Boehner: No House Action On Obama’s State Of The Union Agenda

[Lakhota]

By BRIAN BEUTLER

President Obama’s State of the Union address included a long list of proposals he wants Congress to advance. House Speaker John Boehner says it won’t happen.

In prepared remarks at his weekly Capitol briefing, Boehner effectively foreclosed on the idea that the House will take up any of Obama’s proposals, unless and until the Senate passes legislation first - and maybe not even then.

More: John Boehner Nixes Obama’s State Of The Union Proposals | TPMDC

 

[Lakhota]

 

[Papageorgio]

So is the Senate going to take action?

 

[Avatar4321]

Good. We dont need Republicans helping Obama to make this nation worse.

 

[Lakhota]

Good. We dont need Republicans helping Obama to make this nation worse.

Exactly. Like Flip Wilson said: “Let it crawl, Rev, let it crawl!”

 

[Avatar4321]

Good. We dont need Republicans helping Obama to make this nation worse.

Exactly. Like Flip Wilson said: “Let it crawl, Rev, let it crawl!”

If you think we should enact Obama's agenda that will make the nation worse off than it is today, please articulate why. It's time we stop passing legislation for the sake of passing legislation and actually focus on doing things that improve the country.

 

[MeBelle]

By BRIAN BEUTLER

President Obama’s State of the Union address included a long list of proposals he wants Congress to advance. House Speaker John Boehner says it won’t happen.

In prepared remarks at his weekly Capitol briefing, Boehner effectively foreclosed on the idea that the House will take up any of Obama’s proposals, unless and until the Senate passes legislation first - and maybe not even then.

Smart move.
I wouldn't want the House wasting time working on anything that only collects dust on Harry Reid's desk.

 

[Claudette]

By BRIAN BEUTLER

President Obama’s State of the Union address included a long list of proposals he wants Congress to advance. House Speaker John Boehner says it won’t happen.

In prepared remarks at his weekly Capitol briefing, Boehner effectively foreclosed on the idea that the House will take up any of Obama’s proposals, unless and until the Senate passes legislation first - and maybe not even then.

Smart move.
I wouldn't want the House wasting time working on anything that only collects dust on Harry Reid's desk.

Yup. Why bother.

Anything the House send over ends up on obstructionist Reids desk, gathering dust.

Perhaps that fuck in the WH should have addressed his remarks to Reid personally. He, after all, is the problem. Not the House.

Oh wait. I forgot. Reids a Dem. Never mind.

 

[Stephanie]

What? because the Dear Leader made a speech we were all suppose to just roll over?

 

[Seawytch]

Has The Boehner bothered to look at the approval ratings of his Congress?

 

[Claudette]

Has The Boehner bothered to look at the approval ratings of his Congress?

Probably no more than Reid has. Doubt it bothers any of those Clowns. They, are after all, taken care of for life by we taxpayers. No worries.

 

[Stephanie]

Has The Boehner bothered to look at the approval ratings of his Congress?

so? is that ALL you people think about?
the hell if what Obama is proposing would be good for the country right? We are suppose to cheer him and let him do any damn thing he spews about

 

[Seawytch]

Yeah, that's it. Keep thinking that how the American people view Congress doesn't matter! I hope you call your Congressmen and tell them to keep obstructing. (please)

 

[Papageorgio]

Yeah, that's it. Keep thinking that how the American people view Congress doesn't matter! I hope you call your Congressmen and tell them to keep obstructing. (please)

So is the Senate obstructing or just the House?

 

[Seawytch]

Yeah, that's it. Keep thinking that how the American people view Congress doesn't matter! I hope you call your Congressmen and tell them to keep obstructing. (please)

So is the Senate obstructing or just the House?

Both, but the House Republicans are largely to blame.

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/...republican-party-party-moves-democratic-party

 

[emptystep]

Apparently elections don't matter to Republicans.

Once Again, Toomey Budget Fails (But Outperforms All Others) | PoliticsPA

Additional provisions in the FY2013 proposal would have shifted Medicaid to a state block grant program and frozen spending for five years. The proposal also called for a repeal of the Democrat’s health care law. These two provisions alone would have saved the nation an estimated $2.7 trillion.

One of the most drastic parts of Toomey’s plan, which was also part of his proposed plan for last year, was the call for non-defense discretionary spending to revert to 2006 levels and then be frozen for the next seven years. The proposal would have also cut funding for welfare and assumed a complete withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan by 2015.

In combination with aggressive spending cuts, the second part of Toomey’s plan involved the reformation of taxes. His proposal called for the cutting of individual income tax rates by one-fifth, effectively dropping the top rate from 35 percent to 28 percent. Opponents to the reform argued that this would shift an unproportional part of the financial burden from millionaires and billionaires to low- and middle-class America.

Toomey’s budget proposal may be a good indicator of what conservative voters and tea partiers want from a republican presidential candidate, as Toomey was elected to the Senate with support from the Tea Party Movement and now holds the important position of Chair of the Senate Steering Committee.