By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama's landmark health reform law just as it nears implementation. … 2012 Elections News Headlines – Yahoo! News
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Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising
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Republicans Informed of IRS Investigation Last Year
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Much has been made of the fact that senior Treasury Department officials were told about the investigation into the treatment of tea party groups in June 2012 — months before last year’s the Presidential election. Republicans who requested the investigation were also told about it… 2012 Elections News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...House Republicans make repealing Obamacare an annual tradition
By admin on Thursday, May 16th, 2013 | Comments Off
In what has become an annual tradition, the Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday voted again to fully repeal the federal health care law passed by Democrats and signed by President Barack Obama in 2010. The House first voted for full repeal in January 2011 when Republicans took control of the chamber, and again in [...]
Read More...Cantor’s Rebranding Effort Tested By House Republicans
By admin on Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 | Comments Off
The House majority leader has pushed an agenda aimed at creating “health, happiness and prosperity” for American families. But so far Rep. Eric Cantor has had a mixed record in getting his fellow Republicans to go along with the effort. Politics
Read More...Can Republicans win John Kerry’s Senate seat?
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If Gabriel Gomez upsets Democrat Ed Markey, he'll be the first Republican to do so since, well, Scott Brown 2012 Elections News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...The 5 Republicans Who Got Away on Background Checks
By admin on Thursday, April 18th, 2013 | Comments Off
Last week, gun control advocates were optimistic that some form of legislation could pass through the Senate with 60 votes. But a compromise amendment to expand background checks, crafted by West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Pat Toomey, failed Wednesday to garner enough votes needed for passage. 2012 Elections News Headlines [...]
Read More...Immigration Proves A ‘Rubik’s Cube’ For Many Republicans
By admin on Thursday, April 18th, 2013 | Comments Off
They don’t want to offend Hispanic voters, but they don’t want to turn off the GOP base either, says Ron Bonjean, a former Republican leadership aide. And competing for Hispanic votes is not a top priority for the sizable number of Republican rank and file who still see the bill as amnesty. Politics
Read More...Obama’s 2013 Immigration Reform Proposal, Republicans, SOTU & More
By admin on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 | 6 Comments
Don’t miss out, SUBSCRIBE now: http://bit.ly/WDA8r4 President Barack Obama saw his immigration reform bill “leaked” this week, just as Republicans were begin…
Read More...House Republicans aim to weaken gun bill, focus on mental health
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By David Lawder and Sam Youngman WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the Senate prepares to debate a gun-control bill for the first time in two decades on Monday, Republicans in the House of Representatives are devising ways to delay and weaken gun legislation they see as limiting Americans' right to bear arms, congressional sources say. Some [...]
Read More...Obama, Republicans Agree On Tax Loopholes, But Little Else
By admin on Saturday, April 13th, 2013 | Comments Off
Both President Obama and Republican lawmakers say they’re willing to close loopholes in the individual tax code, but the president is counting on using the money raised to pay down the deficit. Republicans insist the extra money should be returned to taxpayers in the form of lower rates. Economy
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