Bill Scher
Bill Scher
| Hometown: | Northampton, MA |
| Interests: | Energy Independence, Global Security, Health Care, Progressive Message |
| Honors: | 4 |
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- November 22, 2009 - 8:07am
During this week's edition of The Week In Blog on Bloggingheads.tv, Matt Lewis and I discussed blog reaction to the unveiling of the Senate's health care reform legislation, and how conservatives are responding to the Congressional Budget Office's projection of reduced deficits. Watch it below.
- November 20, 2009 - 10:07am
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day.
Paul-Grayson Fed Audit Plan Clears Committee
NYT on House committee vote repudiating Fed: "Mr. Paul, a libertarian Republican who has called for abolishing the Fed entirely, has introduced a version of his bill in every session of Congress since the early 1980s and never made any progress. But the Fed’s trillion-dollar efforts to bail out major banks and rescue the financial system provoked a popular firestorm that ignited both right-wing Republicans and left-wing Democrats. Mr. Paul’s amendment would instruct the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, to carry out audits of all the Fed’s operations. Those include an array of emergency lending programs, bailouts of giant financial institutions, dealings with foreign central banks and the central bank’s efforts to drive down interest rates by intervening in bond markets. Mr. Frank had already agreed that the G.A.O. should be authorized to audit all of the Fed’s rescue programs, but he had wanted to wall off the Fed’s more basic job of setting interest rates to steer the economy."
Vote on overall financial reform package stalled by Black Caucus members demanding more action on economy. The Hill: "Frank delayed the panel’s final vote after Congressional Black Caucus members said they would withhold their votes. 'It has nothing to do with the underlying bill,' said Steve Adamske, Frank’s spokesman. 'It has to do with larger economic issues with the African American community.'"
- November 19, 2009 - 10:05am
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day
Senate Health Care Bill Cuts Deficit
- November 18, 2009 - 10:03am
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day
Senate Bill And CBO Estimate Today (Really, Maybe, We Think)
- November 17, 2009 - 3:41pm
The online version of Foreign Policy magazine currently blares the wildly premature headline "Who Killed Copenhagen?
- November 17, 2009 - 10:09am
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day
Obama Mentions Currency, Hu Doesn't
- November 16, 2009 - 9:45am
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day
Currency, Trade, Climate Focus of China Trip
- November 13, 2009 - 9:53am
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day
Announced Summit Renews Focus On Job Creation
- November 12, 2009 - 8:34am
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day
Reid Not Finished Making Changes To Health Care Bill
- November 10, 2009 - 3:16pm
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- November 22, 2009 - 8:07am
During this week's edition of The Week In Blog on Bloggingheads.tv, Matt Lewis and I discussed blog reaction to the unveiling of the Senate's health care reform legislation, and how conservatives are responding to the Congressional Budget Office's projection of reduced deficits. Watch it below.
- November 20, 2009 - 10:07am
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day.
Paul-Grayson Fed Audit Plan Clears Committee
NYT on House committee vote repudiating Fed: "Mr. Paul, a libertarian Republican who has called for abolishing the Fed entirely, has introduced a version of his bill in every session of Congress since the early 1980s and never made any progress. But the Fed’s trillion-dollar efforts to bail out major banks and rescue the financial system provoked a popular firestorm that ignited both right-wing Republicans and left-wing Democrats. Mr. Paul’s amendment would instruct the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, to carry out audits of all the Fed’s operations. Those include an array of emergency lending programs, bailouts of giant financial institutions, dealings with foreign central banks and the central bank’s efforts to drive down interest rates by intervening in bond markets. Mr. Frank had already agreed that the G.A.O. should be authorized to audit all of the Fed’s rescue programs, but he had wanted to wall off the Fed’s more basic job of setting interest rates to steer the economy."
Vote on overall financial reform package stalled by Black Caucus members demanding more action on economy. The Hill: "Frank delayed the panel’s final vote after Congressional Black Caucus members said they would withhold their votes. 'It has nothing to do with the underlying bill,' said Steve Adamske, Frank’s spokesman. 'It has to do with larger economic issues with the African American community.'"
- November 19, 2009 - 10:05am
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day
Senate Health Care Bill Cuts Deficit
- November 18, 2009 - 10:03am
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day
Senate Bill And CBO Estimate Today (Really, Maybe, We Think)
- November 17, 2009 - 3:41pm
The online version of Foreign Policy magazine currently blares the wildly premature headline "Who Killed Copenhagen?
- November 17, 2009 - 10:09am
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day
Obama Mentions Currency, Hu Doesn't
- November 16, 2009 - 9:45am
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day
Currency, Trade, Climate Focus of China Trip
- November 13, 2009 - 9:53am
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day
Announced Summit Renews Focus On Job Creation
- November 12, 2009 - 8:34am
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day
Reid Not Finished Making Changes To Health Care Bill
- November 10, 2009 - 3:16pm
Rated/Discussed
- Commented Thanks! in a discussion on Progressive Breakfast: Obama Rallies Public as Bayh Bloc Forms (Blog entry) | March 20, 2009 - 12:43pm
- Commented Responsibility is investing wisely, not more neglect in a discussion on The Real Grand Bargain (Blog entry) | February 18, 2009 - 12:50pm
- Commented Not all tax cuts in a discussion on When Moderates Cause Extreme Damage (Blog entry) | February 9, 2009 - 2:31pm
- Commented I wouldn't say "all." in a discussion on The Real Rivalry In the Team: The Cabinet vs. The Campaign Promises (Blog entry) | December 2, 2008 - 3:09pm
- Commented Might the opposite be true? in a discussion on Ghettoization & The Difference Between Politics & Policy (Blog entry) | November 24, 2008 - 12:23pm
- Commented Pick your battles in a discussion on Were Democrats Elected With a Mandate to Attack "The Left?" (Blog entry) | November 18, 2008 - 2:54pm
- Commented Genius! in a discussion on It's a Trick - Get An Axe (Blog entry) | November 14, 2008 - 2:32pm
- Commented Clinton didn't seek a broad mandate in a discussion on "Center-Right Nation" Watch - Mark Penn Edition (Blog entry) | November 3, 2008 - 4:08pm
- Commented Hey, for as long as they want to in a discussion on Amity, Meet Eric (Blog entry) | October 31, 2008 - 7:47am
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