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‘Historic’ Obstruction On Nominations
FLASHBACK - SEN. SCHUMER: 'Who In America Doesn't Think A President, Democrat Or Republican, Deserves His Or Her Picks For Who Should Run The Agencies? Nobody' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "This [Democrat obstruction] is not about changing an outcome; it's about wasting time to make it more difficult for the President to make appointments. … I urge the minority to think critically about the consequences for the Senate and our country if they allow this near-total obstruction to continue… Continue Reading
07.11.17
Dems’ $32 Trillion Government Health Care Takeover
Price Tag Would Be The Equivalent To 9 Of The Top 10 World Economies Combined, 'Patients Would Have To Accept Different Standards Of Access And Comfort' More Democrats Embracing Bernie Sanders' Government Health Care Takeover Plan "Democrats are increasingly committing to support single-payer healthcare, amid … pressure from their party's left-wing base. What was once considered only a progressive talking point has gained traction as more Democratic candidates have been willing to emb… Continue Reading
06.29.17
Democrats’ Partisan ‘All-Out War’ To Keep The Health Care Status Quo
Sen. Schumer: 'There's Nothing We Can Talk About' MYTH SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): "We Democrats are genuinely interested in finding a place where our two parties can come together on health care." (Sen. Schumer, Floor Remarks, 6/28/2017) FACT: Democrats Have Prepared 'An All-Out War To Save' Obamacare For Months, 'Refused To Talk Repeal' "Senate Democrats are preparing an all-out war to try to save the Affordable Care Act…." ("Senate Democrats Plan Offensive To Try To Save Obam… Continue Reading
06.27.17
As Obamacare Fails, Left Demands Trillion Dollar Government Takeover
'Not All The Calls To Repeal The Affordable Care Act Are Coming From Republicans,' 113 Democrats Want To Replace Obamacare With $32 Trillion 'Government-Run… Plan' WALL STREET JOURNAL: "It's not too much to say this is a defining moment for whether the GOP can ever reform runaway entitlements. If Republicans fail, the next stop is single payer." ("The Senate's Health-Care Advance," The Wall Street Journal, 6/23/2017) Former-President Obama, Senate Democrat Leaders, & Libera… Continue Reading
06.20.17
Obamacare Flashback: ‘I’m In The Dark’
Dems In 2009: 'I Haven't Seen The Senate Bill. Have You? Nobody Has Seen It.' 'I Haven't Seen The Senate Bill. Have You? Nobody Has Seen It' REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-CA): "Now, I haven't seen the Senate bill. Have you? Nobody has seen it. I don't know who has seen it, but I haven't seen it." (Rep. Pelosi, Press Conference, 12/16/09) Democrats Said They Were 'In The Dark,' 'Don't Know,' & Had Received 'No Explanation' Of What Was In The Senate Obamacare Bill SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): "I ca… Continue Reading
06.19.17
FLASHBACK: Democrats’ ‘Secret’ Closed Door Obamacare Process
"ObamaCare's 'Secret' History: The distortion du jour is that the GOP is operating 'in secret.' This week Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused Republicans of working 'behind closed doors, writing a bill they won't let the public read.' …if Republicans are trying to suppress a public debate about repealing and replacing Obama Care, then they haven't prevailed, either now or across the presidential campaign. Health care has been central to U.S. political debate for nearly a decade as Democ… Continue Reading
06.16.17
Does ‘All-Out War’ Sound Bipartisan?
Sen. Schumer: '[W]e're Not Going To Sit Down In A Room With Them Once They Repeal And Say Let's Figure Out A Joint Plan' SENATE DEMOCRATS TODAY: "Republicans and Democrats need to come together to find solutions to America's challenges." (Sen. Schumer, Letter to Sen. McConnell, 6/15/2017) PREVIOUSLY: "Senate Democrats are preparing an all-out war to try to save the Affordable Care Act…. And when and if the bill comes to the Senate floor, Democrats will use every tool at their disposa… Continue Reading
05.22.17
Dems Slow-Walk Uncontroversial Nominees
FLASHBACK -- SEN. SCHUMER: 'Who In America Doesn't Think A President, Democrat Or Republican, Deserves His Or Her Picks For Who Should Run The Agencies? Nobody.' 'The Process Has Been Mired In Procedural Delays Forced By Democrats' "The process has been mired in procedural delays forced by Democrats… Of the previous four administrations, the median wait time between official nomination and full Senate vote (or presidential withdrawal) was just one day. Trump's median was 25 days." ("T… Continue Reading
05.09.17
‘Massive, Double-Digit Premium Increases’ In MD, CT, VA
Amid Worries Of A 'Death Spiral,' Insurers Are Requesting Massive Rate Hikes Or Quitting Obamacare Exchanges Altogether SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "For years, the American people have suffered under this failed law. They watched their premiums soar. They watched their choices dwindle. Now, they're watching as Obamacare collapses all around them." (Sen. McConnell, Press Release, 5/08/2017) MARYLAND: 'Greater Than 50 Percent Rate Increase' Coupled With Worries 'That The Mar… Continue Reading
04.06.17
A Thirty Years War On Judicial Appointments
A Brief History Of The 'Scorched-Earth Ideological Wars' Over Judicial Nominations In 1987 Liberals 'Legitimized Scorched-Earth Ideological Wars Over Nominations At The Supreme Court' By Smearing Robert Bork With 'Intellectual Vulgarization And Personal Savagery' "Robert Bork's Supreme Court Nomination 'Changed Everything' …liberals and civil rights activists to launch an all-out campaign to defeat the nomination, beginning with a speech by Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., on the Senate … Continue Reading
04.03.17
Sen. Schumer Ignores The 99 Percent
In 2013, Democrats Invoked The Nuclear Option To 'Fill Up The D.C. Circuit' And 'Circumvent' Congress MYTH: 'Our Republican Colleagues Had Been Holding Back … Just About All … Lower Court Judges' CHUCK TODD, NBC News: "Let me say this, let me start with this way. You expressed regret earlier this year for the rules change that was made on judges in 2013. Why did you go along with it if you regret doing it?" SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): "Well, let's look at the history. Our Republ… Continue Reading
03.31.17
Faux Filibuster Foes
Once Strident Filibuster Foes Sens. Merkley & Udall Turn Outspoken Filibuster Cheerleaders MSNBC'S CHRIS HAYES: "Are you going to filibuster Gorsuch?" SEN. JEFF MERKLEY (D-OR): "Absolutely. Hundred percent." HAYES: "Are you guys going to get to 40?" MERKLEY: "We are going to succeed in filibustering Gorsuch." HAYES: "You think so?" MERKLEY: "Yes." (MSNBC's "All In with Chris Hayes," 3/30/2017) SEN. TOM UDALL (D-NM): "Judge Gorsuch … I will vote no on his confirmation, including clot… Continue Reading
03.29.17
Another Day, Another Dem Fact Check
Washington Post Fact Checker: 'There Is No "Traditional" 60-Vote "Standard" Or "Rule" For Supreme Court Nominations, No Matter How Much Or How Often Democrats Claim Otherwise' FACT CHECK THREE: 'There Is No "Traditional" 60-Vote "Standard"' The Washington Post's Fact Checker: "There is no 'traditional' 60-vote 'standard' or 'rule' for Supreme Court nominations, no matter how much or how often Democrats claim otherwise. Three Pinocchios." ("Sanders's Convoluted Claim That Democrats Are Not Tr… Continue Reading
03.29.17
Editorials: Dems ‘Should Stand Down’ On SCOTUS Filibuster Threat
'Maybe A Few Democrats Will Show Some Backbone' And Refuse To Join An 'Assault On Reasoned Governance' 'Democrats Are Doing The Nation A Disservice … They Should Stand Down' CHICAGO TRIBUNE: "In [last] week's Senate confirmation hearings, Gorsuch has shown himself to be committed to the principle that judges should rule on the law as written, and apply it equally to all. … Democrats' questioning Tuesday and Wednesday was aggressive. But their attempts to trip up Gorsuch, reveal… Continue Reading
03.27.17
There Is No 60 Vote ‘Standard’
Washington Post Fact-Checker: Senate Democrats' Are 'Being Slippery With Their Language,' 'Misleading,' There Is No 60 Vote 'Standard' For Supreme Court Nominees Sen. Pat "Leahy … does not support Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's decision to filibuster the Gorsuch nomination, which would effectively block a full Senate vote. 'I am not inclined to filibuster…'" (VTDigger, 3/27/17) Other 'Democrats Are Being Slippery With Their Language' FactCheck.org: "A confirmation vote… Continue Reading
03.24.17
‘Mindless Obedience To … Opposition’
'Sen. Chuck Schumer … Will Lead A Filibuster Of Neil Gorsuch's Nomination To The Supreme Court. What A Pity. And How Utterly Shameful' SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY (R-IA): "If you'd filibuster Judge Gorsuch, it's obvious you'd filibuster anybody." (Sen. Grassley, Press Release, 3/23/17) SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-SC): "If this man doesn't get 60 votes, then I don't believe we can ever find a Republican in the country, presidential pick, that would get 60 votes." (U.S. Senate, Judiciary Committee, He… Continue Reading
03.23.17
Tail Wagging The Donkey
'If Judge Gorsuch Can't Achieve 60 Votes In The Senate, Could Any Judge Appointed By A Republican President'? SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "If Judge Gorsuch can't achieve 60 votes in the Senate, could any judge appointed by a Republican president be approved with 60 or more votes in the Senate?" (Sen. McConnell, Press Conference, 3/21/17) "'If this man doesn't get 60 votes, then I don't believe we can ever find a Republican in the country, presidential pick, that would get 60 votes,' Republica… Continue Reading
03.21.17
The Ginsburg Standard
'No Hints, No Forecasts, No Previews' And No Hypotheticals SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY (R-IA): Judge Gorsuch "You're going to be asked to make promises and commitments about how you'll rule on particular issues. Now, they won't necessarily ask you that directly, for instance 'how will you rule on this issue, or that issue.' Instead, they'll probably ask you about old cases, whether they were correctly decided. Of course, that's another way of asking the very same question. They know that you can't answ… Continue Reading
03.20.17
It’s The People’s Seat
SEN. JOE BIDEN (D-DE), Then-Judiciary Committee Chairman: "…it is my view that if a Supreme Court Justice resigns tomorrow, or within the next several weeks, or resigns at the end of the summer, President Bush should consider following the practice of a majority of his predecessors and not - and not - name a nominee until after the November election is completed." (Sen. Biden, Congressional Record, S.16316-7, 6/25/1992) MYTH: 'Republicans Stole the Supreme Court' RACHEL MADDOW: "Sen… Continue Reading
03.20.17
‘The Rule Of Law Isn’t Liberal Or Conservative’
SEN. SCHUMER: Putting The 'Rule Of Law Above Everything Else' More Important Than 'So-Called Sympathetic Litigants' SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY (R-IA): "The judge's job, our nominee says, is to deliver on the promise that 'all litigants, rich or poor, mighty or meek, will receive equal protection under the law and due process for their grievances.' The nominee before us understands that any judge worth his salt will 'regularly issue judgments with which they disagree as a matter of policy-all because t… Continue Reading
