Editor’s Note – They’re back and they understand the window for ‘real’ change is quickly closing!
They being the Democrat Socialist Party.
In addition to a bill being voted on today that will give the federal government unprecedented control over our food supply, Harry Reid has also stated that he will make a push to pass the Dream Act, better known as Amnesty-Lite.
Add to this a vote on the Bush Tax Cuts and a temporary spending bill and we can only hope that America can survive the next few weeks!
With North and South Korea on the brink of war, the European Union on the verge of catastophic economic collapse and now the Wikileaks disaster, you’d think these people would have more important things to dwell on, yet, just as we’ve seen all along, advancing the Progressive agenda always takes precedence.
That or a quick game of hoops…
Lawmakers Return To Capitol To Clean Up Leftovers
Associated Press
WASHINGTON – Congress has more than a plateful of leftovers to deal with as lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday.
At the top of the pile are the George W. Bush-era tax cuts, enacted in 2001 and 2003 and due to expire at year’s end. President Barack Obama and most Democrats want to retain them for any couple earning $250,000 or less a year. Republicans are bent on making them permanent for everybody, including the richest.
The cuts apply to rates on wage income as well as to dividends and capital gains. A failure to act would mean big tax increases for people at every income level.
Obama has scheduled a meeting at the White House with Republican leaders on Tuesday, and possible options for compromise will be on the table, including providing a temporary extension for the wealthy.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has suggested that the Senate hold two votes: one on the Democratic plan confining the tax cut extension to the middle class, the other on Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s plan to extend the cuts to everyone. If both are defeated, as anticipated, then the real negotiations begin.
“There will be bipartisan support in the lame duck to extend all the tax cuts for two or three years, and I think that vote will be had before the end of the year,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday. “And if the president doesn’t support that, I think he’s running a risk of making the economy weaker.”
Congress also has a Dec. 3 deadline to pass a temporary spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. The Senate hasn’t passed a single spending bill for the budget year that began Oct. 1. Democrats are working on a catchall $1.1 trillion to fund the government’s day-to-day operations. Republicans, fresh off their election victory, are unlikely to go along.
“If this election showed us anything, it’s that Americans don’t want Congress passing massive trillion-dollar bills that have been thrown together behind closed doors,” said McConnell, R-Ky.
One idea is to fund the government at current levels through February, when the next Congress and its influx of anti-spending conservatives, will deal with the matter.
As early as Monday night, the Senate could pass and send to the House a measure that gives the Food and Drug Administration greater authority to order food recalls and inspect imported food.
The House will also consider a Senate-passed child nutrition bill, which promotes healthier school lunches and has the support of first lady Michelle Obama.
Among the leftovers are:
- “Don’t ask, don’t tell”: Senate Republicans have blocked a defense bill that would end the military’s ban on gays serving opening. The Pentagon is to release a report Tuesday on how lifting “don’t ask, don’t tell” would affect military operations, and Democrats say they will try again to change the policy. Graham said he doesn’t believe there are “anywhere near” the votes on the GOP side for a repeal right now.
- Obama says the new START treaty that would reduce nuclear weapons arsenals in the U.S. and Russia is a “national security imperative” and he wants the Senate to hold a ratification vote this year. But a key Republican, Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, says the vote should be put off until next year.
Read More – http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101129/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_congress_returns
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