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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., promised Wednesday to use the power of his office to get immigration overhaul legislation through Congress. “I pledge that I will do everything in my power as Majority Leader to get a bill across the finish line,” Reid said at a pro-overhaul March for Citizenship event in Las Vegas. In his first immigration speech since a bipartisan group of senators released an overhaul proposal, Reid appeared with [...] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require background checks to be run on anyone buying explosive powder, a reaction to last week’s Boston Marathon bombing. PRINCETON, NJ — The top Republican and Democratic leaders in the U.S. House and Senate are a generally unpopular foursome, with Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi being the most well-known, but also the least well-liked. Thirty-one percent of Americans view Pelosi favorably and 48% unfavorably. Her resulting net -17 image score compares with -11 for Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, -10 for Republican Speaker of the House John [...] libertyblitzkrieg.com Congress sure is hard at work at the moment trying to pass one horrific bill after the other. With the disastrous CISPA, aka the “Patriot Act for the Internet,” rightfully getting most of the attention since it represents such a treasonous attack on civil liberties (it passed the House of Representatives last week and now moves on to the Senate), another awful bill is also moving forward that we must [...] Washington (CNN) – An envelope that tested positive for the deadly poison ricin was intercepted Tuesday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol’s off-site mail facility in Washington, congressional and law enforcement sources tell CNN. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he was told the letter was addressed to the office of Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi. After the envelope tested positive in a first routine test, it was retested two more times, each time [...] The Senate early Saturday passed its first budget in four years by a vote of 50 to 49. The close vote was a big victory for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Budget Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who had to overcome large differences within their caucus to push the resolution through.
Centrist Sens. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), Mark Begich (D-Alaska), Heidi Heitkamp [...] Washington, DC local residents and environmentalists gathered at a meeting room in a Methodist Church on Capitol Hill last Thursday to discuss their dissatisfaction with the Capitol Hill cogeneration plant. The plant, which was completely coal fired for almost one hundred years, exclusively heats the capitol. However, since 2007, according to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), the plant began to move from burning primarily coal to burning mostly natural gas–but not entirely. [...] Reid to Senate Republicans: Filibuster deal in 36 hours or face nuclear option By Alexander Bolton – 01/22/13 03:29 PM ET Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is giving Republican colleagues 36 hours to agree to a deal on filibuster reform or he will move forward with the nuclear option. “I hope in the next 24, 36 hours we can get something we agree on. If not, we’re going to move forward [...] Adam Jentleson, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, also said the Republican approach was reassuring. “If the House can pass a clean debt ceiling increase to avoid default and allow the United States to meet its existing obligations, we will be happy to consider it,” he said in a statement. (Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com … House Speaker John Boehner has been blasted by a slew of local elected officials for delaying the vote on the Hurricane Sandy federal aid package, but at least one politician in New York City appreciates the way he handled the situation. Yesterday, all but two of the sitting City Council members joined Council Speaker Christine Quinn in sending a letter to Mr. Boehner calling his decision to delay the vote “heartless and unfair.” [...] 2:08 PM | Reports say Senate Democrats are rebelling against the deal BuzzFeed reporter Rebecca Berg tweets that Democratic sources say liberal Senators, including Al Franken, Sherrod Brown, and others, marched into Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office this afternoon to voice their dissatisfaction with the deal. 2:28 PM | Sen. John McCain is ripping into Obama for his fiscal cliff speech. Just minutes after Obama’s remarks, McCain launched into an epic rant [...] 
MARKETS TANK ON FISCAL CLIFF FREAKOUT
Like yesterday, markets seemed to move on every fiscal cliff headline. Unlike yesterday, stocks tanked.
First the scoreboard: Dow: 12,938, -158.2, -1.2 percent
OBAMA: ‘The Hour For Immediate Action Is Here, It Is Now’ President Barack Obama called on Senate leaders to come to a bipartisan agreement to avert the year-end fiscal cliff following a meeting with [...] Classic Santelli: “We can’t afford our bills any more… $100 Trillion dollars of unfunded liability… The FED doesn’t have a clue.” from CNBC:
JOHN TAYLOR: 2013 Will Start With Markets Up, And Then There Will Be Trouble Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) — After four decades in the foreign- exchange business, John Taylor says a further depreciation of the yen versus the U.S. dollar is one of the surest bets he sees going into the new [...] HARRY REID: ‘It Looks Like’ We’ll Go Over The Cliff Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid just spoke on the Senate floor, and he sounded pretty pessimistic. “It looks like” we’re going over the fiscal cliff, he said. Business Insider‏@businessinsider Everyone’s Talking About How The Fiscal Cliff Is Crushing The Consumer http://www.businessinsider.com/fiscal-cliff-hit-the-consumer-2012-12 Business Insider‏@businessinsider The Republicans Have Now Agreed To Raise Taxes For The Entire Country http://www.businessinsider.com/republicans-agree-to-raise-taxes-for-entire-country-2012-12 Senate majority leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, made his “fiscal cliff” position clear in a press conference today. “We are not going to do anything,” said Reid. Reid added, “We are not taking up anything they are working on over there.” The top Democrat in the Senate was explaining his inaction on the House plan, the proposal put forward by Republican John Boehner, the speaker of the House of Representatives. Boehner’s plan [...] With pressure building from Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid opened the door Monday for legislative action on gun control in the wake of the deadly massacre at a Connecticut elementary school last week. While he said “no one law” or policy can stop a “determined madman,” Reid argued that Washington is “not doing enough” to protect the public from tragic episodes like the one that unfolded in Newtown, Conn. [...]
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding his proposal to give Democrats an opportunity to vote on the President’s $1.6 trillion tax hike plan. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid objected to holding a vote on the bill. “If the President’s proposal was made in good faith, Democrats should be eager to vote for it. So I’m surprised the Majority Leader just declined the [...] London Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Wednesday 28 November 2012, 08:00 EST
Gold Falls to One-Week Low, Democrats “Showing Cockiness” Over Fiscal Cliff
THE DOLLAR gold price fell to a one-week low below $1735 per ounce Wednesday, as stocks and commodities also edged lower while the Dollar and US Treasuries gained despite ongoing uncertainty over how the US will address its deficit problems.
Silver fell to $33.73 an ounce, also a one-week low.
“We are bullish silver, [...] New York Rep. Peter King and Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday they would break the pledge and accept tax changes to generate more revenue to curb the trillion-dollar federal deficit. Their statements followed a similar one Thursday by Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss. “I agree entirely with Saxby Chambliss,” King said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “A pledge you signed 20 years ago, 18 years ago, is for that Congress. … The [...] Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) confirmed Thursday that she will seek the chairmanship of the Senate Budget Committee next year but told The Hill that she cannot commit to doing a budget. This opens up the possibility that Senate Democrats will avoiding passing a budget resolution for the fourth year in a row. The last time the Senate passed a standalone budget resolution was in 2009. This past year, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid [...] Kurt Nimmo Now that Senate Republicans have killed Obama’s cybersecurity legislation, there is a good chance the president will sign an unconstitutional executive order implementing provisions of the failed legislation. “Cybersecurity is dead for this Congress,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid following the move. Republicans blocked the legislation in August and again on Wednesday, saying it would lead to further business regulation. The final vote was 51-47, short of the 60 votes [...] from CNS News: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said on Wednesday that if the $16.394 trillion current legal limit on the federal government’s debt must be raised in the next few months by another $2.4 trillion, “We’ll raise it.” That would set the debt limit at $18.794 trillion. During a Capitol Hill press conference on Wednesday, CNSNews.com asked: “Senator Reid, the Treasury Department said last week that we will hit the debt [...] (CNSNews.com) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said on Wednesday that if the $16.394 trillion current legal limit on the federal government’s debt must be raised in the next few months by another $2.4 trillion, “We’ll raise it.” That would set the debt limit at $18.794 trillion. During a Capitol Hill press conference on Wednesday, CNSNews.com asked: “Senator Reid, the Treasury Department said last week that we will hit the debt [...] Five days before the election, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has ruled out trying to work with Mitt Romney should he win next week. “Mitt Romney’s fantasy that Senate Democrats will work with him to pass his ‘severely conservative’ agenda is laughable,” Mr. Reid said in a statement on Friday, trying to puncture Mr. Romney’s closing election argument that he’ll be able to deliver on the bipartisanship President Obama promised in [...] U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., 72, was taken to the emergency room at University Medical Center in Las Vegas Friday afternoon following a traffic accident. Nevada Highway Patrol said his caravan was involved in a six-car accident about 1:10 p.m. on northbound Interstate 15 at Sahara Avenue. Four of the cars were with Reid’s caravan. “Senator Reid was taken to University Medical Center Hospital by his security detail as a [...] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, was transported to University Medical Center in Las Vegas Friday after a highway accident involving multiple vehicles in his motorcade. http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/19927403/reids-motoracade-involved-in-crash Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has become the chief attack dog against his co-religionist Mitt Romney, but on Wednesday that attack went even further when his official Senate office released a statement that attributed a quote to Mr. Romney, even though he said the exact opposite. Mr. Reid’s release quoted the Republican presidential nominee’s staff as telling the Boston Globe that Mr. Romney would “not honor deportation exemptions” that President Obama [...] (CNN) - Mitt Romney on Thursday pushed back against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s allegations that the presumptive GOP nominee has not been paying his taxes. “It’s time for Harry to put up or shut up,” Romney said on Sean Hannity’s radio show. – Follow the Ticker on Twitter: @PoliticalTicker In a Huffington Post interview published Tuesday, the leading Democrat said that an unnamed investor with Bain Capital, Romney’s former private equity firm, told Reid in a [...] |
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