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The partisan charade by Republicans this past two weeks has left no question who is really in charge of the House GOP. Dan Balz with the Washington Post – Debt-ceiling debate shows a Republican Party at war with itself: The … Continue reading

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This afternoon, the House wasted valuable time on the latest version of S.627, the Republican Default Act, which was revised again this afternoon after it failed to garner enough support yesterday. Four days before we default, instead of moving towards … Continue reading

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Leader Pelosi held her weekly press conference today discussing 205 days of Republican control of the House with no jobs legislation and how House Republicans are using the threat of default as an excuse to unravel Medicare and Social Security: … Continue reading

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This afternoon, Speaker Boehner touted the Republican Default Act as bipartisan – an incorrect and intentionally misleading talking point the GOP whips out to mask the desperate partisanship of their scheme: “…this bill was designed with Democrat leadership in it.” … Continue reading

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What is one thing the GOP is really good at? Clearly, it’s not jobs legislation: The GOP has been in charge of the House for more than 200 days and hasn’t passed a single GOP jobs bill – voting to … Continue reading

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To: Congressional Republicans Fr: Democratic Leader’s Press Office Dt: July 28, 2011 Re: What Would Ronald Reagan Do? As you decide how to vote on your leadership’s partisan, unbalanced scheme that wastes precious time as the clock ticks down to … Continue reading

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In an editorial entitled “A Denial of Reality”, the New York Times writes today: How can so many Republican lawmakers justify pushing their country toward catastrophic default just to score ideological points? The answer can be found in their statements … Continue reading

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Experts have made clear seniors, veterans and the middle class will pay the price if Republicans force our nation to default – so too will the global economy: “We have no doubt the world economy would fold with it,” [High … Continue reading

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‪Tomorrow marks 200 days of Republican control of the House of Representatives–House Republicans have passed 81 measures, none of which create jobs, and some that actually destroy jobs. The GOP has instead focused on divisive bills and their budget to end … Continue reading

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