huffingtonpost.com - 1/30/2009
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WASHINGTON — Looking beyond expected House approval of his $825 billion economic stimulus plan, President Barack Obama said Wednesday the nation is at a "perilous moment" requiring swift and decisive action.
"We don't have a moment to spare," Obama said in the East Room of the White ...
washingtonindependent.com - 1/31/2009
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washingtonindependent.com —
The Republican National Committee invited reporters to listen
via conference call to new Chairman Michael Steele’s pep...
talk to House Republicans at their weekend retreat. If there was a revelation, it’s that Steele seems more comfortable ...
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Steele to House GOP: Stimulus Bill ‘Goose Egg Was Just ...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/30/2009
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/29/2009
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Ahead of last night's vote on the $819
billion House stimulus bill, which no Republican supported, House...
Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) frequently asserted that his party's alternative stimulus plan -- consisting largely of tax cuts -- would ...
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GOP Claims to Create 6.2 Million Jobs With Their ...
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No Matter What Democrats Propose, You Know the GOP Response
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... businesses that Republicans wanted.
None of it was enough.
After the vote, Republican Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said that he hoped the zero-vote showing would persuade Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to make changes to the bill during negotiations between the House and Senate.
"The onus is on Speaker Pelosi. She needs to meet with us. She needs to open her doors. We need to begin to work truly in a bipartisan fashion," he said.”
Cantor Says Obama Not Enough
Oh, Eric – the President of the United States is not good ...
REPORT: GOP Lawmakers Outnumber Dem Lawmakers By Almost 2 To 1 In Cable News Stimulus Debate Again
Think Progress —
... The economic recovery package passed the House last week with zero Republican votes, shifting the focus to the Senate. Though the venue has changed, the debate on cable has not improved much. ...
House Republicans: Look How Many Layoffs We Helped Create
Think Progress —
... , suggesting that the report vindicated their unanimous opposition to the recovery act. Later in the day, they linked to the article on twitter and gleefully quipped, “ ...
Vitter lifts hold on FEMA director nominee.
The Hollywood Liberal —
... , suggesting that the report vindicated their unanimous opposition to the recovery act. Later in the day, they linked to the article on twitter and gleefully quipped, “ ...
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