Liberal Incumbent Offers Partisan Talking Points, But No Specific Proposals On Budget Debate As Missourians continue to demand fiscal responsibility in Washington, liberal U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) has made clear that she is firmly opposed to the House Republican spending-control plan, leading the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) to ask the liberal incumbent to share with voters her own detailed plan for cutting spending and avoiding a government shutdown. In an interview with liberal talk show host Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC last night, McCaskill repeated a litany of her Democrat party bosses’ talking points and said she opposes House Republicans’ efforts to rein in spending. But aside from suggesting that the federal government raise energy taxes, McCaskill failed to offer any meaningful proposal of her own to solve the problem. After the Republican-led House of Representatives passed a temporary spending-control measure yesterday, MSNBC’s First Read notes that “this time,…
Nelson Calls For Minor Spending Cuts After Opposing Them Last Congress
Down double-digits in the polls following his rubberstamp support for ObamaCare and the failed stimulus boondoggle, Nebraska’s senior U.S. Senator Ben Nelson bravely announced yesterday that he is now supporting a 5 percent cut from Congress’ budget for the rest of the year. According to The Hill, Nelson said, “There will be cuts and while some will be painful, it’s important to lead by example.” Nelson’s newfound rhetoric is notable because he took the exact opposite position in the last Congress when the focus on his 2012 reelection fight was far more limited. In fact, when Republican Senator David Vitter (R-LA) introduced an amendment to simply freeze legislative branch funding at the current levels for fiscal year 2010 — and not even cut funding — Nelson led the fight against the amendment and advocated for a legislative branch spending increase. “When Nebraskans consider Ben Nelson’s rhetoric this week against his…
New Report: Kohl-Obama Medicaid Mandates Will Cost States Twice As Much As Estimated
As liberal U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) attempts to defend his strong support for President Barack Obama’s unpopular health care overhaul, a new government report reveals that ObamaCare’s massive new Medicaid state spending mandates will be even more devastating to state budgets than originally estimated. The U.S. Senate Finance and U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committees today released a joint report estimating that the Medicaid spending mandates in the Democrats’ health care law will cost states at least $118 billion through the first decade of full implementation (through 2023). That sum is nearly twice the $60 billion recently estimated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The news of Kohl’s damaging Medicaid spending mandates comes at a time when many states are already facing the most severe budget crisis in decades. Specifically, the report reveals that Kohl’s new spending mandates will cost Wisconsin $433 million over five years. “Today’s report reveals…
New Report: Stabenow’s Medicaid Mandates Will Cost States Twice As Much As Estimated
As the U.S. Senate’s most liberal member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) attempts to defend her strong support for the Democrats’ unpopular health care overhaul, a new government report reveals that ObamaCare’s massive new Medicaid state spending mandates will be even more devastating to state budgets than originally estimated. The U.S. Senate Finance and U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committees today released a joint report estimating that the Medicaid spending mandates in the Democrats’ health care law will cost states at least $118 billion through the first decade of full implementation (through 2023). That sum is nearly twice the $60 billion recently estimated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The news of Stabenow’s damaging Medicaid spending mandates comes at a time when many states are already facing the most severe budget crisis in decades. Specifically, the report reveals that Stabenow’s new spending mandates will cost Michigan $1.2 billion over five years. “Today’s…
New Report: Casey-Obama Medicaid Mandates Will Cost States Twice As Much As Estimated
As liberal U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) attempts to defend his strong support for President Barack Obama’s unpopular health care overhaul, a new government report reveals that ObamaCare’s massive new Medicaid state spending mandates will be even more devastating to state budgets than originally estimated. The U.S. Senate Finance and U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committees today released a joint report estimating that the Medicaid spending mandates in the Democrats’ health care law will cost states at least $118 billion through the first decade of full implementation (through 2023). That sum is nearly twice the $60 billion recently estimated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The news of Casey’s damaging Medicaid spending mandates comes at a time when many states are already facing the most severe budget crisis in decades. Specifically, the report reveals that Casey’s new spending mandates will cost Pennsylvania $2.041 billion over five years. “Today’s report reveals…
New Report: Brown-Obama Medicaid Mandates Will Cost States Twice As Much As Estimated
As the U.S. Senate’s most liberal member Sherrod Brown (D-OH) attempts to defend his strong support for President Barack Obama’s unpopular health care overhaul, a new government report reveals that ObamaCare’s massive new Medicaid state spending mandates will be even more devastating to state budgets than originally estimated. The U.S. Senate Finance and U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committees today released a joint report estimating that the Medicaid spending mandates in the Democrats’ health care law will cost states at least $118 billion through the first decade of full implementation (through 2023). That sum is nearly twice the $60 billion recently estimated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The news of Brown’s damaging Medicaid spending mandates comes at a time when many states are already facing the most severe budget crisis in decades. Specifically, the report reveals that Brown’s new spending mandates will cost Ohio $1.335 billion over five years….
New Report: Manchin-Obama Medicaid Mandates Will Cost States Twice As Much As Estimated
As liberal U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) attempts to defend his strong support for President Barack Obama’s unpopular health care overhaul, a new government report reveals that ObamaCare’s massive new Medicaid state spending mandates will be even more devastating to state budgets than originally estimated. The U.S. Senate Finance and U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committees today released a joint report estimating that the Medicaid spending mandates in the Democrats’ health care law will cost states at least $118 billion through the first decade of full implementation (through 2023). That sum is nearly twice the $60 billion recently estimated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The news of Manchin’s damaging Medicaid spending mandates comes at a time when many states are already facing the most severe budget crisis in decades. Specifically, the report reveals that Manchin’s new spending mandates will cost West Virginia $217 million over five years. “Today’s report…
New Report: Tester-Obama Medicaid Mandates Will Cost States Twice As Much As Estimated
As liberal U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) attempts to defend his decision to give President Barack Obama the crucial 60th vote to ram his unpopular health care overhaul into law, a new government report reveals that ObamaCare’s massive new Medicaid state spending mandates will be even more devastating to state budgets than originally estimated. The U.S. Senate Finance and U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committees today released a joint report estimating that the Medicaid spending mandates in the Democrats’ health care law will cost states at least $118 billion through the first decade of full implementation (through 2023). That sum is nearly twice the $60 billion recently estimated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The news of Tester’s damaging Medicaid spending mandates comes at a time when many states are already facing the most severe budget crisis in decades. Specifically, the report reveals that Tester’s new spending mandates will cost…
New Report: Nelson-Obama Medicaid Mandates Will Cost States Twice As Much As Estimated
As liberal U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) attempts to defend his strong support for President Barack Obama’s unpopular health care overhaul, a new government report reveals that ObamaCare’s massive new Medicaid state spending mandates will be even more devastating to state budgets than originally estimated. The U.S. Senate Finance and U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committees today released a joint report estimating that the Medicaid spending mandates in the Democrats’ health care law will cost states at least $118 billion through the first decade of full implementation (through 2023). That sum is nearly twice the $60 billion recently estimated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The news of Nelson’s damaging Medicaid spending mandates comes at a time when many states are already facing the most severe budget crisis in decades. Specifically, the report reveals that Nelson’s new spending mandates will cost Florida $12.944 billion between 2013 and 2023. “Today’s report…
New Report: McCaskill-Obama Medicaid Mandates Will Cost States Twice As Much As Estimated
Senate, House Committees’ Joint Report Reveals Yet Another Dirty ObamaCare Secret That Will Hurt Missouri Taxpayers As liberal U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) attempts to defend her decision to give President Barack Obama the crucial 60th vote to ram his unpopular health care overhaul into law, a new government report reveals that ObamaCare’s massive new Medicaid state spending mandates will be even more devastating to state budgets than originally estimated. The U.S. Senate Finance and U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committees today released a joint report estimating that the Medicaid spending mandates in the Democrats’ health care law will cost states at least $118 billion through the first decade of full implementation (through 2013). That sum is nearly twice the $60 billion recently estimated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The news of McCaskill’s damaging Medicaid spending mandates comes at a time when many states are already facing their most…
