Jun 30, 2013 – Those fillibusters are part of the latest Republican record for fillibusters = obstructionism. … Obstructionism was at an all time high - another new Republican record for fillibustering. … Including several pieces of legislation to get recovery from the Republican record recession moving forward.…

Jul 18, 2013 – On July 10th Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke made a widely noted speech before the National Bureau of Economic Research … Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who, as ranking minority member of the Joint Economic Committee, would serve as its Vice Chair. … Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), as Chair of the Financial Services Committee, would be, or appoint, a commissioner.…

Jul 17, 2013 – Now, of course, Republican lawmakers are asking why: Republicans are scratching their heads over the White House’s decision … Tom Cole, Oklahoma Republican, told the House Rules Committee this week that not too many people in Washington would advise the president … health-care edicts that undermine the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, making unconstitutional “recess appointments” to the National…

Jul 17, 2013 – The national press corps held its collective breath on Monday night as members of the United States Senate wrangled over whether the … Leader -- Republican or Democrat -- successfully uses the existing filibuster rules to slow progress on legislation or nominations … Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) has been very good at getting under Democratic Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev) skin by holding…

Jul 16, 2013 – He’s earned a 93 percent lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union, and has matched the average Senate Republican score … Could a pro-gay marriage, pro-choice Republican win a GOP primary in Wyoming?)  … The second might: #WYSEN: NRSC Chair Moran says his committee will support Enzi per Cheney in primary. — David M.…

Jul 16, 2013 – At the press conference, Paul became the fifth Republican to sign the proposed legislation, requiring all sexual assault charges to … Cruz said that he was convinced by the arguments made during debate in the Armed Services Committee: “I was persuaded by Sen. … When Gillibrand originally proposed the amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014, she was met with overwhelming…

Jul 15, 2013 – year's Senate class will soon be up for re-election in a non-presidential year -- which means a smaller, more informed, more Republican … Meanwhile, almost every single Republican-held seat is considered fairly safe in 2014.  … , and inspect the merchandise of challengers who will take on Republican incumbents.…

Jul 12, 2013 – (Read National Review's Jonathan Strong's piece on why a citizen-standing provision would get the fence built. … On Thursday, I interviewed Republican Representative Lou Barletta of Pennsylvania, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee … That subcommittee, and the committee as a whole, has passed a “border security bill.”…

Oct 7, 2013 – barricading WWII vets out of their memorial, throwing the elderly out of their homes, shutting down the amber alert system, blocking national … Byron York breaks down the numbers: In a conversation Thursday, a Republican member of Congress mentioned that the military … I asked a Republican source on the Senate Budget Committee for an estimate.…

Oct 7, 2013 – ’s news is we are about 10 days from the financial world coming to an end – again – this time because we are about to bump our national … Department of the Treasury, we will hit our national credit card limit on Thursday, October 17, 2003. … Orrin Hatch (R-UT) is the senior Republican on the Senate Finance Committee.…

Oct 7, 2013 – The Republican National Committee offered to pay expenses to “keep the monument open.” … If you’ve never been there, you might not know that the World War II Memorial stands on the National Mall, midway between the Lincoln … At least that’s according to the National Park Service.…

Oct 4, 2013 – The Republican National Committee has offered to cover the cost of keeping open the World War II memorial for the next month after … Furthermore, National Journal has published an unsparing assessment of the president's leadership -- or lack thereof -- in Washington … Accordingly, House Republicans presented three bills to restore funding to national parks, veterans and the District of Columbia government…

Oct 4, 2013 – But for too long, conservatives have seen the Republican Party roll over, always with the next election in mind. … No conference committee. They offered nothing. … He would be a better fit as Democratic National Committee chairman, where his irresponsibility wouldn't harm the country.…

Sep 30, 2013 – The national curriculum is still progressively being adopted around the country despite the massive outcry. … They include the National Catholic Educational Association and the Thomas B. … Republican politicians who support the curriculum are likely doing so because of crony capitalism.…

Sep 29, 2013 – So, other than the fact that, at their respective 2012 conventions, I met both the Republican candidate Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli—who … I found to be totally solid, humble, and extremely good-looking, and Democratic candidate former Democratic National Committee Chairman…

Oct 17, 2013 – (2) Obama spent quite a lot of time detailing how damaging and destructive the partial shutdown was to the national economy … " (5) The coming budget conference committee is long overdue. … President Bush added over $4 trillion to the national debt over eight years; Obama's already in the neighborhood of $6 trillion.…

Oct 17, 2013 – Which brings me to my next point: The National Republican Congressional Committee has compiled a list of what they believe are the…

Oct 16, 2013 – Republican goals include increasing border security, improving the legal immigration system so as to create more jobs and boost the … A committee aide told Townhall that the step-by-step approach to immigration was imperative for methodically reviewing each component … Republicans in both the House and the Senate have shown that immigration reform is indeed a priority and very important to our national…

Oct 16, 2013 – It took Western victory, propelled by a militantly liberal republican America, in World War II to install liberal republicanism as … It took Western victory, propelled by a militantly liberal republican America, in the Cold War — World War III — to install liberal … The feuding Republican political factions crudely (meanly and incorrectly) can be caricatured as dividing up between the “surrender…

Oct 9, 2013 – (Democrats refused to pass a Republican-sponsored bill authorizing funding for the national parks during the budget stalemate.) … Doc Hastings, a Republican from the state of Washington observed, “These are places without doors or without gates. … Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rep.…

Oct 23, 2013 – Bill Pascrell, a member of the Health subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, said on Wednesday. … ChadPergram) October 23, 2013 (As an aside, these CMS/HHS Obamacare briefings were not available to Republican … Second, since DWS embraced this "plan" on national television, does that suggest that she is clueless as to its harmful consequences…

Oct 21, 2013 – National Journal has the scoop: As the Republican candidates for governor and lieutenant governor of Virginia … The Republican State Leadership Committee, which builds farm teams for gubernatorial and federal races by helping elect down-ballot … "The whole Republican ticket is totally outside the mainstream." Hmm.…

Oct 21, 2013 – The deal to reopen the government called for a conference committee to iron out differences in the House and Senate budget plans. … Republican leaders have already indicated that they want to bust the sequester by at least $20 billion this year to make way for more … The Chicago Tribune says with this week’s deal is good news because “Washington’s focus now is on our national debt.”…

Oct 20, 2013 – As National Review editorializes: may not have a great deal of power in Washington, where they control, in John Boehner … ’s words, one half of one third of the federal government; but we have 50 states for a reason, and Republican governors lead 30 of … Scott Pruitt is fighting for the rule of law, and Republican governors might trouble themselves to give him a hand.…

Nov 5, 2013 – What is the next direction in the Republican Civil War? Best guess: Follow the Money. … The yawning gap between the popular and elite opinion streams shows up now as the Tea Party vs. the Republican Party. … Yet the Tea Party discontent with the Hill Republican leadership persists.…