No threat of gov’t shutdown this week
While the wrangling for the final state budget continued at the Capitol through the weekend and on into today, the question that matters to readers of this blog is: Will the state government shut down?...
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The Week Ahead: GOP seizes the upper hand in federal budget negotiations
Welcome to New York on the Potomac’s “The Week Ahead,” a preview of events to come on Capitol Hill and at the White House this week. This week’s report was written by William K. Moore of ViaNovo. • • •...
View ArticleSchumer thankful for failed budget votes so debate can be “reset”
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, told a small audience Wednesday that Congress needs to hit the reset button on the budget debate. Schumer asked to speak at the Center for American Progress this morning...
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Schumer: Republicans ‘Relish a Shutdown’ [Video]
Senator Chuck Schumer appeared on Good Morning America today and tried to lay the blame of a government shutdown directly at the feet of Speaker John Boehner and his Tea Party allies in Congress. “The...
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Schumer: ‘Republicans Are Making Goal-Line Stand on Women’s Health’ [Video]
Chuck Schumer made a football analogy while talking government shutdown on Morning Joe today. “We are on the one-yard line, but Republicans in the House are making a goal-line stand on women’s...
View ArticleFederal government shutdown suspends water treatment case against Westchester
The government shutdown has led the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York to ask a judge to order the suspension of all civil cases, including the U.S. government’s enforcement case...
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10 things you can’t do because the government is shut down
The federal government has been shut down for about 15 hours with no end in sight, resulting in the furlough of thousands of government workers and many other effects in Washington, D.C. and the rest...
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GOP members grow increasingly hostile towards Cruz
As the government shutdown continues and blame continues to spread, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is coming under fire once again from his members of his own party. In this Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, Sen.-elect...
View ArticleCongressman spars with park ranger over WWII Memorial
It’s a tired phrase, but this really has to be seen to be believed. On Wednesday, Texas Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-Lubbock) visited the shuttered World War II Memorial in DC. The memorial, like...
View ArticleGovernment shutdown: Engel warns of economic damage as small business loans...
The government shutdown has frozen Small Business Administration loans that provide millions in assistance to local companies, according to a release from U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel. Last year, the agency...
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Can Another Government Shutdown Be Avoided?
Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL). (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) November has been, by virtually any measure, a bad month for Democrats. Most glaringly, they were resoundingly defeated in the...
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