Showing posts with label The Hill. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

It Stays!!!

July 01, 2015 Alexander Bolton , Filibuster 0 Comments
Republicans Slam The Door On Scrapping The Filibuster

By Alexander Bolton, Jun. 30, 2015, The Hill

Senate Republicans appear to be closing the door on gutting the filibuster, brushing aside calls from GOP presidential hopefuls Jeb Bush and Scott Walker to consider lowering the 60-vote threshold for repealing ObamaCare.

Sources close to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) say there’s virtually no chance he will go along with abolishing the filibuster, something he has strongly criticized in the past.

It’s a point on which McConnell and his frequent antagonist, conservative Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), agree. Although Cruz often criticizes McConnell for lacking aggressiveness, he also views abolition of the legislative filibuster as a step too far.

Bush and Walker recently told conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt they would support lowering the threshold for major legislation from 60 votes to a simple majority. Curbing the power of the Senate minority would make it easier to repeal and replace ObamaCare in 2017.

The tactic is known as the “nuclear option” because using it is viewed by many as a drastic step that could permanently change how the chamber functions.


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Monday, June 29, 2015

But Sharpton's okay?!?

June 29, 2015 Donald Trump , Racial Comments 0 Comments
NBC Cuts Ties With Trump 

By Jesse Brynes, Jun. 29, 2015, The Hill

NBC is cutting its ties with Donald Trump over the 2016 Republican presidential candidate's recent remarks over immigrants.

"Due to the recent derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants, NBCUniversal is ending its business relationship with Mr. Trump," the network said in a statement Monday.

NBC also said it would no longer air the "Miss USA" and "Miss Universe" pageants on its network, which are produced with Trump.

The network has faced pressure to formally cut ties with Trump amid the controversy over comments he made at his presidential launch event earlier this month.

“They’re sending people who have a lot of problems,” Trump said of illegal immigration. "They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."

The remarks prompted Cristian de la Fuenta, the Chilean actor scheduled to host this year's Miss USA pageant, to quit. He described Trump as "a clown."

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He's Says What We're Thinking!!!

June 29, 2015 Donald Trump , Martin Matishak 0 Comments
Trump: ‘We Look Like We’re Beggars’ In Iran Nuclear Talks

By Martin Matishak, Jun. 28, 2015, The Hill

GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump says the Obama administration is making the U.S. “look like we’re beggars,” as they pursue a long-term deal on Iran’s nuclear program.

“We look like we’re beggars. We look like we’re sitting there begging,” Trump told John Catsimatidis on Sunday during “The Cats Roundtable” on New York’s AM 970.

“The Persians … are very good negotiators. The people representing Iran are master negotiators. They’re dealing with fools. They’re dealing with fools,” he said, adding that Obama is “not a negotiator.”

Trump said the U.S. and other Western powers “have the cards right now — soon we won’t have the cards — but we have the cards right now, and we should put sanctions much stronger, much harder.”

“Bring them to the table on our terms because they are really making a deal that is a deal that should not be made,” he added.


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Sunday, June 28, 2015

Now What, Dr. Carson?

June 28, 2015 Ben Carson , Christians 0 Comments
Ben Carson: 'Gay' Marriage 'Now Law Of The Land' 

Says government 'must never force Christians' to betray beliefs

By WND/The Hill, Jun.27, 2015

(THE HILL) GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson said he “strongly disagreed” with the Supreme Court’s decision Friday to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide but acknowledged it is “now the law of the land.”

“I call on Congress to make sure deeply held religious views are respected and protected,” Carson said in a statement issued following the court’s historic ruling. “The government must never force Christians to violate their religious beliefs.”

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"I think it’s always appropriate to take advantage of timing"

June 28, 2015 The Hill , Transgender Troops 0 Comments
Momentum Grows To Scrap Pentagon's Ban On Transgender Troops

By Martin Matishak, Jun. 27, 2015, The Hill

There is renewed energy on Capitol Hill to lift the Defense Department's ban on transgender troops.

Lawmakers view recent steps by the Pentagon and some of the armed services to expand protections for gay and lesbian troops as an opportunity to do away with the decades-old prohibition on allowing transgender troops to serve openly.

They are also taking note of other societal changes in calling for the ban on service by transgender trips to be lifted.

“In politics, I think it’s always appropriate to take advantage of timing. Whether it’s taking down the Confederate flag or creating equality in the military for transgender persons,” said Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.).

She plans to introduce legislation next month that calls on the Pentagon to immediately grant anti-discrimination protection for all service members, and their dependents, who identify as transgender.

The bill, which is still being drafted, would also direct the Defense secretary to hammer out new policies for transgender troops, from regulations about their uniforms to what treatments would be covered under Tricare, the military's healthcare system.

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