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Tell The Senate: Stand With Students. Not Sarah Palin's Big Bank Buddies.

By Bill Scher
February 9, 2010

Right now, we taxpayers give big banks billions to subsidize their student loans. Giving big banks money is decidedly unpopular after the TARP bailout, among liberals and conservatives. So you'd think there would be consensus to end the subsidies.

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Progressive Breakfast: Will Republicans Show Up?

By Bill Scher
February 9, 2010
On the menu this morning:
  • Republicans Put Conditions On Attending Health Care Summit
  • Spotlight Turned On Half-Baked Conservative Health Care Ideas
  • Jobs Bill Talks Slog Through Second DC Snowstorm
  • Sen. Ben Nelson Backs Becker Filibuster, As WH Amps Up Filibuster Attack
  • Will Republicans Back Tax Increase To Fund Transportation?
  • Elizabeth Warren Takes On Wall Street In Wall Street Journal
  • Is Obama Failing or Succeeding?
  • Rep. John Murtha Remembered

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Spending Freeze Threatens Goal Of Clean Energy Economy

By Bill Scher
February 8, 2010

The White House is trying to show it can still invest in its top priorities while also instituting a freeze on the overall level of non-defense discretionary spending. more »

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Progressive Breakfast: Is The Senate Broken?

By Bill Scher
February 8, 2010
On the menu this morning:
  • New Rules Needed So Senate Can Govern
  • Bipartisan Health Care Meet. Calling Their Bluff?
  • Snowstorm Buys Dems Time On Jobs Bill
  • Wall Street Shifting Money To Republicans
  • President Walking Fine Line On Trade
  • Social Security Hysteria Redux
  • Climate Roundup
  • Palin Cheats To Pass Tea Party Test

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Did We Get 402,000 New Jobs This Month? No. Pass A Real Jobs Bill.

By Bill Scher
February 5, 2010

Yesterday I noted that we 402,000 new jobs a month, for three years if we are to simply return to the level of employment we had before the recession. more »

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Progressive Breakfast: Bipartisan Jobs Bill?

By Bill Scher
February 5, 2010
On the menu this morning:
  • Senate Shoots For Bipartisan Jobs Bill
  • Frustration Over Health Care Strategy
  • Budget Backlash
  • Dodd Tries To Move Financial Reform, But In What Direction?
  • Support Still Big For Climate Protection, Clean Energy Investment
  • Flurry Of Campaign Finance Proposals
  • China May Concede On Currency

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We Need 402,000 Jobs A Month. Does The Senate Get It?

By Bill Scher
February 4, 2010


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Cap-and-Trade and Cap-and-Dividend Can Be Friends!

By Bill Scher
February 4, 2010

One thing I learned watching the climate debate last year is: don't pick a fight with Joe Romm. more »

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Progressive Breakfast: ConservaDems Shrink Jobs Bill

By Bill Scher
February 4, 2010
On the menu this morning:
  • How Small Is The Senate Jobs Bill?
  • Subtle Friction Between President and Senate over Health Car
  • Graham Doubles Down On Comprehensive Climate Bill
  • New Biofuel, Carbon Capture Initiative
  • Bailout Bonus Tax
  • Scott Brown Swearing-In May Kill NLRB Nom
  • Tea Party Conference Starts Tomorrow

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For A Real Jobs Bill, Senate Needs To Hear From You NOW

By Bill Scher
February 3, 2010

The Senate leadership appears to be on the verge of proposing a jobs package significantly smaller than the $154B bill that has cleared the House, even though everybody agrees even the House bill is not big enough to reverse the 7 million jobs already lost in the recession. more »

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