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Republicans Running in 2014 Run from Budget Deal

Six of the eight House Republicans running for Senate voted against the budget deal on Thursday that was brokered by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), while five of the eight Republican senators who are facing primary

Republicans Running in 2014 Run from Budget Deal

House Votes to Bust Sequester's Spending Caps

On Thursday evening, the House of Representatives voted to adopt the Ryan-Murray budget and bust through the sequester spending caps and increase user fees. The vote was a lopsided 333-94. Among Republicans, 169 members voted for the budget and 63

House Votes to Bust Sequester's Spending Caps

Half of Ryan-Murray Budget Cuts Don't Happen Until 2022

The budget deal announced Tuesday by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) would boost federal spending by around $65 billion over the next two years. This new spending is offset by increasing user fees, boosting pension contributions

Half of Ryan-Murray Budget Cuts Don't Happen Until 2022

4 Things to Know About Ryan-Murray Budget Deal

When Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) announced their budget deal Tuesday night, few specific details were released. The full scope of the budget deal will begin to emerge on Wednesday, after the duo file legislative language

4 Things to Know About Ryan-Murray Budget Deal

GOP Rep Huelskamp: Ryan Budget Deal 'More of the Same'

Tuesday evening, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) announced they had reached a deal on a two-year budget. Although full details haven’t been released, the broad outline of the deal announced was enough to draw a rebuke

GOP Rep Huelskamp: Ryan Budget Deal 'More of the Same'

Budget Deal May Clear Way for Amnesty Vote in 2014

The budget deal that Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced on Tuesday may pave the way for a vote on comprehensive immigration reform in the first months of the 2014 Congress.  Last week, The Hill reported

Budget Deal May Clear Way for Amnesty Vote in 2014

Paul Ryan Increasing Power in House

On Friday, it was reported by Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Patty Murray were “just a few billion” dollars apart on a 2-year budget deal. The two Budget Committee chairs are expected to work through the weekend to finalize a

Paul Ryan Increasing Power in House

'You Can Keep Your Insurance' Could Dog Dems in 2014

One of the defensive cries we are hearing from the left over the outrage at Obama’s repeated lies about being able to keep your health insurance is that it doesn’t matter because Obama will never face another election. That is

'You Can Keep Your Insurance' Could Dog Dems in 2014

Obama Discusses Budget with Senate, House Dems

(AP) Obama discusses budget with Senate, House DemsWASHINGTONThe White House says President Barack Obama discussed upcoming budget talks with top Senate and House Democrats before heading to New York City. White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters traveling with Obama

Obama Discusses Budget with Senate, House Dems

Republicans see 'Obamacare' issues as key to 2014

(AP) Republicans see ‘Obamacare’ issues as key to 2014By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONIf Republicans were writing a movie script for next year’s congressional elections, the working title might be “2014: Apocalypse of Obamacare.” The plot: The rollout of President Barack Obama’s

Republicans see 'Obamacare' issues as key to 2014

Sen Dem Budget Hikes Taxes $1.5 Trillion

Senate Democrats released their first budget blueprint in four years on Wednesday. Any budget-cutting muscles the Democrats possessed have clearly atrophied over the past half-decade. Not only does their budget add more than $7 trillion in new debt over the

Sen Dem Budget Hikes Taxes $1.5 Trillion

Senate Dem Budget Hikes Spending 62%

On Wednesday, WA Sen. Patty Murray unveiled the first budget proposal from Senate Democrats in 4 years. Looking at the top-line numbers, it is easy to see why the Democrats were so coy with their spending plans. Virtually ignoring the

Senate Dem Budget Hikes Spending 62%

Exclusive: Baucus Bashes Fellow Democrat Murray over Budget

Senate Democrats are infighting on the eve of the release of Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray’s budget, Breitbart News has exclusively learned. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, slammed Murray on Tuesday evening through

Exclusive: Baucus Bashes Fellow Democrat Murray over Budget

Democrats Ask DOJ to Investigate US Refineries

Six Democrat senators asked the Department of Justice to investigate possible market manipulation by oil refineries on the west coast as the cause of spikes in gasoline prices in May and October. Gas prices hit a record high of $5.

Democrats Ask DOJ to Investigate US Refineries

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA): Democrats May Not Pass Budget

On Thursday, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that if she wins the chairmanship of the Senate Budget Committee, Democrats may not pass a budget for the fourth year in a row. “I am committed to working with our committee and

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA): Democrats May Not Pass Budget

Democrats Still Playing Chicken on Spending

The Democrats are playing chicken with the American economy, and it may come back to haunt them. Republicans, determined to keep in place the entire roster of Bush tax cuts, are not backing down. The Democrats, desperate to please their

Democrats Still Playing Chicken on Spending

SuperCommittee Announces Failure to Reach Deal

(Washington D.C.) – Today, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Representative Jeb Hensarling and Senator Patty Murray, released the following statement. “After months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have come to the conclusion today

SuperCommittee Tax Hike Spells Disaster

It would be a great tragedy if a super tax hike came out of a supercommittee compromise deal. It would do great harm to the economy — just as much harm as President Obama’s various tax-hike threats. And on the

Let Americans Make American Planes

As President Obama prepares to address a joint session of Congress on Thursday night about jobs, the stakes for American workers as well as his 2012 re-election are high. Yet, as millions of Americans remain unemployed, President Obama continues to

No More Secrecy in Debt Fight

One of the main components of the legislative “solution” to the debt ceiling “crisis” that occurred a few weeks ago is the formation of a new bipartisan Super Committee that is charged with cutting $1.2 trillion out of the budget

Sen. Murray's DSCC Pressuring Koch Bros. For Cash?

The Left and Democrat establishment have made a cottage industry out of bashing the Koch brothers, most especially post-Wisconsin union battles. So, what to make of a letter and phone call from DSCC Chair Senator Patty Murray promising the Koch’s