For the second time in recent months, a federal judge found one part of the Obama health reform unconstitutional, but this time went a step further, striking down the entire law….
Archive for January, 2011
Health Law Machinations
Last week, President Obama said he was open to the idea of some changes to the health reform law. Republicans say they’re ready to see whether it was just a bunch of political talk….
Many Budget Questions
Two weeks from today, President Obama will send Congress his budget for Fiscal Year 2012. The unanswered question is how much that spending plan will offer in terms of real budget cutbacks and changes….
Extra Health Waivers
For weeks, I have been dutifully checking the Obana Administration web site that listed the waivers granted to one provision of the new health reform law. But then I didn’t check the day after the State of the Union Address….
Senate Rules Fight
As expected, the Senate this week refused to make any significant changes in the rules on the filibuster, but Senators did agree to clamp down on what are known as “secret holds.”…
Health Reform Rumbles
Republicans in the Congress began their real effort to attack the Obama health reform law, using a pair of hearings to launch a variety of attacks, as the GOP was presented with a golden piece of information from one witness….
A Muted Response
One thing that is not appealing in a State of the Union Address is the routine of lawmakers jumping out of their seats repeatedly for standing ovations. That sort of went away this year….
White House Talking Points
Just before President Obama began his State of the Union Address to Congress, the White House released a fact sheet on his “Plan to Win the Future.”…
State of the Union
Over an hour before the speech, the White House released the full prepared text of tonight’s State of the Union Address….
Obama Speech Excerpts
The White House has released excerpts of President Obama’s State of the Union Address to the Congress….
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