Posts Tagged ‘Dems’
Senate Dems to push ahead with debt-limit bill (AP)
AP – The Senate Democratic leader says he will move ahead with a debt-limit bill as a rival proposal remains stalled in the House.
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GOP, Dems both unveil debt plans; Obama to TV (AP)
AP – In a fresh outbreak of brinkmanship, first Republicans, then Democrats drafted rival fallback legislation Monday to avert a potentially devastating government default in little more than a week.
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Debt: House GOP, Senate Dems face off; Obama to TV (AP)
AP – In a fresh challenge to President Barack Obama, House Republicans unveiled reworked legislation Monday to avert a potentially devastating government default in barely a week — but along lines the White House has already rejected.
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Dems, Republicans huddle separately in rush to raise debt limit
Democrats powwowed with President Obama Sunday night as Republicans huddled on Capitol Hill in a rush to raise the nation’s debt limit – and avoid a market meltdown.
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Debt crisis: Dems, GOP at White House separately (AP)
AP – Running out of time, President Barack Obama called Democratic and Republican leaders back to the White House on Wednesday for separate, bottom-line negotiations on how to prevent a disastrous government default — and perhaps cut staggering federal deficits as well.
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Obama, Biden plan debt session with Senate Dems (AP)
AP – At least they’re still talking. While President Barack Obama and congressional Republican leaders have publicly dug in their heels on critical debt-limit negotiations, Obama’s spokesman said Tuesday the president and Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell will continue discussions.
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Obama’s Afghanistan plan criticized by Dems, GOP (AP)
AP – Congressional Democrats are leading the criticism of President Barack Obama’s troop withdrawal plan from Afghanistan, arguing that his timeline for bringing 33,000 U.S. troops home by next summer isn’t fast enough.
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