Word on the Hill is those ‘Fiscal Cliff’ negotiations got real! Speaker of the House, John Boehner, (R-Ohio), and Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, (D-Nevada), have never been bosom buddies, but as the deadline to avoid going over the cliff came into view, and Boehner apparently began to accept that President Barack Obama didn’t plan […]
Later this afternoon, President Barack Obama will meet with Democratic congressional leaders Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) along with their Republican counterparts Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) hoping to avert going over the highly publicized “fiscal cliff.” With the White House previously noting how stagnant the talks […]
When it comes to caving on taxes to avoid the much ballyhooed fiscal cliff , President Barack Obama had made it clear that “that’s one principle [he] won’t compromise on.” “If we’re serious about reducing our deficit while still investing in things like education and research that are important to growing our economy – and […]
Secure in the mandate that he was given in a landslide victory over Mitt Romney earlier this month, President Barack Obama is making it very clear to Republicans that his signature achievement, The Affordable Care Act — or as it’s affectionately known as, Obamacare — will not be thrown out to avoid the fiscal cliff, […]
