Yes the headline is harsh, but so are the actions of the GOP. Tonight President Obama is to ask for an extension of the payroll tax cuts and even increase them. Hasn’t the right been telling us that tax cuts are what keeps the economy rolling? Well apparently not now: Congressional Republicans over the past […]
Ummmm – ok? In the waning days of the lame duck session, the Senate had the opportunity to pass theDomestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act. Aimed at creating “a comprehensive, victim-centered approach to addressing the sex trafficking of minors,” the bill is “the first of its kind to deal with young trafficking […]
TPM has dug up a CBS report from 1986 when Jeff Sessions, the now ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, was rejected by the Senate for a court appointment over his racial views. How’s that for the Republicans trying to “reach out”.
From The Hill: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) will take over the ranking member position on the Senate Judiciary Committee after striking a deal with his more senior colleagues over the weekend, sources confirm to The Hill. Sessions and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reached the deal that will allow the Alabama Republican to take over for […]
This seems rather odd. Banks have been using devices to scan and archive checks that apparently breaks the patent of the company that invented the device. So what is the Republican answer to this? Don’t let the banks pay – let the taxpayers pay for it. That is the legislation laid out by Jeff Sessions. […]