President Vows To Fight For His Jobs Act: ‘I Will Not Take No For an Answer’
Senate Republicans may have tried this week to kill President Obama’s American Jobs Act, but the president refuses to let his $447 billion legislative package die quietly. The president’s re-election...
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A Democratic member of the Senate Armed Services Committee is singing the praises of Tuesday’s vote to confirm Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense. After a lengthy filibuster mounted against Hagel by...
View ArticleNRA Liars and Congressional Cowards
by Walter Brasch President Obama cast off his “No Drama Obama” garb, and became the fiery leader of hope and change that Americans first elected in 2008. At a speech in Hartford, Conn., the...
View ArticlePink Sneaks Cushion a Will for Women’s Rights
by Walter and Rosemary Brasch The filibuster is at the core of the U.S. senate. It’s also why nothing of much significance has been done the past decade. Under Senate rules, senators can filibuster...
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