2011 Takeover
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Who’s Serious Now?
Last week, Mr. Ryan unveiled his budget proposal, and the initial reaction of much of the punditocracy was best summed up (sarcastically) by the blogger John Cole: “The plan is bold!
My eyes always cringe at the sight of a homeless veteran.
Federal Budget Ax Hits Homeless Veterans, Spares NASCAR?
Broken Promises: The House GOP Breaks Several Of Its Own Pledges On First Day In Power
Yesterday, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) gaveled in the GOP takeover of the House.
WASHINGTON -- Two House Republicans have cast votes as members of the 112th Congress, but were not sworn in on Wednesday, a violation of the Constitution on the same day that the GOP had the document read from the podium. The Republicans, incumbent Pete Sessions of Texas and freshman Mike Fitzpatrick, missed the swearing in because they were at a fundraiser in the Capitol Visitors Center.
Two House Republicans Missed Swearing In While At A Fundraiser In The Capitol, Violating Constitution On Day It Was Read
Obama admin. plans defense cuts that nearly top GOP’s entire first-year austerity pledge | Raw Story
By David Edwards Thursday, January 6, 2011 15:55 EDT Defense Secretary Robert Gates surprised lawmakers Thursday by announcing that the Pentagon would cut spending by $78 billion over the next five years. The cuts will force the Army and Marine Corps to reduce the number of troops on active duty and eventually freeze military spending for the first time since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Boehner: Transparency In House Subject To My Discretion
Brian Beutler How “open” will House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) more-open House of Representatives be?
G.O.P. Aims Smaller For Cuts To Budget
As they prepare to take power on Wednesday, Republican leaders are scaling back that number by as much as half, aides say, because the current fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, will be nearly half over before spending cuts could become law. While House Republicans were never expected to succeed in enacting cuts of that scale, given opposition in the Senate from the Democratic majority and some Republicans, and from , a House vote would put potentially vulnerable Republican lawmakers on record supporting deep reductions of up to 30 percent in education, research, law enforcement, transportation and more.