Tag Archive | Capitol Hill
Posted on November 13, 2012. Tags: Bush Tax Cuts, Capitol Hill, Democratic Lawmakers, Labor Unions, Liberal Groups, Lines In The Sand, Missing Person, Mitch Mcconnell, Nev, Reelection, Security Leaders, Senate Democrats, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Republican Leader, Stephen Moore, Tax Increases, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Wsj
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Stephen Moore at the end of last week, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell reiterated that in order to get an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff, there needs to be some leadership from President Obama. “The missing person, the guy who was AWOL in 2011, is still the president. I think a good starting […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 9, 2012. Tags: Automotive Parts, Budget Cuts, Capitol Hill, Commerce Department, Deadlock, Diversified Companies, Economic Growth, Electrical Components, Electrical Products, Hubbell, Hubbell Inc, Last Quarter, New Hires, New York Times, Paralysis, Senate Democrats, Stalemate, Tax Increases, Tax Rates, Timothy H Powers
The New York Times reports today, “A rising number of manufacturers are canceling new investments and putting off new hires because they fear paralysis in Washington will force hundreds of billions in tax increases and budget cuts in January, undermining economic growth in the coming months. Executives at companies making everything from electrical components and power systems to […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on November 5, 2011. Tags: Attitude, Bipartisanship, Capitol Hill, Common Ground, Conscience, Constituents, Democratic Senate, Economic Policy, Free Trade Agreements, Full Transcript, Happy Time, Legislation, Panama, Party Leadership, President Bush, Senator Brown, Senator Scott, South Korea, United States Senate, United States Senator
Full transcript of Senator Brown’s Address: “Hello, I’m United States Senator Scott Brown. When the citizens of Massachusetts sent me to the United States Senate last year, they expected me to work with anyone in any party for the good of our country. And that’s what I do each and every day. “With millions of […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on September 29, 2011. Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Cameron, Capitol Hill, Congress, Democrat, Democratic Senators, Democrats, Dick Durbin, Gonna Vote, Jobs, Oil Companies, Reason, Republicans, Senate Bill, Senator Dick Durbin, State Senators, Stimulus Bill, Subsidy, U S Senate, Wls Radio
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama tried to keep the pressure on Congress to consider his nearly $450 billion jobs bill, saying it had been two weeks since he sent the bill to Capitol Hill “and now I want it back.” “I want it back, passed, so I can sign this bill and start putting people […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on September 20, 2011. Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Nelson, Buffett, Capitol Hill, Cbs New, Centrist Democrats, Charles Schumer, Democrat Senators, Denny Rehberg, Frank Lautenberg, Jon Tester, Liberal Democrat, Metropolitan Area, Millionaires, Neb, Reelection, Robert Menendez, Senators Charles Schumer, Tax Hike, Tax Loopholes
Politico reports today, “Liberals on Monday cheered President Barack Obama’s plan to hike taxes on the wealthy to cut the deficit. But the response from Democrats on the front lines of 2012 election battles? Silence. Or, at best, tepid enthusiasm. Centrist Democrats, a dwindling breed on Capitol Hill, were quickly faced with another rough choice […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on September 13, 2011. Tags: Barack Obama, Bipartisan Opposition, Bipartisan Spirit, Capitol Hill, Contention, Director Of The Office Of Management And Budget, Economic Policies, House Speaker, Jack Lew, Job Losses, John Boehner, Mitch Mcconnell, Office Of Management And Budget, Omb, Political Nature, Senate Republican Leader, Specifics, Stimulus Bill, Tax Increases, Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal reports today: “The prospects for President Barack Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan grew dimmer Monday as he unveiled the fine print of how it would be paid for—primarily through tax increases that Republicans said would destroy jobs, not create them. . . . Republicans in Congress . . . disputed […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 9, 2011. Tags: Agendas, Barack Obama, Capitol Hill, Clean Air Act, Clear Path, Draft Executive, Education Law, Executive Order, Fec, Greenhouse Gases, Hans Von Spakovsky, John Thune, News Briefing, Political Speech, Pollutants, Regulatory Agencies, Senate News, Separate Paths, Tax Schemes, Waivers
Politico reports today, “Seeing ‘no clear path’ toward reauthorizing the “No Child Left Behind” education law, the Obama administration will unilaterally issue waivers to states, exempting them from some of the law’s regulations. . . . The announcement comes months after President Barack Obama called on Congress to deliver legislation to his desk by September […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on February 4, 2011. Tags: Abc News, Budget Cuts, Call To Arms, Capitol Hill, E Mail, Fear Of God, Federal Spending, Human Services Budget, Labor Health, Little Kids, Lobbyists, News Briefing, Republican Budget, Rising Tide, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, Senate News, Senior Citizens, Staffer, Stakeholder Group, Tom Harkin
Senate News Briefing: Over the course of this week, Democrats in have made it quite clear that they still have not heard the message Americans sent Washington in November to reduce spending, debt, and the size of government. In contrast to Republicans, who have been working to find ways to reduce spending, lower the deficit, […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on September 30, 2010. Tags: Boston Globe, Business Members, Business Roundtable, Capitol Hill, Consumer Sentiment, Indecision, Majority Democrats, Midterm Elections, Mitch Mcconnell, Mr Mcconnell, New York Times, Nov 2, Oil Industry, Pocketbook, Senate Republican Leader, September Session, Stalemate, Stopgap, Tax Increases, Wide Swath
The New York Times writes today, “Congress on Thursday adopted a stopgap spending measure to finance the government through Dec. 3 as lawmakers dashed for an earlier-than-expected exodus from Washington and headed home to focus on the midterm elections. . . . The last day of the brief September session was as notable for what […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 17, 2010. Tags: america, Capitol Hill, citadel, Congress, daughter, democratic, Democratic Socialists Of America, Dsa, from-the-script, Fun, Gossip, government, Hedge Funds, Lol, Members Of Congress, Narrative, Obama, Overstatement, Political Philosophy, Presidents, Progressives, Schweikart, Socialism, topics, Universe, video, Video Channel, Video Clip, Video Sites, white, White House, youth
Went a wandering tonight, uncontent with the topics that have already been covered by the usual outlets, most notably by the premiere political philosophy and gossip site in the Universe, Disrupt The Narrative . That may be an overstatement. Or simply prophetic. LOL. I thought it might be fun to drop in on the Democratic Socialists […]
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Posted on August 5, 2010. Tags: Assertions, Capitol Hill, Congressional Research Service, Coverage Expansions, Federal Outlays, Government Health Care, Governmental Organizations, Health And Human Services, Health Care Bill, Health Care Law, Independent Policy, Journal Editors, Kathleen Sebelius, Massive Expansion, Medicare Cuts, Missouri Health Care, New Health Care, Policy Arm, Solvency, Wall Street Journal
Considering the news on the massive, unpopular health care law this week, it’s pretty amazing how out of touch Democrats and the Obama administration are when they talk about the fallout from and reactions to their health care overhaul. Today, the trustees of Medicare are set to release a report on that program’s future solvency. […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 21, 2010. Tags: Barack Obama, Beneficiaries, Capitol Hill, Citibank, Counterpoints, Goldman Sachs, Government Intrusion, Harry Reid, Health Bill, J P Morgan, Loan Centers, Massive Government, Medical Device, Mitch Mcconnell, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Subcommittee, Tanning Salons
This morning, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell spoke on the floor about the Democrats’ job-killing agenda. He said, “For more than a year and a half, the President and his Democrat allies on Capitol Hill have pushed an anti-business, anti-jobs agenda on the American people in the form of one massive government intrusion after another. […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on June 23, 2010. Tags: Afghanistan War, Barack Obama, Capitol Hill, General Mcchrystal, General Stanley Mcchrystal, Hill Source, Incompetence, Resignation, Senate, Slow Trickle, Uk Telegraph, White House
General McChrystal has outmaneuvered and outsmarted Barack Obama. According to the UK Telegraph: A senior Capitol Hill source tells me that General Stanley McChrystal had tendered his resignation to President Barack Obama and that the White House is actively discussing a replacement who could be quickly confirmed by the Senate. About Tom WhiteTom is a […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on March 23, 2010. Tags: Barack Obama, Briefing Room, Capitol Hill, Chairman Mike, GOP, Healthcare Legislation, Hill House, Mike Pence, Mitch Mcconnell, Nationaljournal, News Conference, Recession, Republican Conference Chairman, Republican Plans, Republicans, Senator Mitch Mcconnell, Senators, Signa, Slogan, Socialist Democrats
HOTLINE ON CALL: “‘I can tell you with the campaign that will continue with the American people, I think the slogan will be “Repeal and Replace,”’ McConnell told reporters after a weekly lunch with fellow members of the GOP Conference.” About Tom WhiteTom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on March 17, 2010. Tags: Capitol Hill, Congress, Constitutional Challenge, Constitutional Challenges, Federal Government, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Reform, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Ken Cuccinelli, Nancy Pelosi, Rationale, Remainder, Senate Bill, Senate Health, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Spokesman, Tactic, Virginia Attorney General, Washington Post
From the Washington Post: A spokesman for Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) said this afternoon that Virginia will file suit against the federal government if the Democratic health care reform bill is approved by the U.S. Congress. Cuccinelli has long said he was examining the legal issues and suggested he would likely file […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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