
Why 'Going After' Millionaires 'On The Benefit Side' Doesn't Work
December 12, 2011 10:17 am ET filed under Blog
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - December 11, 2011
December 12, 2011 9:59 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - December 11, 2011
This week's Sunday political talk shows saw a major focus on the debate over the payroll tax cut extension. On Face the Nation, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) attacked President Obama and "Newt Romney" — a name for Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney she came up with during Saturday's debate — over the payroll tax cut, saying there's no evidence the cut helped create jobs. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called the tax cut an 'emergency measure' and said it wouldn't be necessary if President Obama's "failed" policies hadn't resulted in a higher deficit and jobless rates. McConnell, along with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), also pushed for the Keystone Pipeline using discredited job creation numbers.
