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Obama Urges House Passage of Teacher Jobs Bill, Criticizes Republican Resistance
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyPresident Obama has urged the House to pass a $26 billion jobs bill that the president will save 160,000 teaching positions across the country. The measure has already gained passage in the Senate, passing by a margin of 61-39, with two Republican senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, both of Maine, joining Democrats in support. House members have returned from their August recess to hold a special session to vote on the bill. In a statement issued in the White House Rose Garden, the president said the bill would prevent the layoff of not only educators but essential state employees, ...
Nancy Pelosi Will Call House Back From Recess to Act on Jobs Bill
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyVacation interruptus. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will call the U.S. House back from recess to finish work on a $26 billion bill that is expected to save tens of thousands of police, firefighter and teacher jobs across the country. With the help of two Republicans -- Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe -- the Senate broke a procedural logjam on the legislation and then approved it 61-39 on Thursday. That leaves it to the House to agree to the Senate version, but lawmakers recessed for the summer last week -- so Pelosi is telling her colleagues to return next week for one more roll ...
First Family Likely Heading to Martha's Vineyard Again for Vacation
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyIn the wake of the BP oil spill, both President Obama and First Lady Michelle have made separate trips to Florida to encourage tourists to visit -- with Mrs. Obama delivering a speech Tuesday on a still pristine beach. For their own vacations, the First Family is heading to Maine this weekend and likely will return to Martha's Vineyard for an extended stay in August. The Obamas arrived Friday at Mount Desert Island, home of Acadia National Park, with the family flying to the Bar Harbor Airport. They return to Washington on Sunday. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked at ...
Elena Kagan Filibuster: Jon Kyl, Other Republicans Throw in the Towel?
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyAlthough no Republican senator has committed to voting for Elena Kagan to become the next justice on the Supreme Court, top party members said Sunday that an all-out effort to block President Obama's nominee is highly unlikely, Sen. Jon Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, appeared on CBS's "Face the Nation" and made clear that he and many of his GOP colleagues have deep misgivings about Kagan's lack of judicial experience, her current work for the Obama administration and her role in limiting military recruiters' access to Harvard Law School students when she was the dean there. ...
Elena Kagan Wins Praise From Senators, Including the GOP's Susan Collins
By Paul Schott - Politics DailySupreme Court nominee Elena Kagan made a key advance toward confirmation Thursday, winning praise from a moderate Senate Republican, while easing the concerns of another about her view of the military. The solicitor general met with several senators, including Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Scott Brown (R-Mass.). Most of the senators indicated after meeting with Kagan that she had the requisite experience and judicial acumen to serve on the Court. "I was very impressed with Ms. Kagan," Collins said. "I do not believe her lack of judicial experience in any way disqualifies her." ...
Pentagon Defies Congress on Fort Hood Probe
By David Knowles - AOL News(April 27) -- The Obama administration said today the Pentagon will not provide all the information requested by a congressional committee investigating November's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. The announcement comes after Sens. Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins, members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued subpoenas to require the Pentagon to share information on the shooting -- including documents and access to witnesses -- by April 26. Uniformed Services UHS / AP The Pentagon will not share information requested by a ...
Jobless Benefits Restored for 200,000-Plus
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyBreaking a logjam, Congress voted to restore extended unemployment benefits to more than 200,000 Americans who were cut off for two weeks during a debate over how to pay for the $18 billion program. President Obama signed the bill into law Thursday night. Republicans have argued that cuts should be made in other programs to fund the unemployment benefits, which can extend to 99 weeks in some states. "What unemployed workers really want are jobs and paychecks, not almost two years of unemployment checks and more debt for our country," the New York Times quoted Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Tex.) as ...
New Health Vote Math Gets Worse For Reid
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyAs the president called Senate Democrats to the White House for a come-to-Obama meeting on health care, Majority Leader Harry Reid got some decidely mixed news about his uncommitted members, and one Republican thought to be in play. ...
The War on Czars: Susan Collins on Thursday's Senate Hearing
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyIn the telling of Republicans, President Obama's appointment of some 30 policy "czars" -- aka the people the president has asked to spearhead various efforts -- is a serious threat to the republic. But if you don't watch Fox News, it's a threat you might never have heard of.Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia, the Republican House whip, maintains that "by appointing a virtual army of 'czars' -- each wholly unaccountable to Congress . . . the president has embarked on an end-run around the legislative branch of historic proportions." Going further, House Republican Leader John Boehner asserts that the ...
Senator Wants Obama Czars to Testify
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyMaine Republican Susan Collins introduced a measure in the Senate Tuesday to restrict federal funds for at least 18 czars appointed by President Obama unless they agree to testify before Congress and provide a public report about their specific roles in the administration. ...
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