Tag Archives: United States House of Representatives

Striker 1909: Jeff Bridges With the Final Speech From The Contender

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Erik Schneider

  Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Great speech from The Contender by Jeff Bridges who played the President in this movie. Not a very realistic scene as far as how they put the U.S. House chamber … Continue reading →

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Paramount Movies: The Contender 2000- A Movie About the Right of Privacy For Public Officials

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source: This piece was originally posted at FRS Daily Press The Contender movie from 2000 came about almost three years after the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke and two years after President Clinton was impeached in the House on a party-line vote. … Continue reading →

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AP: Raw Video: President Obama Chides House GOP For Pursuing Lawsuit

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Erik Schneider

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Barack Obama- The do nothing Republican House of Representatives. I agree with the President when he says that House Republicans rather sue the President and try to go back … Continue reading →

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U.S. Senate Democrats: Video: Senator John Tester: Taking Care of Veterans is a Cost of Going to War

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Erik Schneider

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator John Tester with the lines of the veterans affairs debate. Senator Bernie Sanders, “that if you can afford to send your soldiers to war, … Continue reading →

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VOA News: Congress to Focus on US Border Crisis

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat At some point Congressional Republicans are going to have to decide if they want to solve the Texas border crisis, or keep it going to use it against President Obama and … 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 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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AP: Raw Video: President Obama- No Ransom For Congress

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Erik Schneider

The House could hold a vote on the Senate passed government funding bill that has House Republican numbers in it. Not Democratic budget numbers and if the bill passes the government shutdown is over. And both Democrats and Republicans in … Continue reading →

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ABC News: This Week- ‘Powerhouse Roundtable Discusses Government Shutdown’

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Erik Schneider

“Cokie Roberts, Jonathan Karl, Paul Gigot, Soledad O’Brien, and Steven Rattner on “This Week.” Source:ABC News The White House is waiting for the House Republican Leadership to fall. And that happens with vulnerable House Republicans for 2014 who are in … Continue reading →

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Democratic Rapid Response: Video: Speaker John Boehner’s Government Shutdown Rhetoric

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Erik Schneider

Speaker John Boehner’s Government Shutdown Rhetoric YouTube. See even Speaker John Boehner the top Republican in the United States believes that attaching so-called ObamaCare language. To a government funding bill and risking a government shutdown is a bad idea at … Continue reading →

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