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McConnell Offers Dems the Chance to Vote on President’s $1.6 Trillion Tax Hike Plan

December 5, 2012

‘If the President’s proposal was made in good faith, Democrats should be eager to vote for it. So I’m surprised the Majority Leader just declined the chance for them to support it with their votes. I guess we’re left to conclude that it couldn’t even pass by a bare majority of votes, and that they’d rather take the country off the cliff than actually work out a good-faith agreement that reflects tough choices on both sides.’

Even Before Rules Change, Dems Have Stymied Senate Debate Rights

December 4, 2012

‘So, Mr. President, it’s not just the right to amend that has taken a hit under the Democratic Majority, but the right to debate as well. And all Senators, and all Americans, are disserved when these rights are systemically marginalized. This is not the Golden Rule we were promised, Mr. President, when the Senate Democrats assumed the majority in 2007. Far from it. Rather than continuing to diminish the great traditions of the Senate, rather than breaking the rules to change the rules, we need to strengthen those rights and traditions. Because, as Senator Byrd noted, majorities are fleeting. One can wake up after the first Tuesday in November and find oneself in the minority.’

House Republicans Continue Good-Faith Effort to Reduce Deficit, Protect Economic Growth

December 3, 2012

‘The House Republican leadership put forward a Bowles framework that, unlike the unserious bait-and-switch proposal the President floated last week, is ground from which to build toward significant deficit reduction while beginning to reform and strengthen our entitlement programs—without harming jobs and economic growth. If the President is serious about joining us in an effort to reduce the deficit and protect the economy, he’ll get off the campaign trail, drop the left-wing talking points, and instruct his staff to negotiate a solution in good faith based on actual written proposals.’
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