Senate majority leader harry reid

I think I, like most everyone in Washington, was stunned to hear the Speaker today say, “the debt ceiling is President Obama’s problem.” The deficit is not just one parties problem. Raising the debt...

bjbjLULU JUDY WOODRUFF: We turn now to the ongoing gridlock in Congress, where House Republicans today rolled out their budget plan, and Democrats immediately objected. A new election year battle took...

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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO INSERT AT THE CLOSE OF MY REMARKS A "WALL STREET JOURNAL" EDITORIAL CALLED "THE ROAD TO A DOWNGRADE," DATED WITHOUT...

I spent all weekend trying to work something out with the Republicans, but instead of moving forward we went backwards. Here’s one example. We are spending this year for the military about seven...

we have a report our capital %uh Facebook page no less a dick Durbin over the weekend saying that a top House Republican told President Obama I cannot even stand to look at dare I believe in the...

The time we have left to work on a budget agreement is extremely short. The window which we can avoid the terrible consequences of shutdown is closing quickly. it's no longer measured months...

Republican’s short term plan is a non-starter in the Senate, and in the White House. Make no mistake about it. The two-step plan outlined by Speaker Boehner is a dodge It kicks the can down the road....

Judge Sotomayor is the epitome of the American dream. She is, as President Obama called her, a role model of aspiration, discipline, commitment, intellectual prowess, and integrity. Hers is a truly...

On this vote the yeas are 68, and the nays are 31. The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor of New York to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is confirmed. Today the Senate...