— With the congressional approval rating at an unimpressive low nationwide, yet another legislative failure — this time from a bipartisan committee tasked with cutting the deficit — looms in the minds of voters heading into next year’s elections. The…
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Akin: Extension of payroll tax cut “insane”
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Rep. Todd Akin (AP Photo via DayLife) — President Obama wrapped up a three-day bus tour of eastern states Wednesday, a tour on which he continued to push Congress to pass his jobs. “We’re going to chop it up into…
McCaskill: Employer accountability “best way” to target illegal immigration
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Sen. McCaskill (Photo via DayLife) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — In the geographic center of the country, far away from the nation’s large borders, the issue of immigration is hot on the minds of voters. In Springfield, voters will consider a ballot…
Cleaver: Obama message to Black Caucus a “call to arms”
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— Reacting to discontent from some in the African American community, President Obama spoke bluntly, calling on them to join him in pushing his agenda in the coming months. Obama told the Congressional Black Caucus’ annual gala Saturday night that…
Duncan: New standards hope to empower local education officials
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JOPLIN, Mo. — On the day before he and President Obama plan to announce an overhaul of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Joplin to review tornado recovery. In addition to lauding…
McCaskill lauds ‘Buffett Rule’
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— Senator Claire McCaskill offered her first support for at least part of President Obama’s deficit reduction plan announced earlier this week. McCaskill lauded the president’s so-called “Buffett Rule,” named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett, that would require higher earners…
Napolitano calls for congressional action on disaster fund
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JOPLIN, Mo. — After a rough year of disasters nationwide, the federal government’s disaster budget is low on cash. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, visiting Joplin to review the recovery efforts in the tornado-ravaged town, called on Congress to…
McCaskill: “McConnell has lost his mind”
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– Senator Claire McCaskill, D., had tough words for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in response to his suggestion on how to raise the debt limit. Under McConnell’s plan, instead of Congress raising the debt ceiling, the responsibility would be the…
Legislation names new federal courthouse in honor of Bond
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– A bill to name a new federal courthouse in honor of former Senator Kit Bond was approved Wednesday by the U.S. Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee. Authored by Senators Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill, a new federal courthouse…