Donald Trump Lashes Out at Lamar Alexander for Dissing His Presidential Chances
Senate Republicans Hint They’ll Play Nice With Democrats on Economics
Sen. Lamar Alexander: Really dishonest or really dumb?
Great catch from the Wonk Room's Pat Garofalo on Lamar Alexander and tax cuts for the rich.
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) has taken the tax absurdity to new heights, claiming that extending the Bush tax cuts is free, but President Obama’s latest proposal to cut business taxes by permanently extending the research...
Obama and GOP Senators: Trading Complaints for Debates
Filed under: Republicans, Barack Obama, Deep Background
On Tuesday, President Obama jaunted up to Capitol Hill to attend the Senate Republicans' weekly private get-together. He had come to discuss legislative priorities for the rest of the year -- which in congressional terms is rather short. You might...
HCR Summit: “Philosophical” Disagreements
The President has been charitable thus far in claiming that there are "philosophical" differences between the parties. From out here, it looks more like a visceral hatred for government on the part of Republicans rather than a real intellectual argument. That's a divide that can't be bridged. Because the Republicans continue to just lie, whether...
HCR Summit: The Republican Reconciliation Gambit
What a shock! The first thing out of the Republicans' side is Lamar Alexander and the rarity of reconciliation--how we just don't use that for healthcare. Sen. Alexander, you know what the "R" in COBRA stands for, right? You know that SCHIP passed through reconciliation in 1997, right? [Update from Ezra: "This morning, Lamar...
Alexander: Dems want to dump Americans in “medical ghetto”
What would a health care debate be without some good ol' fashioned race-baiting from the G.O.P.?
Transcript:
Dumping of 15 million low-income Americans into a medical ghetto called Medicaid that none of us or any of our families would ever want to be a part of for our...
Boehner: White House Hardball ‘Beneath the Presidency’
Filed under: Bush Administration, House, Republicans, The Capitolist
House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio Thursday became the latest Republican to criticize what he sees as the new, hardball tactics that the White House is employing to strike back at critics of President Obama's agenda, including the U.S....
Health Care Bill Still Faces Huge Hurdles in the Senate
Filed under: Senate, Barack Obama, Health Care, Harry Reid, Public Option
There seemed to be enough lawmakers on the Sunday news shows the day after a major health care reform vote to make up a quorum, but the one clear message that emerged was the long...
Nancy Pelosi and Lamar Alexander on ABC’s ‘This Week’
Filed under: Health Care
ABC'S "THIS WEEK"FEBRUARY 28, 2010
SPEAKERS: ELIZABETH VARGAS, HOST
REP. NANCY PELOSI, D-CALIF., SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
SEN. LAMAR ALEXANDER, R-TENN.
[*] (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) VARGAS: Good morning, and welcome to "This Week."
The health care summit. Did it make any difference?
Democrats Still Short of Votes But Predict Health Bill Will Pass
Filed under: Senate, House, Barack Obama, Health Care, Obama Administration, Congress
After months of deadlines that have come and gone, White House officials and congressional leaders expressed confidence Sunday that they will get the votes they need this...Follow seriouslypolitics on Twitter!
