theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 2/18/2009
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Blue Dog Democrats in the House have asked House Dem leaders to postpone a vote on the Employee Free Choice Act until after the Senate votes on it, and the Democratic leadership has agreed, a senior House Dem aide tells me.
arkansasnews.com - 2/18/2009
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arkansasnews.com —
According to Arkansas opponents of the federal Employee
Free Choice Act, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may have...
a tough time getting moderate Blue Dog Democrats to support the union-backed legislation more commonly known as card check. If passed, the ...
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Blue dog Democrats oppose card ...
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Daily Kos —
... Tired of seeing good legislation watered down by Harry Reid's Senate, the House is demanding that the Senate take the lead on the Employee Free Choice Act. And even if it's the Blue Dogs making the demands, it makes sense -- the House will have no trouble passing the bill. Organized labor's real battle is to get something decent out of the Senate. ...
More Pushback on Timing for Employee Free Choice Vote
TPM Election Central —
... TPM alum Greg reported yesterday that Blue Dog Democrats had convinced House leaders to let the Senate go first on the Employee Free Choice Act, the labor movement's central legislative priority this year. ...
Tell Lou Dobbs to stop peddling false information about the Employee Free Choice Act
Crooks and Liars —
... CNN:
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The media has already adopted the konservative talking point and don't even use the proper name when talking about this important bill. If you want to make a republican scream, just mention the word, "Card Check." It drives them crazy, but they couldn't tell you anything about it except the lie driven media's "secret ballot" nonsense. And as usual the Blue Dogs are acting like konservatives once again:
Blue Dogs To House Dem Leaders: Hold Off On Employee Free ...
‘Blue Dogs’ Stave Off EFCA For Now
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... Greg Sargent is reporting that a coalition of conservative Democrats, the so-called “Blue Dogs,” have joined to ask Speaker Pelosi not to bring the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) to the floor. ...
‘Blue Dogs’ Stave Off EFCA For Now
Stop The ACLU —
-By Warner Todd Huston Greg Sargent is reporting that a coalition of conservative Democrats, the so-called “Blue Dogs,” have joined to ask Speaker Pelosi not to bring the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) to the floor. The Blue Dogs have asked Pelosi not to consider the bill until the Senate has first voted on it. As far as the Senate goes, Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that he won’t bring it up for vote unless he knows he has 60 votes and that number doesn’t seem very likely at this time. Moderate Democrats from more conservative districts are afraid that if the House ...
'Blue Dogs' Stave Off EFCA For Now
The Next Right —
... Greg Sargent is reporting that a coalition of conservative Democrats, the so-called "Blue Dogs," have joined to ask Speaker Pelosi not to bring the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) to the floor. ...
Stern To Supporters: Tell Congress To Vote On Majority Sign-Up
TPM Election Central —
... Meanwhile, at the insistence of Blue Dogs who'd rather not be forced to take a public stand, the House has reportedly decided not to consider EFCA until the Senate finishes work on the bill. There's certainly a significant number of House progressives who support the provision. But those progressives will have to speak up very loudly. If the Senate officially rejects the provision before the House takes up the legislation, it will be an extremely tough sell not to go the path of least resistance. ...
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