New York For Gillibrand
It's time for New Yorkers to rally around their new senator, regardless of their feelings on lame-duck Paterson. Gillibrand seems ready to provide us with progressive leadership.
It's time for New Yorkers to rally around their new senator, regardless of their feelings on lame-duck Paterson. Gillibrand seems ready to provide us with progressive leadership.
Andy Stern | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics
There is no such thing as a Republican filibuster. Right now, the only ones who can stand in the way of giving the American people meaningful health care reform are our elected Democratic Senators.
Robert Creamer | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics
If a Democratic Senator votes to prevent his party from having an up or down vote on its top domestic priority, he is endangering the political lives of his swing district colleagues. That would be unforgivable.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics
The major point of contention between the White House and congressional Democrats is now whether a public option for insurance coverage has the 60 vot...
Amitai Etzioni | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
If the Democrats cannot show that the existing arrangement constitutes a raid of the public treasury, do not expect them to do so on the much more complicated issues of credit swap controls.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York
Rather than do what is right, Republicans did what was politically convenient, twice blocking the unemployment extension last week in an effort to derail other economic recovery programs.
washingtonpost.com | Dan Balz | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics
Three forces threaten Democrats in the 2010 elections: populist anger on the right, disaffection in the middle and potential disillusionment on the le...
AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — When it comes time to vote, every Democrat in the Senate – and perhaps more than one Republican – will support legislat...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics
UPDATE: Reid pushed back Wednesday afternoon against the consensus that health reform is on him -- after Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), laid the fate of...
Jennifer Donahue | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics
The silent majority now is the voice of the "independent". If you listen past the yelling to hear the actual voices, you see that this is the position of most Americans.
AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats said Thursday they have reached a deal to extend unemployment insurance benefits to the nearly 2 million jobless w...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics
Senate Democrats have begun discussions on a compromise approach to health care reform that would establish a robust, national public option for insur...
washingtonpost.com | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics
For many months, advocates of health care reform have implored President Obama to outline in greater detail the provisions he's prepared to push and d...
Carol Felsenthal | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics
What happens if health care comes up for a vote and Byrd is simply too sick to be wheeled in?
The American Prospect | Tim Fernholz | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics
Senator Chuck Schumer is the third-ranked Democrat in the Senate, one of the most prominent advocates for a public plan, and among the earliest Democr...
The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics
The poll slide Congressional Dems are enduring right now has increased pressure on Dems to succeed on health care this year, Democratic aides privatel...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics
Senate Democrats contemplating a controversial parliamentary maneuver that would allow them to pass key provisions of a health care bill with just 51 ...
Rick Horowitz | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics
Obama the Developer wants to build a health club. Something classy, that's what he's thinking, with all the latest equipment, and enough room so everyone in town can join.
The Hill | Alexander Bolton | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics
Leading liberal activists are pressing Senate Democrats to forget about Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and move ahead with their own plans for ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics
There are 60 members of the Senate's Democratic caucus -- so why is Sen. Kent Conrad insisting that that there aren't enough votes to pass a public he...
Politico | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics
Five years after he put his money behind the Swift Boat ads that helped tanked John Kerry's presidential campaign, Senate Democrats gave T. Boone Pick...
A. Siegel | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green
Rather than bring in people who are discussing serious solutions, the DPC is bringing a snake-oil salesman who merits credit for dishonorable attacks on the 2004 Democratic Party presidential nominee.
Juliette Powell | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics
As harsh as this may seem, maybe it is time for Ted Kennedy to resign from the Senate and let the Democratic Governor of Massachusetts appoint a healthy successor.
Bob Cesca | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics
Enough prevaricating. The storm is perfect. Kick some ass, Mr. President.
Noelle Cigarroa Perese | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics
Private insurance has failed drastically through its own greed in bilking Americans through expensive premiums, denying them needed care, and paying billions of dollars to insurance company executives on the backs of sick and underinsured Americans.
Ryan J. Davis | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York