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A Muted Response
One thing that is not appealing in a State of the Union Address is the routine of lawmakers jumping out of their seats repeatedly for standing ovations. That sort of went away this year. Many people scoffed at the idea of lawmakers moving around and not sitting just on the ...
White House Talking Points
Just before President Obama began his State of the Union Address to Congress, the White House released a fact sheet on his "Plan to Win the Future." -THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 25, 2011 The State of the Union:President Obama's Plan to Win the Future In his ...
State of the Union
Over an hour before the speech, the White House released the full prepared text of tonight's State of the Union Address. - THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2011 Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery State of ...
Obama Speech Excerpts
The White House has released excerpts of President Obama's State of the Union Address to the Congress. - THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2011 Excerpts from President Obama's State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery- ...
Looming Budget Battles
It might be about time to grab the pot on the back burner labeled "Budget Battles," and move it to the front of the Legislative Stove, because things are starting to simmer in Congress. Last week, a group of more conservative Republicans turned up the heat with a plan that ...
A Big Week
President Obama gets the chance to re-set the political landscape tomorrow night with his State of the Union Address. Will it be memorable? Or just another speech? What should we expect? The White House says a main focus will be jobs and the economy, which is something Democrats in the ...
Whither Tax Reform
As a key House committee kicks off hearings today on reform of the federal tax code, it's a reminder that Congress has not done anything major on tax reform in 25 years. You have to rewind to 1986, when Ronald Reagan was President, Dan Rostenkowski was the Chairman of the ...
Back To Business
As this week comes to an end, it's obvious that lawmakers in the Congress are starting to get back to business after taking several days to honor those killed and wounded in the Arizona shootings last weekend. Whether it was the speech of President Obama to a memorial service in ...
Different D.C. Dynamic
As President Obama gets his internal clock adjusted this week to Eastern Time following his family vacation in Hawaii, he will be confronted by a different dynamic, a divided U.S. Congress. The House goes over to the Republicans as the 112th Congress convenes on Wednesday. While the Senate stays in ...
Jobs Bill Slows
It has been over six weeks since President Obama used his State of the Union Address to vow action on jobs and the economy. The Congress though is still dickering over the details of job creation plans. First, the Senate suddenly changed course during the snows of February, as Democrats ...
Rendell Explains New Tax Plan In East Liberty
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell visited Pittsburgh on Thursday to explain his plan for taxes.The governor met with local business leaders to explain his fairer tax system plan.Under his proposal, the state's tax rate would drop from 6 to 4 percent, but would extend to services and other transactions that are ...
The Power of Sixty
Lots of people have been surprised to find out in recent days that Sen. Elect Scott Brown (R-MA) is still just the Senator-Elect, and not yet a voting member of the U.S. Senate. That delay was a good thing for Democrats this week. With Brown saying he does not expect ...
The Hand of Bipartisanship
One maxim of politics in the almost 30 years that I have been around the Congress is that it is always easy to urge the other party to be bipartisan, but not that easy to actually forge a deal between the two sides on major issues of the day. And ...
Obama v SCOTUS
There was a lot of discussion in the hallways of the Congress the day after the State of the Union Address about President Obama's jab at the U.S. Supreme Court over a recent decision on campaign finance limits. Video of Justice Samuel Alito appeared to show him verbally objecting to ...
Small Business Tax Plan
The White House has released details of a small business tax break that will be included in President Obama's budget, which is due out on Monday. Mr. Obama will tout this plan during a Friday visit to Baltimore. This information was provided by the White House in a release on ...
Obama & Health Care
If President Obama was looking for his State of the Union Address to change the dynamic on health care reform, there did not seem to be any immediate payoff for the White House on that front, as both sides stayed in their partisan corners. There was no deadline for action, ...
The Obama Speech
The 2010 State of the Union Address from President Obama probably won't be talked about in textbooks in another 50 years or so, but it did give some interesting insights into the decisions of the President on what might cure his recent political troubles. The President noted the economic troubles ...
The Mosh Pit
After the State of the Union Address, many lawmakers rush just down to the hall to the Old House Chamber, now known as Statuary Hall, where dozens of reporters and TV cameras are camped out, all breathlessly waiting for off-the-cuff reaction to the President's remarks. The first lawmakers cut out ...
White House Talking Points
Here is a State of the Union "Viewer's Guide" sent out to reporters during the President's Address to a Joint Session of Congress. THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary_______________________________________________________________________________________FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 27, 2010 RESCUE, REBUILD, RESTORE - A NEW FOUNDATION FOR PROSPERITY Taking office amidst two wars, an economy ...
Obama Speech Text
Here is the text of President Obama's State of the Union Address, as prepared for delivery. It was released by the White House just before he went before a Joint Session of the Congress. Remarks of President Barack ObamaThe State of the UnionWednesday, January 27, 2009Washington, DC Madame Speaker, Vice ...
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