NJ writes, "House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-VA, announced Wednesday the House will consider legislation next week, sponsored by Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-FL, that would overturn Obama’s Dec. 27 executive order giving small raises — about 0.5% — to people who work for the federal government, including in Congress. (As...
"HHS rolled out its implementation of the sweeping health care overhaul. The 472 pages of new regulations issued by the department on Monday prescribe rules for states to expand their Medicaid programs and how the law’s health care exchanges will work," The Hill reported. NEW WEBSITE FOR UNISURED USA Today...
The New York Times reports that “President Obama may use his State of the Union address next month to push for major immigration reform legislation that provides a path to citizenship for most of the illegal immigrants living in the United States, instead of a series of smaller bills that...
National Journal writes, “Democrats are promising an all-out blitz to win the House in 2014. There’s just one lingering question: Which Republicans can really be unseated? The problem: Republicans used the once-a-decade redistricting process to shore up many of their members, leaving Democrats with few ripe GOP targets. Only four...
"Charitable groups, which were relieved when the “fiscal cliff” agreement reached New Year’s Day preserved the tax deduction structure for charitable contributions, now worry their victory could be short-lived," The Hill reports. "Even though the deal signed into law could actually spur more charitable giving, according to an analysis by...
from Tom Edsall, NYTimes “The much larger hurdle facing contemporary liberalism is the need to reconfigure the welfare state in ways that maintain popular support while addressing a host of conflicting forces.” More