Jan 12, 2012 – What if the heart of government policy remains the same, no matter who's in the White House? … What if those vaunted differences between Democrat and Republican were actually just minor disagreements?…

Mar 11, 2013 – Lowey Statement on 2013 Continuing Resolution Congresswoman Nita Lowey, Ranking Democrat … on the House Appropriations Committee, today delivered the following statement on the House floor regarding the FY2013 Continuing…

Mar 11, 2013 – That's the impression I get from watching Barack Obama and his White House over the past week. … Then on Tuesday it was announced that White House tours were cancelled. … And on Thursday, he invited House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and ranking Democrat Chris Van Hollen to lunch at the White House…

Mar 11, 2013 – market might respond positively to news that the government was borrowing slightly less money from China to subsidize lay-about Democrat … Then Bob Woodward dared defy the narrative, and even a few others came forward with tales of clumsy thuggery by White House pipsqueaks … And, worse for him, the House GOP is finally waking up to the fact that it can say, “No.” No to more taxes.…

Mar 11, 2013 – Two days after the State of the Union, Democrat Iowa Senator Tom Harkin stated, "I want to disagree with those who say we have a spending … House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi recently took up the refrain, telling Chris Wallace on Fox News, "It is almost a false argument … The message from the White House is clear--You will be sorry for crossing the President's version of truth. Yes, Mr.…

Mar 10, 2013 – The Senate then voted 63-34 to confirm Brennan.If the White House won with its CIA pick, then it also lost in the process. … Rand's filibuster clearly was rooted in principle, whereas the president's liberal use of drones clashes with his pre-White House posture … One Democrat, Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, joined Rand in his "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" moment.…

Mar 8, 2013 – yelled a beaming nominee for America’s dominant political party (Democrat, Jesse Jackson) in 1984, while arm in arm with the man who … "He (Chavez) is an everyday thug," added the angry House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.…

Mar 8, 2013 – House from Republican to Democrat in 2014, this is the kind of number that has caused him to change course: Among Independents his … Paul Ryan (R-MN) who is chairman of the House Budget Committee and Rep. … Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) the ranking Democrat on Thursday.…

Mar 8, 2013 – The drug companies cut a deal with the White House early in Obama’s first term to provide the funding for pro-Obamacare TV commercials … Yet Democrat Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota has introduced legislation that would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to…

Mar 7, 2013 – The state House of Representatives voted 56-33 Wednesday (March 6) to override Gov. … Beebe, a Democrat, vetoed the 20-week ban Feb. 26, and the House and Senate quickly followed with successful override votes. … Ann Clemmer, the bill's Republican sponsor in the House, disagreed with the governor's assessment.…

Mar 6, 2013 – WASHINGTON (BP) -- A House bill with 50 co-sponsors was introduced Tuesday (March 5) that would exempt organizations and businesses … At least 218 votes are needed to pass a bill in the 435-member House. … But even if it passes there, it faces an uphill climb in the Democrat-controlled Senate and a likely veto by President Obama.…

Mar 6, 2013 – In 1997, with Republican Newt Gingrich as Speaker and Democrat Bill Clinton as President, a balanced budget was enacted into law (and … The “Cut, Cap and Balance” measure that passed the House in 2011 comes to mind.…

Mar 5, 2013 – Yet, the gun grabbers in the Democrat Party operate on the assumption that nut jobs like Adam Lanza or a gangbanger who sells crack … A drunk loses the keys to his house and is looking for them under a lamppost. … If Barack Obama, Diane Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden and the rest of the Democrat gun grabbers in Congress could get away with…

Mar 5, 2013 – Doubtless it will be called the sequestorm.While the Democrat-controlled Senate could not manage to pass a budget for four years, it … Was the Obama White House pressuring the departments to make the most painful possible cuts? … None of these bills would pass the Democrat-controlled Senate.…

Mar 4, 2013 – for religious employers; 3) the abortion mandate for individuals; and 4) the entire law because tax bills must originate in the House … To pass constitutional muster, tax bills must originate in the House, not the Senate. … Before the Democrat-led Senate rammed it through in the dead of night, Christmas Eve 2009 – Senate President Harry Reid used a House…

Mar 3, 2013 – How does the White House staffer know the content "prior to publication" ... ???  … Yet another instance of a Democrat excusing culpability by pleading incompetence. … There’s pressure too coming from inside the White House to exonerate the “staffer.”…

Mar 20, 2013 – …Voting membership would consist of at least six members of Congress: 3 Republican and 3 Democrat. … Elected officials from President Barack Obama to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep.…

Mar 19, 2013 – and Clinton never really had the chance to put their plan into action since the very next year the Republicans took control of the House … House and Senate Democrats are even now toying with various plots to seize retirement and pension plans and pour them into some grand … Just remember … the Democrat party is watching this episode and celebrating. You’re next.…

Mar 18, 2013 – “In my party we play to win," the Democrat said. "We play for life and death. You people play for a different kind of agenda ... … The two non-candidates most mentioned in the consultant hall of shame were Karl Rove, the former Bush White House aide who has recently…

Mar 18, 2013 – If Barack Obama wants Nancy Pelosi to be Speaker of the House in 2015, he needs to strike a grand bargain with his political adversaries … Of course, conventional wisdom holds just the opposite; in fact, President Obama told House Republicans last week he is not focused … NBC’s First Read reported one member of the “legislating wing of the House GOP” was “particularly impressed” by Obama’s logic.…

Mar 17, 2013 – local tectonic plates began with a highly effective takeover of the Governor’s office along with the majority in both the State House … A targeted campaign, documented in the book The Blueprint, turned all of these strongholds from Republican to Democrat in a mere eight … Moving from the Colorado House to the Colorado Senate this week is a bill that “prohibits the sale, transfer, or possession of an ammunition…

Mar 16, 2013 – The White House continues to inch closer to a carbon tax. … On the House side, the top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee, Henry Waxman, has introduced a carbon tax discussion draft … House leadership would be wise to bring the resolution to the floor and put the House on record against this terrible idea.…

Mar 15, 2013 – It doesn't describe Democrat chitchat that demonstrates about as much as dramatic confrontation as other morning TV fare, such as " … If you're sincere in reaching out to Republicans on the budget, why are your White House aides telling reporters that your outreach … Why did you cancel the White House tours and blame it on the sequester, and then the Secret Service?…

Mar 15, 2013 – Their plan, unveiled Wednesday, would add $5.2 trillion to the federal deficit over the coming decade House Republicans have … The White House and Democrats in the Senate want the higher tax revenues first and then the budget cuts. Sure. … Obama has got all the new tax revenue he's going to get, say House GOP leaders.…

Mar 15, 2013 – House Speaker John Boehner framed the problem quite accurately when he summarized the parties' respective positions. … Tell me the last time Obama or any other Democrat at the federal level honored his commitment to reduce spending in exchange for tax…