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“A senator who opposes federal regulation on philosophical grounds is single-handedly blocking legislation that would strengthen safety rules for oil and gas pipelines, a bill that even the pipeline industry and companies in his own state support,” AP writes. “Republican Senator Rand Paul’s opposition to the bill has not wavered even after a gas pipeline rupture last week shook people awake in three counties in his home state of Kentucky.”
“GOP control of the House has shown that governing is more difficult than writing a book. And the public’s growing anger at Congress raises questions about what the political effect of the Young Guns will be,” Roll Call writes.
“Reps. Henry Waxman (Calif.), senior Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), the ranking member of the panel's Oversight subcommittee, claim Republicans have ‘singled out’ the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) ‘as part of a Republican vendetta against an organization that provides family planning and other medical care to low-income women and men,’” The Hill writes.
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Harry Reid must have not listened to any of Mr Obama's job speechs or didn't get the memo to "Pass this Bill". Either that or maybe Mr Obama should have given a jobs speech in Harry's home state rather than concentrating on the states represenated by the Republican Speaker of the House and the Republican Senate Minority Leader.
Reid is afraid the Senate Democrats will vote against Obama's "jobs bill" because it has tax increases in it. They probably will have to vote NO and with the election coming, Reid is hesitating on Obama's bill . Meanwhile Obama is going across the country screaming "PASS THIS BILL!" Can anyone say "the Democrats are the party of the Rediculous?!"
There can be no question now to this man's agenda and how he has been doing business the whole time. I am glad to see some actual reporting on him. He always seems to get a free ride and is seen as a leader. Hope people see him now as he truly is.
Christy had it right last night. Obama is demoralizing the Country. Obama is plain poison!
I think its funny that folks are jumping on Reid..who I grant you , should have been voted out many years ago..yet...the "young guns" of the republican party are against anything that is in favor of the middle class. They are for however anything that benefits their wealthy freinds and lobbyist in washington. THis used to be a grand nation that took care of its own..if the republicans get their way..that will be no more. Only the wealthy will survive. At the rate congress is going now....China will own most of the USA ...it already supplies way to much of what this country uses...from goods used every day to the sciences and more. Our own developements are being built elsewhere thanks to congress and its wealthy benefactors. Exactly what kind of jobs if any will be left in this country if congress continues ? Tech jobs and developement are going elsewhere....every other country protects its businesses...this country does not. Most industrial countries have better health care...at lower cost...better rates for business....this country does not...THis congress and most all others have been bought and paid for....and every bill passed..what few there really are, shows it. AS for me, I have very little faith in either party to get anything done that will enable this country to move ahead to be the number one nation again..in education and everything else..which today, we are not.
It is Harry Reid who owns the Senate agenda. Anything he does not want brought up on the floor or for vote gets tabled or gets thrown in a committee black hole. And when it comes to the jobs bill, since it has only been introduced to the Senate it is totally up to Reid.
Harry Reid is just one of many reasons why this country is on the tank. He needs to go along with Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, and Nancy Pelosi. I've always said it, this country has been on the skids for decades. Before Obama was even born. Every politician, both parties, every bearucrat and the czars can accept blame and of course the higher you are on the food chain and the longer you have been there the more blame.
Gee, where are all the liberals who have been yelling about the republicans blocking everything when actually it is Senator Harry Reid.
I remember a month or so ago Obama was constantly yelling that the republicans were holding up the trade bills with S. Korea, Columbia and Panama and said it would create thousands of jobs, but when he was told that the trade bills haven't even been submitted to the congress because it is the democrats that are against it, he quit talking about them. Then last night I saw the President of AFL-CIO, Trumpka say that if the trade bills pass the U.S. would loose thousands of jobs. Maybe it's the democrats that need to get their act together.
Alot of the migration of jobs overseas stems back to the NAFTA agreements, which even Hillary herself said that she would want to review, revise, perhaps revoke during her last campaign for the presidential nomination....So more of the same is going to help jobs in this country???? Why do we need yet more promises of accepting foreign goods that will put more American workers on the dole.
Glad Harry is tackling the most important legislation for America - Chinese Currency Reform.
"Pass This Bill" or 通过这项条例草案