Tag: In the News

As American families and small businesses are getting pinched at the gas pump, House Republicans are protecting oil speculators by slashing funding for the agency tasked with policing price manipulation in the oil markets. The GOP proposal announced yesterday by the Appropriations… Continue

Yet another poll out today shows just how out of touch Republicans and the GOP budget – which ends Medicare in order to deliver tax breaks to Big Oil and the wealthiest few – are with the American people. Associated Press, AP-GfK… Continue

We all know which Paul Ryan will show up on TV this weekend—the Paul Ryan advocating his plan to end Medicare in order to reward Big Oil with tax breaks. The real question Congressman Ryan and the rest of the GOP are… Continue

Back home in their districts this week, Republican lawmakers are playing defense once again as constituents speak out against the GOP plan to end Medicare in order to reward Big Oil with tax breaks. The Huffington Post – House Republicans Face Backlash… Continue

Republicans, in a desperate attempt to score cheap political points, are willing to risk the health coverage for hard-working Americans. Attacking the temporary waiver process on annual limits in the Affordable Care Act that would ensure that workers don’t lose their current… Continue

Okay, it’s getting embarrassing. First, Freshman Republicans sent a letter to President Obama acknowledging they couldn’t take the heat over their vote to end Medicare as we know it. Then, they held a press conference to make sure everyone was in the… Continue

Last month, Speaker Boehner said he was open to ending taxpayer subsidies for Big Oil saying “they ought to be paying their fair share.” Today, he said rolling back the billions in taxpayer dollars Big Oil is siphoning away from our effort… Continue

Americans have rejected the Republican plan to end Medicare as we know it: …polls have shown formidable public disapproval of [the plan]. Many Republican lawmakers ran into a wall of voter opposition during a congressional spring recess…[Los Angeles Times, 5/8] According to… Continue

It’s been a dizzyingly long week for the GOP followed by a lot of “confusion” as they spun their vote to end Medicare as we know it. This afternoon they floated yet another message strategy–when all else fails, blame the media: According… Continue

While we must do more to bring down unemployment and spur economic growth, today’s jobs report is a sign that our economy is moving in the right direction. 268,000 private sector jobs were created in April, marking 14 straight months of private… Continue