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Jimmy Kimmel presents crying ‘Boehner Baby’ doll
On “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Thursday, host Jimmy Kimmel paid tribute to our Speaker of the House, the most powerful Republican in the country, Congressman John Boehner (R-OH). Recently, at a reception honoring Italian artist Constantino Brumidi, Boehner welled up with tears, as he frequently does. Kimmel pointed out that, in…
AFSCME mocks ‘The Boehner Bunch’ in new video
The AFSCME, a union representing 1.6 million public service workers, on Tuesday uploaded a video to YouTube that humorously criticizes Republicans for their opposition to the Affordable Care Act. The video, based on the intro to the 1970′s sitcom The Brady Bunch, claims that “working people don’t matter” to prominent…
Obama warns opponents over debt ceiling showdown
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned Republican foes Wednesday he would not let Congress hold the US economy “hostage” with a debt-ceiling row like the one that nearly paralyzed Washington last year. Obama hosted House Speaker John Boehner and other top lawmakers for a White House lunch where much of…
House Democrats call on Boehner to stop defending DOMA at taxpayer expense
House Democrats on Monday questioned why House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) was continuing to provide legal defense for the Defense of Marriage Act even though a federal court had declared a provision of the law unconstitutional. “[W]e have long believed that DOMA is unconstitutional,” wrote Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Barney…
Kornacki: Boehner ‘entirely at the mercy’ of the tea party
Steve Kornacki, news editor at Salon, explained Wednesday night that President Barack Obama had given up on trying to negotiate with Republican lawmakers, even though he appeared to be willing to negotiate in his State of the Union address. Although Obama tried to work with the Republicans, he learned during…
Tea Party may get rebuffed in tax cut showdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Speaker John Boehner, hoping to spare fellow Republicans a second embarrassing defeat over payroll tax cuts, is prepared to navigate around rebellious Tea Party-aligned lawmakers to get a deal, according to congressional aides. Republicans in the House of Representatives got a public drubbing from critics within…
Payroll tax cut extension stuck in partisan fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a tax cut for 160 million U.S. workers set to expire in less than two weeks, Republicans and Democrats in Congress on Monday were mired in a last-ditch battle over extending it. In a surprise turnabout, Republicans in the House of Representatives are now pushing for…
WATCH LIVE: GOP leaders address payroll tax bill
John Boehner, Eric Cantor and other Republicans discuss the payroll tax bill. Watch live:…
GOP tries again to attach Keystone pipeline to payroll tax cut
By Stephen Collinson WASHINGTON — Republicans launched a new bid Friday to make President Barack Obama’s effort to extend a tax holiday for 160 million Americans conditional on a contentious US-Canada pipeline project. The president’s conservative foes warned they would not extend the payroll tax cut without a measure designed…
Gov’t. to shut down Saturday if spending bill fails
By Zeke Miller It’s a scene that’s repeated itself at least three times this year — the government is hours from a shutdown, and congressional lawmakers remain far apart on an agreement. But this time, it just might happen. Much of the federal government will shut down early Saturday morning if…
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