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Immigration Reform Is A Great Reason to Scrap Debt Ceiling Deal
The Congressional Budget Office released a report late Tuesday afternoon detailing the economic and budgetary impact of the comprehensive immigration reform bill as it currently stands in the Senate. The top line of the report is that the immigration ref from The Nation Read more »
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Sen. Max Baucus Says White House Will Have to Negotiate on Debt Ceiling
The official line out of the White House is that when the next big debt ceiling showdown takes place the administration wants a clean, no strings attached increase and that it won't negotiate. A key Senate Democrat Friday morning undercut the no-negotiat from Albequerque Express Read more »
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White House says debt limit compromise possible
With less than one week towards a possible calamitous U.S. debt default deadline, the White House said on Wednesday that a debt limit compromise is essential and possible, adding fresh pressure to the stalemated debt ceiling negotiation process. In respo from Albequerque Express Read more »
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Sierra Club Demands End to Obstruction of Nominees in Senate
On December 6th, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed a piece of legislation in the Senate that would allow the debt ceiling to be raised. Just a few hours later, McConnell stood up on the Senate floor and filibustered his own legislation, eff from Sierra Club Blog Read more »
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Evangelicals for Biblical Immigration — But Not for the Gang of 8 Bill (S. 744)
This open letter to Congress comes from Kelly Monroe Kullberg, founder of The Veritas Forum, editor and co-author of the award-winning book, Finding God at Harvard, and A Faith and Culture Devotional. She is co-founder and acting president of Christians from Patheos Blogs Read more »
