▼ Author Community Vote 9 days ago David M. Drucker DeMint Calls on Romney to Reframe Comments on Poor - — Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said today that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney needs to “backtrack” and reframe comments in which the former Massachusetts governor said he was worried about the middle class and “not concerned about the very poor.” -- 46 days ago David M. Drucker John Boehner: House GOP Will Reject Extenders Bill - — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said today that House Republicans oppose the Senate bill to extend for two months the payroll tax holiday and other measures, setting up a major legislative clash a week before Christmas. -- 106 days ago David M. Drucker GOP Launches Strategy to Trip Up Health Bill - — Senate Republicans, acknowledging they lack the votes to block a health care reform bill outright, have implemented a comprehensive political strategy to delay, define and derail. — With Democratic leaders and White House officials holed … -- 146 days ago David M. Drucker Baucus Tells Democrats of Plan to Advance Health Bill - — Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) told a Democrats-only meeting of his committee Wednesday that he plans to begin marking up a health care reform bill the week of Sept. 20, with or without a bipartisan deal in place. -- 285 days ago David M. Drucker GOP Plots Revenge - — Reconciliation May Shut Down Senate — As Senate Democrats move closer to using reconciliation to pass health care reform this year, key GOP Senators are signaling plans to avenge the move by employing parliamentary tactics to trip up even the most noncontroversial of agenda items. --