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White House Prepares to Push Climate Change Legislation

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), advocates for the environmental lobby, met with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough last week so they could coordinate efforts with the Obama administration in pushing their environmentalist agenda.  The

White House Prepares to Push Climate Change Legislation

Dem. Senator Blames Tornado on Republicans

On Monday, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) used the devastating Oklahoma tornado as an excuse to bash Republicans for denying global warming and implied Republicans were responsible for actually allowing the destructive natural disaster to occur.  “So, you may have a

Dem. Senator Blames Tornado on Republicans

10 Questions Obama Must Answer on IRS Scandal

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama said Treasury Secretary Jack Lew asked for and accepted the resignation of the acting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Steven T. Miller. However, Miller’s  term as acting IRS Commissioner was up in a couple of

10 Questions Obama Must Answer on IRS Scandal

US Condemns Anti-Semitic Comments from Egypt's Morsi

By MATTHEW LEE and JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration on Tuesday gave a blistering review of remarks that Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi made almost three years ago about Jews and called for him to repudiate what it called unacceptable rhetoric.

US Condemns Anti-Semitic Comments from Egypt's Morsi

White House Wants Vote to Raise Taxes

WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) —A Senate vote next week on the so-called Buffett Rule on taxing the wealthy opens a door to broader tax reform discussions, a White House spokesman said Monday. It also will mean senators’ position about how

White House Wants Vote to Raise Taxes

Fairness? Raise Taxes on the Middle Class

Let’s talk about fairness. As President Obama himself explained in a debate back in 2008, the tax code isn’t and shouldn’t be structured for maximizing either revenue or economic growth. It’s about fairness. And by fairness, he means a highly

Sheldon Whitehouse: Sharpton Wannabe

Even when they get their way and obtain the desperately-needed health care vote, all wasn’t hunky dory in the land of the progressive politician. Democrats desperately wanted at least one Republican vote in the senate for the bill so they