President Barack Obama urged Republican lawmakers Friday to work with Democrats on job-creation proposals and other initiatives, decrying sharp partisan splits and “the politics of no” that have divided Congress into warring camps.
The nation cannot afford the spending Democrats have enacted or the tax increases they propose, Virginia’s governor said in the GOP response to the State of the Union address.
Two centrist senators Tuesday threw up a roadblock to salvaging President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, as Democrats agonized over whether to push forward or shift to idle until political resistance subsides.
Fed chief Ben Bernanke’s confirmation for a second term received another body blow when a few key Democrats said they would be opposed to letting him continue to steer the economy.
Though reeling from a seismic political loss, House Democrats rejected the quickest fix to their health care dilemma Thursday and signaled that any agreement on President Barack Obama’s signature issue will come slowly, if at all.
Democrats are scrambling to explain the loss, which imperils President Barack Obama’s agenda for health care and other hard-fought domestic issues.
A stunning loss in Massachusetts has cost President Barack Obama and the Democrats the 60-vote Senate majority they’ve needed to push health care overhaul to the verge of enactment.
A panicky White House and Democratic allies scrambled Sunday for a plan to salvage their hard-fought health care package in case a Republican wins Tuesday’s Senate race in Massachusetts, which would enable the GOP to block further Senate action.
President Barack Obama and top congressional Democrats are closing in on agreement on cost and coverage disputes at the heart of sweeping health care legislation.