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May 12 2013
News
Justice Ginsburg: Roe v. Wade Too Sweeping
One of the most liberal members of the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg could be expected to give a rousing defense of Roe v. Wade in reflecting on the landmark vote 40 years after it established a nationwide right to abortion
Newsmax (News)Jul 28 2017
News
"Far from Over": Senate Narrowly Defeats Obamacare Repeal, But More Attacks on Healthcare Loom
In an stinging defeat for the Republican Party and President Trump, the Senate voted by a slim margin—49 to 51—against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. As the bill was defeated, protesters outside the Capitol cheered and chanted "Yes, we did!" The loss was a stinging defeat for President Donald Trump and for Republicans who have spent seven years vowing to repeal and replace Obamacare.
Democracy Now!Sep 26 2013
News
House Republicans open two-front war on ObamaCare
House Republicans are poised to open a two-front war on ObamaCare, pushing for a vote this weekend on a bill that would delay the health care law in exchange for raising the debt ceiling -- a week after handing the Senate a separate bill that would defund the law.
Fox News DigitalJun 20 2012
News
Band-Aids for Health Law
The White House is quietly preparing to press ahead with the rest of the health law if the Supreme Court strikes down just part of it. Republicans vow a quick repeal vote on any parts that survive.
Wall Street Journal (News)May 06 2013
News
Fierce Backlash Threat Looms Over Immigration's 'Rough Business'
As a Senate committee prepares to begin voting this week on far-reaching immigration legislation, advocates are watching warily to see whether relatively tame opposition balloons into the kind of fierce resistance that killed Congress' last attempt to overhaul the system.
HuffPostFeb 20 2013
Opinion
Looming budget freefall is one neither party can afford
In order to understand the political battle over deficit reduction and automatic spending cuts looming on March 1, it is necessary to visit the voting history of the Budget Control Act of 2011, a bill crafted to reduce the deficit and avoid default.
Fox News DigitalNov 29 2012
Opinion
Make the Democrats Own the Obama Economy
One bright spot of Barack Obama's re-election was knowing that unemployment rates were about to soar for the precise groups that voted for him -- young people, unskilled workers and single women with degrees in gender studies.
TownhallSep 18 2013
News
House Bill Cuts Health Funds, Raising Odds of U.S. Shutdown
House Republican leaders — bowing to the demands of their conservative wing — will put to a vote on Friday a stopgap spending measure that would strip all funding from President Obama’s signature health care law, increasing the likelihood that the government will shut down in two weeks
New York Times (News)Jun 21 2019
Opinion
OPINION: The Supreme Court’s Giant Cross Compromise Will Erode the Separation of Church and State
The separation of church and state survived a close brush with death on Thursday, emerging scathed but alive thanks to a compromise decision that may not hold for long. Seven justices voted to allow a 94-year-old, 40-foot cross to remain on public land and those managing the cross to continue receiving state funding. But that lopsided vote conceals deep fractures among the justices over the
Guest Writer - LeftJul 11 2013
News
House GOP Leaders Aim To Pass Pared-Down Farm Subsidy Bill And Deal With Food Stamp Funding Separately; Prospects For Passage Seem Dim
Republican leaders in the House of Representative, struggling to pass a farm subsidy bill, arranged for a vote Thursday on a trimmed down version of the measure that does not include food stamp provisions, which they aim to deal with in a separate bill. But prospects for passages seem remote.
International Business Times