769 Days & Counting Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget It’s been 769 days since U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and the Democrats who run the Senate have performed the most basic job function of Congress by passing a federal budget. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said that Democrats are in a tough situation, because they only have 53 votes. As Politico reported today: “I think people also understand the Leader [Reid] faces a tough situation with 53 votes and a Republican House,” said Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin. “It’s just not an easy year to engineer the outcomes you’d like to have.” Additionally, Democrats like Nelson haven’t even offered any budget proposal, because their other partisan leaders – Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) – have said that to do so would be “foolish,” and that Democrats do not have the time to propose a budget. “It’s…
Ben Nelson And The Dilemma Of 53 Votes
769 Days & Counting Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget It’s been 769 days since U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) and the Democrats who run the Senate have performed the most basic job function of Congress by passing a federal budget. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said that Democrats are in a tough situation, because they only have 53 votes. As Politico reported today: “I think people also understand the Leader [Reid] faces a tough situation with 53 votes and a Republican House,” said Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin. “It’s just not an easy year to engineer the outcomes you’d like to have.” Additionally, Democrats like Nelson haven’t even offered any budget proposal, because their other partisan leaders – Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) – have said that to do so would be “foolish,” and that Democrats do not have the time to propose a budget. “It’s…
Sherrod Brown And The Dilemma Of 53 Votes
769 Days & Counting Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget It’s been 769 days since U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and the Democrats who run the Senate have performed the most basic job function of Congress by passing a federal budget. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said that Democrats are in a tough situation, because they only have 53 votes. As Politico reported today: “I think people also understand the Leader [Reid] faces a tough situation with 53 votes and a Republican House,” said Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin. “It’s just not an easy year to engineer the outcomes you’d like to have.” Additionally, Democrats like Brown haven’t even offered any budget proposal, because their other partisan leaders – Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) – have said that to do so would be “foolish,” and that Democrats do not have the time to propose a budget. “It’s…
By The Numbers: As McCaskill Ignores Budget, Debt Surges And Economy Suffers
768 Days & Counting Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget It’s been 768 days since U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and the Democrats who run the Senate have performed the most basic job function of Congress by passing a federal budget. In this Congress alone, Democrats like McCaskill haven’t even offered any budget proposal, because their partisan leaders – Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) – have said that to do so would be “foolish,” and that Democrats do not have the time to propose a budget. “It’s been 768 days since Senator McCaskill and her liberal friends in Washington have passed a budget,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond. “With a national debt of over $14.3 trillion, Missourians deserve to know what’s keeping McCaskill from performing her most basic task of passing a budget that will rein in her reckless spending habits that are…
By The Numbers: As Tester Ignores Budget, Debt Surges And Economy Suffers
768 Days & Counting Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget It’s been 768 days since U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) and the Democrats who run the Senate have performed the most basic job function of Congress by passing a federal budget. In this Congress alone, Democrats like Tester haven’t even offered any budget proposal, because their partisan leaders – Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) – have said that to do so would be “foolish,” and that Democrats do not have the time to propose a budget. “It’s been 768 days since Senator Tester and his liberal friends in Washington have passed a budget,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond. “With a national debt of over $14.3 trillion, Montanans deserve to know what’s keeping Tester from performing his most basic task of passing a budget that will rein in his reckless spending habits that are…
By The Numbers: As Manchin Ignores Budget, Debt Surges And Economy Suffers
768 Days & Counting Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget It’s been 768 days since the Democrats who run the U.S. Senate have performed the most basic job function of Congress by passing a federal budget. In this Congress alone, Democrats like U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) haven’t even offered any budget proposal, because their partisan leaders – Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) – have said that to do so would be “foolish,” and that Democrats do not have the time to propose a budget. “It’s been 768 days since Senate Democrats like Joe Manchin have proposed, much less passed, a budget,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond. “With a national debt of over $14.3 trillion, West Virginians deserve to know what’s keeping Manchin from performing his most basic task of passing a budget that will rein in his reckless spending habits that are…
By The Numbers: As Menendez Ignores Budget, Debt Surges And Economy Suffers
768 Days & Counting Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget It’s been 768 days since U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and the Democrats who run the Senate have performed the most basic job function of Congress by passing a federal budget. In this Congress alone, Democrats like Bob Menendez – who is the only sitting Senator currently under federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice – haven’t even offered any budget proposal, because their partisan leaders – Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) – have said that to do so would be “foolish,” and that Democrats do not have the time to propose a budget. “It’s been 768 days since Senator Menendez and his liberal friends in Washington have passed a budget,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond. “With a national debt of over $14.3 trillion, New Jersey voters deserve to know what’s keeping…
By The Numbers: As Casey Ignores Budget, Debt Surges And Economy Suffers
768 Days & Counting Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget It’s been 768 days since U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and the Democrats who run the Senate have performed the most basic job function of Congress by passing a federal budget. In this Congress alone, Democrats like Bob Casey haven’t even offered any budget proposal, because their partisan leaders – Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) – have said that to do so would be “foolish,” and that Democrats do not have the time to propose a budget. “It’s been 768 days since Senator Casey and his liberal friends in Washington have passed a budget,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond. “With a national debt of over $14.3 trillion, Pennsylvanians deserve to know what’s keeping Casey from performing his most basic task of passing a budget that will rein in his reckless spending habits that…
NRSC Fact Check: Brown Cut $500 Billion From Medicare
Incumbent Plays Politics At Expense Of Ohio Families Who Count On Medicare In an act of transparent political posturing, the Associated Press reports today that U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined four other Democrat Senators – all of whom are coincidentally up for re-election next year – in sending a letter to Vice President Joe Biden that calls on Biden to reaffirm his commitment to leaving Medicare “unchanged” during budget and deficit negotiations. Ironically, despite his election-cycle rhetoric – Brown is the only candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio who voted to cut Medicare by $500 billion in order to fund the Democrats’ expansion of government into other areas of the health care market. “Given his strident campaign rhetoric on the issue, it’s a shame that Senator Sherrod Brown didn’t show this same enthusiasm for Medicare sixteen months ago, when he helped his Washington party bosses cut it by $500…
NRSC Fact Check: Nelson Cut $500 Billion From Medicare
Incumbent Plays Politics At Expense Of Florida Families Who Count On Medicare In an act of transparent political posturing, the Associated Press reports today that U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) joined four other Democrat Senators – all of whom are coincidentally up for re-election next year – in sending a letter to Vice President Joe Biden that calls on Biden to reaffirm his commitment to leaving Medicare “unchanged” during budget and deficit negotiations. Ironically, despite his election-cycle rhetoric – Nelson is the only candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida who voted to cut Medicare by $500 billion in order to fund the Democrats’ expansion of government into other areas of the health care market. “Given his strident campaign rhetoric on the issue, it’s a shame that Senator Bill Nelson didn’t show this same enthusiasm for Medicare sixteen months ago, when he helped his Washington party bosses cut it by $500…
