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Fast Forward Christie Slams Boehner for Dropping Ball on Sandy
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Wednesday blamed U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, a fellow Republican, for delaying a vote on federal disaster aid for Superstorm Sandy, calling the inaction “disappointing and disgusting.” “There is only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent (storm) victims – the House majority, and their…
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Fast Forward Congress Slammed for Skipping Sandy Aid Vote
Governors Chris Christie of New Jersey and Andrew Cuomo of New York excoriated the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday for delaying action on a $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy disaster aid bill, according to a joint statement. Lawmakers ended their session on Tuesday night without voting on the measure, a move that Cuomo and Christie…
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Fast Forward Congress Skips Vote on Sandy Aid Package
The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned on Tuesday night without acting on a $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy disaster aid bill, prompting angry denunciations from members from the states hardest hit by the storm. “I have just been informed that we will be having perhaps no further votes in this Congress,” said Democratic Representative Steny Hoyer…
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Fast Forward Reluctant House Passes Fiscal Cliff Deal
The United States averted economic calamity on Tuesday when lawmakers approved a deal to prevent huge tax hikes and spending cuts that would have pushed the world’s largest economy off a “fiscal cliff” and into recession. The agreement hands a clear victory to President Barack Obama, who won re-election on a promise to address budget…
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Fast Forward Eric Cantor Seeks To Block Fiscal Cliff Deal
Washington’s last-minute scramble to step back from a “fiscal cliff” ran into trouble on Tuesday as Republicans in the House of Representatives balked at a deal to avert a budget crisis. Republican leaders in the House said they might try to change the bill approved by the Senate which voted to raise taxes on the…
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Fast Forward Hours From Fiscal Cliff, No Sign of a Deal
The U.S. Congress comes back on Monday without a deal to avert the “fiscal cliff” and only a few hours of actual legislative time scheduled in which to act if an agreement materializes. Negotiations involving Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to offer the last hope for avoiding the across-the-board…
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Fast Forward Lawmakers Demand Release of Jacob Ostreicher
A bipartisan slate of nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives urged Bolivian President Evo Morales to bring about the release of New York businessman Jacob Ostreicher, who has been jailed without charges for 18 months. A Bolivian appeals court this week refused to release Ostreicher, instead sending his case back to a lower…
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Opinion Jewish Lawmakers Move Up Ladder
Two Jewish lawmakers are moving up the ranks in the House of Representatives. New York’s Nita Lowey won the role of top Democrat on the House Appropriations committee and will be the first woman to ever serve as ranking member on this committee. “It is especially gratifying to be the first woman to lead either…
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