Tag Archives: Debt Ceiling

▶ U.S. Senate Democrats: Video: Leader Harry Reid To Republicans: It’s Not Too Late To Do The Right Thing

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Erik Schneider

FRS FreeState on Facebook ▶ Leader Harry Reid to Republicans: It’s Not Too Late To Do The Right Thing – YouTube. Looks like Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have a compromise in the Senate. That would not … Continue reading →

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ABC News: This Week’s Powerhouse Roundtable Takes on the Government Shutdown Showdown

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Erik Schneider

If the Democratic Senate comes up with a bipartisan agreement led by Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. And it passes with around seventy votes or more with only Tea Party Republicans voting against it for the most … Continue reading →

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▶ The White House: Video: Lets’s Get Back to the Work of the American People

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Erik Schneider

FRS FreeState on Facebook ▶ Weekly Address: Let’s Get Back to the Work of the American People – YouTube. President Obama actually hit all of the notes and laid it out exactly as it is. By saying this is not … Continue reading →

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The Economist: Phillip Coggan & Ryan Avent- Money Talks: Losing faith

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Erik Schneider

As Ryan Avent said the United States economy could takeoff if the U.S. Government and I mean the U.S. Congress especially, like the House Republican Conference, stopped shooting the economy in the foot. And get out-of-the-way and stop creating all … Continue reading →

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ABC News: This Week- Powerhouse Roundtable

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Erik Schneider

It is pretty simply and obvious to anyone whose not a member of the Tea Party. Speaker of the House John Boehner understands this as well I believe but is too weak of a Speaker to do. Anything about that … Continue reading →

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▶ The White House: Video: Weekly Address: Adverting a Government Shutdown and Expanding Access to Affordable Healthcare

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Erik Schneider

▶ Weekly Address: Averting a Government Shutdown and Expanding Access to Affordable Healthcare – YouTube. President Obama has the upper and a united Democratic Party in Congress behind him in this debate. Going up against a divided House Republican Conference … Continue reading →

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▶ White House: Video: Weekly Address: Congress Must Act Now to Pass a Budget and Raise The Debt Ceiling

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Erik Schneider

▶ Weekly Address: Congress Must Act Now to Pass a Budget and Raise the Debt Ceiling – YouTube. I like it running against Congress mainly the Tea Party faction in the House Republican Conference. Because there are even Senate Republicans … Continue reading →

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The Hill: Andrew Restuccia- ‘Senate Rejects Bill To Cut Oil Tax Breaks’

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Erik Schneider

Source:New York Times– American free speech and democracy at work. “The Senate rejected a bill Tuesday to cut billions in tax breaks for the largest oil companies, but Democrats vowed to revive the measure as part of high-stakes negotiations on … Continue reading →

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The Hill: Alexander Bolton- ‘Budget Chief Wants Plan with 50-50 Split Between Spending Cuts and Tax Hikes’

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Erik Schneider

Source:The Hill– U.S. Senator Kent Conrad (Democrat, North Dakota) Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. “Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) on Tuesday presented a budget proposal to Senate Democrats that calls for an even balance — 50 percent to 50 percent … Continue reading →

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