Radical House GOP Made Safe By Gerrymandering

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House Republicans Draft Ransom Notes on the Debt Limit

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"House Republicans are struggling to draft their ransom note because the Congressional Budget Office brought them more bad news this week. It seems the deficit, the Holy Grail about which they really don’t care except as leverage to shred the social safety net, is at a five-year low. And that doesn’t look to be just a short-term dip"

PERRspectives: Republicans May Abort Debt Ceiling Hike, U.S. Economic Recovery

PERRspectives: Republicans May Abort Debt Ceiling Hike, U.S. Economic Recovery
"You read that right. Just days after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office slashed its 2013 deficit forecast by $200 billion and projected the deficit as a percentage of GDP would fall to 2.1 percent by 2015 (below the Simpson-Bowles target of 2.5 percent), Republicans are adding new items to their ransom note."

PERRspectives: New House GOP Debt Ceiling Blackmail Demand? No Deficit Reduction!

PERRspectives: New House GOP Debt Ceiling Blackmail Demand? No Deficit Reduction!
"The latest GOP extortion couldn't come at a worse time. After all, the federal budget sequester which began in March is already slowing economic growth and costing American jobs. Meanwhile, the CBO and analysts like Goldman Sachs have forecast that Uncle Sam's rapidly shrinking annual budget deficits will soon put U.S. national debt levels on a sustainable path. (That reality even prompted House Speaker John Boehner and Budget Committee Chairman to admit that "we have no immediate debt crisis.") Now, two years after the GOP's first debt limit blackmail hammered consumer confidence and job growth, Republicans are preparing a new ransom note."

How We Ended Up with the Worst Congress Money Can Buy | Alternet

How We Ended Up with the Worst Congress Money Can Buy | Alternet
"If you want to see why the public approval rating of Congress is down in the sub-arctic range — an icy  15 percent by last count — all you have to do is take a quick look at how the House and Senate pay worship at the altar of corporations, banks and other special interests at the expense of public aspirations and need."

After Demanding Senate Pass A Budget, GOP Refuses To Enter Budget Negotiations

After Demanding Senate Pass A Budget, GOP Refuses To Enter Budget Negotiations: House Republicans spent most of their time over the last three years reminding Americans that Senate Democrats hadn’t passed a budget in two, then three, then four years. It was a regular Republican talking point, a particular favorite of House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s. But now that the Senate has returned to regular order [...]/p

House Passes Privacy-Killing Cybersecurity Bill, Despite White House Veto Threat | Alternet

House Passes Privacy-Killing Cybersecurity Bill, Despite White House Veto Threat | Alternet
"A bill that grants businesses immunity for sharing Internet users’ private information with the federal government passed through the House Thursday, despite an outcry from privacy advocates and a veto threat from the White House, the Hill reports."

If Election Were Held Today, Democrats Would Win House In A Landslide — And Only Win A 5 Seat Majority

If Election Were Held Today, Democrats Would Win House In A Landslide — And Only Win A 5 Seat Majority: According to a Quinnipiac poll released today, if the election were held today 43 percent of the electorate would support a Democratic U.S. House candidate, as opposed to just 35 percent who would back a Republican. That 8 point lead for Democrats is significantly more than the GOP’s margin of victory during the 2010 Republican [...]/p

House GOP Budget Cuts To Food Assistance Would Cost America 340,000 Jobs

House GOP Budget Cuts To Food Assistance Would Cost America 340,000 Jobs: The House Republican budget unveiled last month converts the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, into a federal block grant to the states, costing the program $125 billion in funding over the next decade. It also cuts an additional $10 billion from the program after the transition is completed. Such reform [...]/p

Economists Disagree With Paul Ryan’s Claim That ‘Debt Is Crushing Our Economy’

Economists Disagree With Paul Ryan’s Claim That ‘Debt Is Crushing Our Economy’: Over the past three years, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has repeatedly introduced budget resolutions that contain draconian spending cuts in an effort to stave off the debt crisis he says is right around the corner if it isn’t addressed immediately. Ryan’s plans, all three of which have passed the House of Representatives, [...]/p

House GOP Approves Budget That Cuts Taxes For Millionaires, Slashes The Social Safety Net

House GOP Approves Budget That Cuts Taxes For Millionaires, Slashes The Social Safety Net: The House of Representatives this afternoon approved the Republican budget plan authored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) by a vote of 221-207, with 197 Democrats and 10 Republicans voting against it. Three Democrats and one Republican did not vote. For the third consecutive year, the House GOP has approved a budget that ends the traditional [...]/p

House Democratic budget would also boost employment | Economic Policy Institute

House Democratic budget would also boost employment | Economic Policy Institute
"The Van Hollen budget would be a net positive for the labor market over the next two years, relative to current budget policy, current law, or the Ryan budget."

House republicans Ignore Public Opinion On Tax Policy

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GOP: Sequestered from Reality

House Republicans Won't Take 'Yes' For An Answer

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House Republicans Strip Protections From LGBT Victims In New Violence Against Women Act

House Republicans Strip Protections From LGBT Victims In New Violence Against Women Act: The Violence Against Women Act expired at the end of 2012 after House Republicans refused to accept the Senate bill’s protections for LGBT, Native American, and undocumented victims. Though the Senate passed another VAWA reauthorization over a week ago, House Republicans may derail passage once again. On Friday, House GOP leaders released their own VAWA [...]/p

Joe Scarborough: Republicans Only Kept House Majority Because Of Gerrymandering

Joe Scarborough: Republicans Only Kept House Majority Because Of Gerrymandering: MSNBC host and former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough admitted on Sunday that Republicans only kept their majority in the House of Representatives as a result of gerrymandering, noting that the GOP received less votes than Democrats in the 2012 election. Scarborough argued that Republicans must prevent radical ultra-conservative voices from dominating the party’s message and [...]/p

Obama On The Debt Ceiling: House GOP ‘Will Not Collect A Ransom For Not Crashing The American Economy’

Obama On The Debt Ceiling: House GOP ‘Will Not Collect A Ransom For Not Crashing The American Economy’: President Obama today held the final press conference of his first term, and used the opportunity to reiterate that he is not interested in negotiating with House Republicans over the debt ceiling. “They will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the American economy,” Obama said: The debt ceiling does not authorize more [...]/p

Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich calls for a 'new politics' in his farewell speech on the House floor

Intelligence Bill Won’t Include Measure Mandating Report On Consequences Of Iran Attack

Intelligence Bill Won’t Include Measure Mandating Report On Consequences Of Iran Attack: A measure requiring the office of the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress on the consequences of a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities will not be included in the FY2013 Intelligence Authorization Act. The House voted in May to include the amendment calling for a report on the consequences of an Iran [...]/p