Results for: House Democrat
The Guy Who Couldn't Stop the Seas from Rising Tries to Close the Ocean
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelschaus/2013/10/06/feds-close-the-ocean-in-wake-of-govt-shutdown-n1717832
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelschaus/2013/10/06/feds-close-the-ocean-in-wake-of-govt-shutdown-n1717832
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Oh, and is the “People’s House” – Ya know, that white colored home we allow the President to live in while he’s in office – still closed … Apparently treating pediatric cancer is not as important to Democrat Leadership as winning a political victory. … The President, as well as Democrat leadership such as Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, feel that it is their right to use the power of…
Americans Don't Want A Shutdown and They Don't Want Obamacare
https://townhall.com/columnists/mitchmcconnell/2013/10/06/am…s-dont-want-a-shutdown-and-they-dont-want-obamacare-n1717488
https://townhall.com/columnists/mitchmcconnell/2013/10/06/am…s-dont-want-a-shutdown-and-they-dont-want-obamacare-n1717488
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Still, these simple requests for fairness continue to meet with faux outrage from Democrat leaders in Washington. … leaders and White House officials. … House Republicans have also passed legislation to do the same for veterans, the National Guard, and the National Institutes of Health…
Can Advocates of Fiscal Responsibility Overcome the Combined Forces of Obama, Lobbyists, and the Media?
https://townhall.com/columnists/danieljmitchell/2013/10/05/c…he-combined-forces-of-obama-lobbyists-and-the-media-n1717433
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hosts were very polite and gave me plenty of time to make my points, but all their questions could have been written in the White House … A lot of folks in the media are regurgitating this White House talking point. … My Democrat friends on the Hill have told me they are worried about being forced to cast votes in favor of provisions such as the special…
Shutdowns Make for Strange Bedfellows
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevedeace/2013/10/05/shutdowns-make-for-strange-bedfellows-n1715380
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Some examples:
If the White House claims we need to shut down unattended war memorials to visiting veterans because of the shutdown … My beloved mother, a lifelong Democrat opposed to Obamacare, asked me after watching some of Cruz and Mike Lee during #MakeDCListen … By the way, that shutdown resulted in Republicans retaining control of the House of Representatives for the first time in a generation…
For the White House, Shutdown is a Game
https://townhall.com/columnists/reincepriebus/2013/10/04/for-the-white-house-shutdown-is-a-game-n1717276
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The White House says they're winning. … But the Obama White House is treating it as one. … Stand strong with Speaker Boehner and House Republicans and end the Democrat shutdown.…
Ahem: Feds Still Won't Say How Many People Have Successfully Enrolled in Obamacare
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/10/04/ahem-feds…many-people-have-successfully-enrolled-in-obamacare-n1716679
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The White House says some applicants have signed up, but didn’t say how many. … Beigel, 55, was among about a dozen people selected to stand with President Obama during a brief appearance Tuesday at the White House … UPDATE - Over to you, Democrat-dominated California:
In fairness, they only had three-and-a-half years…
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert: The Liberal Brain Trust That Is No Joke
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2013/10/04/jon-st…stephen-colbert-the-liberal-brain-trust-is-no-joke-n1716290
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Notice: Twain said “man” not Democrat. … Both Colbert and Stewart came closer to presenting an actual federal budget than the Obama White House has, simply because they ran … This sounds not just like a Democrat stimulus program, but rather like just another day at the office.…
The Shutdown's Silver Lining
https://townhall.com/columnists/markdavis/2013/10/04/the-shutdowns-silver-lining-n1716265
https://townhall.com/columnists/markdavis/2013/10/04/the-shutdowns-silver-lining-n1716265
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If the price we have to pay for this is an equally resolute Democrat party, that’s fine with me. … all Republicans’ fault, there is a growing feeling in America that this is a shared standoff, with pressure building on a White House … Speaker John Boehner, and an actual display of unity from those who serve in the House with him.…
A Blessing for the GOP
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelreagan/2013/10/03/a-blessing-for-the-gop-n1716020
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelreagan/2013/10/03/a-blessing-for-the-gop-n1716020
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Let the mainstream media continue to blatantly side with their soulmates in the White House and continue, as per usual, to portray … They can expect to sweep the House and increase their majority in the Senate in the 2014 elections. … Vote Democrat in 2014.…
Shutdowns and “Shut Ups”: What Does Political Leadership Look Like?
https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2013/10/03/shutd…d-shut-ups-what-does-political-leadership-look-like-n1715199
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federal government “shuts down,” the media are busy doing their usual stellar job of obscuring the facts and shilling for the Democrat … The proposed legislation died in the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate. … This week, House Republicans are taking a hard line, insisting that Obamacare be defunded or delayed until it can be properly implemented…
Shutdown Stupidity: House Republicans No More Irresponsible than Obama
https://townhall.com/columnists/crystalwright/2013/10/02/shu…house-republicans-no-more-irresponsible-than-obama-n1714454
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to House Speaker John Boehner for a vote. … Since winning the majority if the House in 2010, Republicans have passed budgets but the Democrat led Senate has not. … I understand Speaker Boehner and House Republicans’ frustration with this unyielding president but if the House Republicans approve…
Reminder: Every Senate Democrat Voted in Favor of Exempting Themselves From Obamacare
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2013/10/01/remin…ted-in-favor-of-exempting-themselves-from-obamacare-n1714217
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What’s curious to me is that even Red State Democrats voted in lock-step with their party to buck the House … Well, in the end, along with every other Senate Democrat, he and his colleagues rejected House Republicans’ plan to avert a government…
Seeing Is Believing in Cruz Control
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2013/10/01/seeing-is-believing-in-cruz-control-n1713710
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2013/10/01/seeing-is-believing-in-cruz-control-n1713710
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By contrast, notes Media Research Center’s Scott Whitlock, “the networks in June fawned over Democrat Wendy Davis's pro-abortion filibuster … House and numerous state governorships and statehouses.…
Shutdown Showdown: Late Night With Boehner and Reid
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/09/30/shutdown-showdown-late-night-with-boehner-and-reid-n1713729
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Once the Senate strips out the Obamacare-related provisions, they'll ping a "clean" CR back to the House. … Every single vulnerable Democrat voted the Obama-Reid line.
UPDATE III - That's all folks? … House leadership realized its members wouldn't abide a "clean" CR, so this is their last available play.…
Minor Detail: What Would a Government 'Shutdown' Actually Do?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/09/30/minor-detail-what-would-a-government-shutdown-actually-do-n1713482
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Earlier this morning, John Boehner used a rare floor speech to ask why the Democrat-held Senate took the weekend off if they were so … House Republicans are huddling and trying to figure out what comes next. … I expect at least one more House-passed CR with anti-Obamacare provisions before midnight, followed by another rejection from Harry…
Winning the ObamaCare Fight by Inches
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2013/09/30/winning-the-obamacare-fight-by-inches-n1713376
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2013/09/30/winning-the-obamacare-fight-by-inches-n1713376
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It's simply impossible for a party that controls only the House to "force" the effective repeal of a President's … The House could send Harry Reid another CR that he refuses even to consider -- full of a variety of demands that the Democrats could … this: If they make it impossible for the GOP to pass any bill out of the House without Democrat votes, they will lose the opportunity…
Make the Votes Count
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2013/09/29/make-the-votes-count-n1712700
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2013/09/29/make-the-votes-count-n1712700
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As has been widely reported, last night the House sent a second CR over to the Senate, where Harry Reid has scheduled a vote for tomorrow … In any case, last night the House performed admirably by protecting rights of religious conscience in the Blackburn amendment . … Let's see Red State Democrat senators up for re-election next year (people like Louisiana's Landrieu, Arkansas' Pryor, Alaska's Begich…
The Bottom of the Barrel at the George Soros Institute for Internet Trolling
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2013/09/29/the-bo…at-the-george-soros-institute-for-internet-trolling-n1712412
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2013/09/29/the-bo…at-the-george-soros-institute-for-internet-trolling-n1712412
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It's nice when you have "friends" in Chicago who happen to have $35 million to buy you a house. … Do you know how hard it is to get kicked out the Illinois House? … Democrat economics probably works out well for you.…
Fightin' Words
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/kevinglass/2013/09/28/fightin-words-n1699181
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In 2009, Democrat Rep. … Fortunately, the bill never made it out of the
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Lessons Learned from #MakeDCListen
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevedeace/2013/09/28/lessons-learned-from-makedclisten-n1711899
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevedeace/2013/09/28/lessons-learned-from-makedclisten-n1711899
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All you need to know about John McCain – Democrat Senate Leader Harry Reid took to the floor of the U.S. … The political hack establishment still responds when their survival instinct kicks in (see House leadership last week caving to us … The GOP ruling class that hates him is ironically putting Cruz on a path to the White House.…
Cruz Highlights Need For Term Limits
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2013/09/28/cruz-highlights-need-for-term-limits-n1711843
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2013/09/28/cruz-highlights-need-for-term-limits-n1711843
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Representative John Dingell (D-MI) has served for over 57 years in the House, while U.S. … Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) has served for over 40 years in the House and Senate. … The hallmark of the 1994 House Republican Contract with America was term limits.…
WH: Why Of Course We Stand By Kathleen Sebelius, Despite Obamacare's Historic Failures
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/10/17/wh-why-of…hleen-sebelius-despite-obamacares-historic-failures-n1725694
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/10/17/wh-why-of…hleen-sebelius-despite-obamacares-historic-failures-n1725694
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worry, Kathleen -- the program you're overseeing may be a trainwreck of epic proportions, but your job is safe:
The White House … One veteran Congressional Democrat has been even more generous, opining that absolutely no one should be fired over the healthcare…
Shame on Both Wings of the GOP
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2013/10/16/shame-on-both-wings-of-the-gop-n1725252
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2013/10/16/shame-on-both-wings-of-the-gop-n1725252
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filibuster ObamaCare, consider the fact that those who now criticize him articulated no meaningful plan of opposition to a White House … The House and Senate Republican leadership have been caught in the middle of a lot of this. … But in truth, the House leadership does little to communicate with activists in the base, seemingly having imbibed the Democrat/MSM…
Terrific: Former ACORN Workers Are Back as Obamacare 'Navigators'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/10/16/terrific-acorn-workers-are-back-as-obamacare-navigators-n1724674
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/10/16/terrific-acorn-workers-are-back-as-obamacare-navigators-n1724674
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"We can have a real disaster on our hands," Jones, a Democrat, said in an interview. … The House voted 345-75 to strike ACORN funding from a student aid bill with two voting present.…
How to Talk to Harry Reid (If You Gotta)
https://townhall.com/columnists/nealboortz/2013/10/16/how-to-talk-to-harry-reid-if-you-gotta-n1724851
https://townhall.com/columnists/nealboortz/2013/10/16/how-to-talk-to-harry-reid-if-you-gotta-n1724851
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Tea Partiers, in fact, believe even more strongly than you and most of your Democrat pals in the rule of law. … The Tea Partiers heard your House counterpart Nancy Pelosi say that the law had to be passed so that we could see what is in it. … The House represents the people and the Senate represents the States. You can read all about this in Federalist 62 as well.…