In her continuing attempts to distance herself from her extreme voting record in advance of a difficult reelection bid, liberal U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has repeatedly claimed she opposes the Democrat health care law’s IRS 1099 paperwork mandate – despite her partisan votes to ram the costly, unpopular overhaul into law, and just weeks ago to prevent its repeal. But as Politico reports, Senate Democrats are trying “to have it both ways” on the job-killing mandate, crafting a backroom amendment that will allow vulnerable Democrats like Stabenow to vote for repeal as an act of political posturing, but with no chance of the repeal actually taking effect: Trying to thwart a Republican repeal of the health reform law’s 1099 tax reporting requirements, Senate Democrats are working on an amendment that could kill the proposal down the road…[the] amendment gives fellow Democrats cover to vote on the Johanns amendment while…
Manchin, Democrats Attempt To “Have It Both Ways” On Job-Killing ObamaCare IRS Mandate
In his continuing attempts to distance himself from President Barack Obama and his Washington party bosses in advance of a difficult reelection bid, liberal U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has repeatedly claimed he opposes ObamaCare’s IRS 1099 paperwork mandate – despite supporting ObamaCare as a whole, and voting to prevent its repeal. But as Politico reports, Senate Democrats are trying “to have it both ways” on the job-killing mandate, crafting a backroom amendment that will allow vulnerable Democrats like Manchin to vote for repeal as an act of political posturing, but with no chance of the repeal actually taking effect: Trying to thwart a Republican repeal of the health reform law’s 1099 tax reporting requirements, Senate Democrats are working on an amendment that could kill the proposal down the road…[the] amendment gives fellow Democrats cover to vote on the Johanns amendment while most likely not allowing it to go into…
Menendez Denials On Ongoing Investigation Stand In Contrast To Silence From Obama Justice Department
Menendez Denials On Ongoing Investigation Stand In Contrast To Silence From Obama Justice Department In a move reminiscent of his 2006 denial that he was under federal investigation, despite numerous press reports showing otherwise, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has once again “angrily” denied that there is an ongoing federal investigation surrounding his past activities in Congress. Responding to questions raised by Republicans, Menendez tells the Bergen Record, “[t]his is pretty outrageous because they have no factual basis for that.” The problem with Menendez’s statement is that just as the New York Times reported last month, federal prosecutors have not yet issued any clearance letters in this sordid matter, which is routinely done when an investigation is concluded. Notably, in today’s Bergen Record story, Menendez also acknowledges that subpoenas were issued in this investigation, even though he denied the existence of the subpoenas in 2006, telling the Associated Press, “[t]here…
Senator McCaskill’s Back Taxes Come A Day Too Late For Laid-Off Missouri Teachers, Firefighters
The fallout continues in the wake of reports that U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) improperly billed taxpayers for political travel on her private plane and failed to pay more than $300,000 in property taxes on the same aircraft – as new reports show that the impact of McCaskill’s unethical behavior reaches far beyond her own political fortunes, directly helping fuel the local fiscal crisis that has resulted in lost jobs for Missouri teachers and firefighters. As the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports today: The Rockwood School District may receive about $176,000 from what U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., pays St. Louis County to settle overdue personal property taxes on her airplane, county tax records indicate… The Monarch Fire Protection District could receive about $43,000, the tax records indicate. And as CBS St. Louis reported last night, McCaskill’s “tax bill tells the tale. The Rockwood School District and the Monarch Fire Protection…
An Open Letter To Senator Jon Tester From The NRSC: “We Apologize”
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) announced today that it is sending the below letter and apology to U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) regarding his protestations to Politico today that he was not in fact the 60th vote for ObamaCare: United States Senator Jon Tester 724 Hart Senate Office Building Washington D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Tester: We read today’s story in Politico in which your office took strong exception to the NRSC’s repeated characterization of you as the 60th and deciding vote to pass President Obama’s unpopular health spending bill. We have also reviewed the video of the Senate floor vote from last year that your office also provided to Politico, which clearly shows that in fact you were the 52nd vote that day in support of ObamaCare. It does appear, as you suggest, that your Democrat colleague Senator Ben Nelson, the author of the infamous “Cornhusker Kickback”…
Health Care Law’s First Anniversary Reminds Wisconsinites Of Kohl’s Liberal Record
On the first anniversary of the Democrats’ costly, unpopular health care overhaul, Wisconsinites are once again reminded that liberal U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) ignored their concerns and helped his Democrat party bosses in Washington ram the massive bill through the Senate on a straight party line. Upon its passage, surveys showed that Americans overwhelmingly objected to ObamaCare, voicing strong concerns that it would result in higher costs and a lower quality of care. But Kohl ignored Wisconsinites’ concerns, and despite Democrats’ repeated promises that Americans would come to embrace the law, ObamaCare remains extremely unpopular a year later. A recent Bloomberg survey shows that 65 percent of Americans oppose the law’s onerous “individual mandate,” while a CNN survey earlier this year showed that only 6 percent of Americans favor the Obama-Kohl health care overhaul as a whole. Another survey released by CNN today shows that 59 percent of Americans…
Health Care Law’s First Anniversary Reminds Minnesotans Of Klobuchar’s Partisan Record
On the first anniversary of the Democrats’ costly, unpopular health care overhaul, Minnesotans are once again reminded that liberal U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) ignored their concerns as she helped her party bosses in Washington ram the massive bill through the Senate on a straight party line. Upon its passage, surveys showed that Americans overwhelmingly objected to Klobuchar’s health care law, voicing strong concerns that it would result in higher costs and a lower quality of care. But Klobuchar ignored Minnesotans’ concerns, and despite Democrats’ repeated promises that Americans would come to embrace it, the law remains extremely unpopular a year later. A recent Bloomberg survey shows that 65 percent of Americans oppose Klobuchar’s onerous “individual mandate,” while a CNN survey earlier this year showed that only 6 percent of Americans favor Klobuchar’s health care overhaul as a whole. Another survey released by CNN today shows that 59 percent of…
Health Care Law’s First Anniversary Reminds Voters Of Stabenow’s Liberal Record
On the first anniversary of the Democrats’ costly, unpopular health care overhaul, Michigan voters are once again reminded that liberal U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) ignored their concerns as she helped her party bosses in Washington ram the massive bill through the Senate on a straight party line. Upon its passage, surveys showed that Americans overwhelmingly objected to Stabenow’s health care law, voicing strong concerns that it would result in higher costs and a lower quality of care. But Stabenow ignored her constituents’ concerns, and despite Democrats’ repeated promises that Americans would come to embrace it, the law remains extremely unpopular a year later. A recent Bloomberg survey shows that 65 percent of Americans oppose Stabenow’s onerous “individual mandate,” while a CNN survey earlier this year showed that only 6 percent of Americans favor the health care law as a whole. Another survey released by CNN today shows that 59…
Health Care Law’s First Anniversary Reminds Pennsylvanians Of Casey’s Liberal Record
On the first anniversary of the Democrats’ costly, unpopular health care overhaul, Pennsylvanians are once again reminded that liberal U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) ignored their concerns and helped his Democrat party bosses in Washington ram the massive bill through the Senate on a straight party line. Upon its passage, surveys showed that Americans overwhelmingly objected to ObamaCare, voicing strong concerns that it would result in higher costs and a lower quality of care. But Casey ignored Pennsylvanians’ concerns, and despite Democrats’ repeated promises that Americans would come to embrace the law, ObamaCare remains extremely unpopular a year later. A recent Bloomberg survey shows that 65 percent of Americans oppose the law’s onerous “individual mandate,” while a CNN survey earlier this year showed that only 6 percent of Americans favor the Obama-Casey health care overhaul as a whole. Another survey released by CNN today shows that 59 percent of Americans…
Health Care Law’s First Anniversary Reminds Ohioans Of Sherrod Brown’s Liberal Record
On the first anniversary of the Democrats’ costly, unpopular health care overhaul, Ohioans are once again reminded that liberal U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) ignored their concerns and helped his Democrat party bosses in Washington ram the massive bill through the Senate on a straight party line. Upon its passage, surveys showed that Americans overwhelmingly objected to ObamaCare, voicing strong concerns that it would result in higher costs and a lower quality of care. But Brown ignored Ohioans’ concerns, and despite Democrats’ repeated promises that Americans would come to embrace the law, ObamaCare remains extremely unpopular a year later. A recent Bloomberg survey shows that 65 percent of Americans oppose the law’s onerous “individual mandate,” while a CNN survey earlier this year showed that only 6 percent of Americans favor the Obama-Brown health care overhaul as a whole. Another survey released by CNN today shows that 59 percent of Americans…
