U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina announced Thursday he won’t seek re-election in what’s become another blow to conservative Democrats on Capitol Hill and the party’s state congressional delegation.
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Republican leaders expect payroll tax deal (Reuters)
Reuters – Top Republican lawmakers on Sunday said they expect to forge a deal with Democrats to extend the payroll tax cut before it expires at the end of February but offered no specifics on how they would pay for it.
Christie earned all of the applause
It was quite a sight. The Republican governor of New Jersey strode into the cavernous legislative chamber in the Trenton Statehouse, filled mostly with Democrats, and proceeded to receive one round of applause after another.
Democratic legislators to put Christie in tight spot with gay marriage, minimum wage
TRENTON — As Gov. Chris Christie prepares to give his State of the State address Tuesday, Democrats have already drawn their battle lines.
Bush tax cut debate dooms deal to cut deficit
WASHINGTON — A long-running war between Democrats and Republicans over Bush-era tax cuts doomed the debt supercommittee’s chances of reaching a deal. Efforts to overhaul the tax code may await the same fate as both parties gear up to make taxes a central issue in the 2012 elections
Republicans: Not too late for deficit agreement
Republicans say their plan to cut spending, rewrite the tax code and raise new revenue represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to boost the flagging economy and slow the burgeoning national debt. In the party’s weekly radio address, Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania urged Democrats to take the GOP …
Congress passes modest job-creation bill (Reuters)
Reuters – In a rare display of cooperation, Republicans and Democrats in Congress overwhelmingly approved a limited jobs bill on Wednesday that would help some veterans find work but otherwise do little to bring down the nation’s 9 percent unemployment rate.
Congress passes modest job-creation bill (Reuters)
Reuters – In a rare display of cooperation, Republicans and Democrats in Congress overwhelmingly approved a limited jobs bill on Wednesday that would help some veterans find work but otherwise do little to bring down the nation’s 9 percent unemployment rate.
Democrats to push $60 billion for construction jobs (Reuters)
Reuters – Fresh from defeat over their latest economic stimulus plan, Democrats in the Senate pushed ahead on Friday with another proposal to create jobs — a $60 billion infusion to rebuild aging infrastructure.
Tea party bulling its way into 2012 GOP race – Associated Press
BERLIN, N.H. (AP) — Bulling its way into 2012, the tea party is shaping the race for the GOP presidential nomination as candidates parrot the movement’s language and promote its agenda while jostling to win its favor. That’s much to the delight of Democrats who are working to paint the tea party …