Obama and the House GOP: Full Q&A From Baltimore

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2010 Courtesy of C-SPAN, watch the whole (and at times, lively) exchange between President Barack Obama and Republican House members at a GOP retreat in Baltimore on Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dems Make Final Push for Health Bill Votes

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2009 By Friday evening, it wasn't clear whether Saturday's scheduled vote on the famous health care reform bill would happen on time in the House of Representatives, but Democrats were busy wooing any remaining potential supporters among their congressional ranks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conservatives Descend on Capitol for ‘House Call’ Protest

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2009 Thursday would have been a good day for members of Congress to use those underground tunnels to get around the Capitol. Outside, throngs of conservative protesters, heeding Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's loony call, converged on the Hill to demonstrate against the proposed health care bill -- also known, in GOP-speak, as the first official step in the socialist takeover of our government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Boehner Decries Health Bill as ‘Government Takeover’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2009 Thursday's mass display of Democratic delight over the newly introduced health care reform mega-measure was countered by the sober declaration, courtesy of House Minority Leader John Boehner, that what we have here is "a bill that really is a government takeover of the health care system." Sigh. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

House Dems Unveil Giant Health Care Reform Bill

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2009 After months of squabbling and tussling with each other as well as their Republican opposition, House Democrats finally produced the latest comprehensive result of their efforts in health care reform in the form of a whopping 1,990-page measure -- and then proceeded to congratulate themselves in a public rally outside at the Capitol. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Summers to Boehner: Stimulus Is Working

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2009 There is some rumbling among the congressional Republican ranks that Team Obama's stimulus package has driven the country into ever deeper economic trouble, but one prominent member of said presidential team, economic adviser Lawrence Summers, begs to differ -- and he's written a letter to House GOP honcho John Boehner to tell him why. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Team Obama Split on Afghanistan Question

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2009 Last week, Gen. Stanley McChrystal made his case, very directly and publicly, that the window of opportunity for "winning" in Afghanistan won't be open indefinitely and that troop increases are crucial to that strategy. But is he right? Not everyone in or orbiting the White House these days is completely sold. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Grayson’s Comments Spark Congressional Flame War

Staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2009 The partisan nonsense meter hit a high Thursday following a protracted bout of bickering in the House that heated up after Florida Rep. Alan Grayson made his views about his Republican colleagues eminently clear, but he's not sorry, and he's not apologizing -- at least not yet. This does not please said colleagues, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi isn't in a hurry to appease them either. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

House Passes Matthew Shepard Act

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2009 The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, also known as the Matthew Shepard Act, on Wednesday. Similar but weaker legislation had failed two years ago in the face of opposition from President Bush. Before Wednesday's vote, Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx created a stir by taking issue with the bill's name, claiming Shepard's murder in 1998 didn't constitute a hate crime. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jindal Disses Obama’s Economic Plan

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2009 Perhaps keeping an eye on the 2012 election, Louisiana's Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal has gone public with his critique of President Barack Obama's proposed solutions to the country's economic woes. ThreatDown! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Does $825 Billion of Stimulation Feel Like?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2009 There will be negotiation, revision and capitulation, but the basic guts of the Democrats' $825 billion stimulus package are out in the open. There's billions for infrastructure, billions for schools and billions for you and me. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) responded by saying "Oh. My. God," which we'll take to mean, "Praise Jesus! The Democrats have done it again." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Republican House Members Say Pelosi’s Speech Didn’t Sway Them

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2008 Despite House Minority Leader John Boehner's claim, backed up by other Republicans in Congress, that the bailout bill might have passed were it not for meddling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bombastic speech on Monday, others from within GOP ranks beg to differ. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )