In yet another sign that she plans to double down on her support for President Barack Obama’s costly Washington agenda, liberal U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) voted today to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to implement ObamaCare, keeping in place its massive tax hikes and Medicare cuts, as well as its unpopular individual mandate. After the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill today to prevent the massive government spending needed to implement the Democrats’ costly, unpopular health care overhaul, McCaskill joined with her fellow Senate Democrats to kill the measure – ensuring that Missourians will be forced to deal with ObamaCare’s $570 billion in tax hikes, $500 billion in Medicare cuts in order to expand government, and onerous individual mandate. Notably, McCaskill’s fellow Missouri Democrat, state Attorney General Chris Koster, this week broke with McCaskill and called on the courts to invalidate her health care overhaul’s individual mandate, which…
Ben Nelson Doubles Down On Liberal Record, Spends Billions To Fund ObamaCare
In yet another sign that he plans to double down on his support for President Barack Obama’s costly Washington agenda, U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) voted today to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to implement ObamaCare, keeping in place its massive tax hikes and Medicare cuts, as well as its unpopular individual mandate. After the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill today to prevent the massive government spending needed to implement the Democrats’ costly, unpopular health care overhaul, Nelson joined with his fellow Senate Democrats to kill the measure – ensuring that Nebraskans will be forced to deal with ObamaCare’s $570 billion in tax hikes, $500 billion in Medicare cuts in order to expand government, and onerous individual mandate. Notably, Nelson’s fellow Nebraska U.S. Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) voted in support of the measure, providing Nebraskans with a clear contrast. “As with every other vote he casts in Washington,…
Manchin On ObamaCare – For It, Against It, For It – And Now “No Clue”
Is anyone else getting dizzy trying to keep track of Joe Manchin’s ever-changing position on ObamaCare? First he was FOR it, then he was AGAINST it, then he was FOR it again – well, most of it. And now, just eight weeks after voting against repealing it, Joe Manchin is now saying today that he has “no clue” on whether or not he will support defunding it. Please see the report below from Politico and CLICK HERE to watch a video recap of Joe Manchin’s repeated flip-flops on ObamaCare. In response the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) issued the following statement: “It’s remarkable that on one of the biggest issues facing our country, and his own state, Joe Manchin still can’t figure out where he stands. Is Senator Manchin simply planning on sticking his finger in the wind before casting his vote to see which way it’s blowing? West Virginians…
NRSC Statement On Shelley Berkley
National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Communications Director Brian Walsh issued the following response to reports that U.S. Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV) will enter the Nevada U.S. Senate race: “Shelley Berkley’s candidacy highlights the choice Nevadans will have in this Senate campaign between yet another big-government, tax-and-spend liberal and a fiscally responsible Republican. If Congresswoman Berkley does survive what is sure to be a very expensive primary, she will have a very tough time selling mainstream Nevadans on her rubberstamp support for higher taxes, more spending, and a record debt, at a time when Nevadans are focused on creating jobs and growing the economy.” Background Information: Berkley Has Been A Rubber-Stamp Liberal Vote: In 2010, Berkley Supported President Obama 95% Of The Time. (Congressional Quarterly Website, http://www.cq.com, Accessed 3/30/11) In 2010, Berkley Voted With The Democrat Party 98% Of The Time. (Congressional Quarterly Website, http://www.cq.com, Accessed 3/30/11) BERKLEY WAS A STRONG…
As He Demands Debt Limit Increase, Sherrod Brown Once Again Stands To Left Of Many Senate Liberals
As the U.S. Senate’s most liberal member, Sherrod Brown (D-OH), calls for an increase in the federal debt limit, he is specifically not demanding a vote on the matter be tied to deficit reductions – once again putting him to the left of many of his liberal Democrat Senate colleagues. As Politico reports this morning, “[Senator Sherrod] Brown sounded open to backing a ‘clean’ debt limit increase, as did fellow in-cycle Democrats Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Ben Cardin of Maryland — but some of their fellow in-cycle Democrats do not, exemplifying the growing divide within their party.” Brown’s failure to tie a vote on raising the debt limit to a serious deficit reduction plan once again puts him to the left of some of his most liberal Democrat Senate colleagues. As Politico also notes today: “Now it’s time to have that vote tied in with getting some progress on…
Does Tester Agree With Obama, Baucus That Debt Ceiling Should Be Raised Without Cutting Deficit?
As President Barack Obama presses for Senate Democrats to raise the federal debt ceiling without tying that vote to a significant deficit reduction plan, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) called on liberal U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) to tell Montanans where he stands. Notably, Tester’s fellow Montana Democrat, U.S. Senator Max Baucus, has sided with President Obama over Montanans’ demands for commonsense deficit reductions. As Politico reports this morning, “Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said the GOP’s approach is “irresponsible,” saying any deficit-reduction package should move separately from a clean debt limit increase.” But even some of the U.S. Senate’s most liberal members are calling for a rise in the government’s debt ceiling to be tied to the approval of a plan to reduce the federal deficit. As Politico also notes: “Now it’s time to have that vote tied in with getting some progress on the long-term debt…
As He Demands Debt Limit Increase, Casey Now Stands To Left Of Many Senate Liberals
As U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) flip-flops to call for an increase in the federal debt limit, he is conspicuously not demanding a vote on the matter be tied to deficit reductions – putting him to the left of many of his liberal Democrat Senate colleagues. As Politico reports this morning, “[Senator Sherrod] Brown sounded open to backing a ‘clean’ debt limit increase, as did fellow in-cycle Democrats Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Ben Cardin of Maryland — but some of their fellow in-cycle Democrats do not, exemplifying the growing divide within their party.” Casey’s failure to tie a vote on raising the debt limit to a serious deficit reduction plan puts him to the left of some of his most liberal Democrat Senate colleagues. As Politico also notes today: “Now it’s time to have that vote tied in with getting some progress on the long-term debt for the country,”…
As She Demands Debt Limit Increase, McCaskill Now Stands To Left Of Many Senate Liberals
In 2007, liberal U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) voted against raising the federal debt limit, accusing Republicans of turning the budget “an unacceptable color of bright red.” But today, less than four years later, McCaskill has flip-flopped, claiming this week that “failing to raise the debt ceiling would cause a financial panic that would be devastating to the economy” and calling it “profoundly irresponsible to play chicken with the debt limit vote.” Notably, as McCaskill demands a debt limit increase, she is not demanding it be tied to deficit reductions – putting her to the left of many of her liberal Democrat Senate colleagues. As Politico reports: “Now it’s time to have that vote tied in with getting some progress on the long-term debt for the country,” said Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who initially held out her vote in 2010 to increase the debt ceiling until Obama agreed to create…
Menendez Cynically Banking On Rising Gas Prices To Fuel Re-Election Bid
As New Jersey Gas Prices Soar, Menendez Focuses On Re-Election As the price of gasoline in New Jersey continues to soar – up 12 more cents per gallon just in the last week – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) showed New Jersey voters exactly where his priorities stand on this critical issue – and that’s his bid for re-election next year. In a front page Politico story today titled, “Menendez: Gas Prices Can Fuel Dem Win,” New Jersey’s junior Senator, who has been leading the charge in Congress against expanded domestic energy production, cynically expounds at length on how “the present set of circumstances [is] giving [Democrats] opportunities to frame the debate….” “It’s unbelievable that as New Jersey families and small businesses are struggling with the rising cost of gas, their U.S. Senator is sitting in Washington gleefully picking over the political opportunities that this tough economic situation might present…
McCaskill Joins President Obama In Flip-Flopping On Debt Limit Vote
Calls Republicans “Profoundly Irresponsible” For Potentially Voting The Same Way She Did In 2007 Less than four years after voting against raising the federal debt limit and accusing Republicans of turning the budget “an unacceptable color of bright red,” liberal U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) has followed President Obama’s lead and came out in support of increasing the federal debt limit. According to the St Louis Beacon, McCaskill claimed this week that “failing to raise the debt ceiling would cause a financial panic that would be devastating to the economy” and chided opponents by calling it “profoundly irresponsible to play chicken with the debt limit vote.” McCaskill’s flip-flop comes despite the dismal fiscal reality that the federal debt has grown by an additional $3.5 trillion just since President Obama took office. “The only thing ‘profoundly irresponsible’ with this situation is the reckless manner in which Claire McCaskill has helped to…
