Gop Agenda

Fast Pace In House Leads To Lawmaker Mistakes, Confusion

The Hill | Molly K. Hooper | Posted 09.05.2011

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The rapid-fire succession of floor votes in the House this year has triggered lawmaker confusion and mistakes....

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In Wisconsin, Everything Must Go

Rick Horowitz | Posted 07.17.2011

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It's "Beat the Recall" Days! We might be losing our majority, but we're not losing our nerve! In fact, we're working 24/7 to clear out all our remaining stock of legislation before we have to close our doors for good!

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Past House GOP Tactic Proving Useless For Dems

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 06.24.2011

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WASHINGTON — A year ago, when Republicans were in the minority on Capitol Hill, they drove Democrats crazy by using an obscure parliamentary man...

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GOP Successes & Setbacks In The First Months Of New Order

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 06.18.2011

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Republicans have moved rapidly to convert November election gains to legislative advances in the states. A look at some GOP successes, and setbacks, i...

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GOP Wave Reshapes Nation's Agenda State By State

AP | ANN SANNER and CALVIN WOODWARD | Posted 06.18.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — In state after state, Republicans are moving swiftly past blunted Democratic opposition to turn a conservative wish-list into l...

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With Health Care 'Repealed,' GOP Turns To Climate Change

McClatchy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that the House of Representatives has voted to repeal the health care law, Republicans say they're likely to move soon to another target -- a rewr...

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President Beaver? Your Father Would Like to Talk to You

Ellis Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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N. Gregory Mankiw, a Harvard Economics professor, published an op-ed in the New York Times assuming the role of Ward Cleaver, offering sage advice to Obama couched in simple-minded concepts a nine-year-old could understand. Let's listen in.

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2012 Elections May Be Significantly Influenced By GOP Agenda

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Even if the next two years end in congressional gridlock, Republicans hope to build a record that demonstrates to voters in 2012 th...

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2012 Elections Could Be Greatly Impacted By New GOP Agenda

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Republican agenda for the new Congress that convenes Wednesday may have a greater impact on the 2012 elections than on the live...

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Tea Party Influence In GOP-Controlled House Set To Produce Unprecedented Scenarios

The Washington Post | Philip Rucker & Krissah Thompson | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Republicans take over the House next week, they will do something that apparently has never been done before in the chamber's 221-year history:...

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GOP Actions Often Defied What Most Americans Want On Key Issues Tackled During Lame Duck Session

AP | ALAN FRAM and JENNIFER AGIESTA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Republicans say they will follow "the people's priorities" when they gain power on Capitol Hill next month. Yet when it came to tax...

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Social Conservatives Spar With Tea Party Groups

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Social conservatives are hitting back Tuesday at a recently released letter by a coalition of Tea Party and gay Republican groups encouraging incoming...

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GOP Plan Hit On All Sides: Not Far Enough For Tea Party, Doesn't Make Sense To Economists

Washington Post | Lori Montgomery | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republicans are mapping an agenda for the new Congress that calls for a radical reduction in government spending, a hard-line stance against new taxes...

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The GOP 'Pledge': What's Not In It

Mother Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

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You can read it yourself. Or peruse the reviews: liberal Ezra Klein dissects its internal contradictions; tea partier Erick Erickson decries the "Pled...

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GOP Willing To Rely On 'Party Of No' Reputation For Midterm Elections

The Washington Post | Perry Bacon Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republicans say polls suggest that they can oppose all of these initiatives by casting them into a broader critique of Democrats increasing the size o...

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Democrats Continue To Hammer GOP On Bush Agenda, Launch $28 Million Ad Buy

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee unveiled a new web video this week that hammered home an issue introduced by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Tex...

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GOP 'Stop Them' Theme Emerges

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

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GOP leaders are expanding their calls for repeal of the new health care law into a broader campaign theme that electing Republicans will provide the "...

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Congress Returns From Recess To A Pile Of Unfinished Business

The Washington Post | Shailagh Murray and Lori Montgomery | Posted 05.25.2011

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Congress will return this week from the July 4th recess to a pile of unfinished business. Yes, the same might be said of every Congress returning from...

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GOP Agenda To Be Shaped By Lobbyists: Least Surprising News Ever

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just over a week ago, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough touched off a mini-media firestorm when he discussed how often Republicans on Capitol Hill tell him that...

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Republican Leaders Acquiescing To 'Demagoguery' That Threatens Party, GOP Lawmaker Says

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Too many Republican leaders are acquiescing to a poisonous "demagoguery" that threatens the party's long-term credibility, says a v...

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New Republican Agenda, Or Lack Of One, Divides Party

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — It's not easy crafting an agenda for the fall elections. Just ask Republicans in Congress. They set up a website to solicit ideas, ...

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GOP Crowd-Sourcing Its Policy Agenda

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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This time around, the GOP is crowd-sourcing its contract. House Republicans want your help "develop[ing] a new governing agenda," according to a state...

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The Republican Heist

Miles Jaffe | Posted 05.25.2011

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I, like millions of others, watched the eight years of GWB government, appalled by its errant policies, incompetence and greed, but, I confess, I entirely misunderstood the plot.

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2010 Midterm Elections Inspire New GOP Strategy

CQ Politics | Alan K. Ota | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Republicans are devising a political platform -- informally dubbed "Ten for '10"-- to better position their party for the 2010 midterm elections...

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