Tweet The Senate failed to extend the payroll tax break last week but there are renewed efforts to push for a compromise measure. Republicans usually are in favor of any tax cuts but they helped defeat the payroll tax break extension attempts. They don’t like how to pay for the tax breaks. Democratic Senator Ben Cardin said that the Republicans have... 

Tweet Another part of President Barack Obama’s jobs plan was blocked by the Republicans in Senate. Last Thursday, they blocked a $60 billion proposal to repair bridges, highways and other transportation systems. All 47 Senate Republicans, a Democrat and an independent voted against one piece of President Obama’s $447 billion stimulus plan that could... 

Tweet Republican Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to come out with compromise of the jobs bill for a vote. He said that he had a talk with Reid last Friday with regards to the lack of cooperation between the Republicans and Democrats in Congress. He urged the Senate Majority Leader to get the components of President... 

Tweet The Senate came up with a bipartisan plan on Monday that would avoid the occurrence of a government shutdown and prevented an impasse over disaster funding after the federal government said that it only has $114 million in its coffer. The Senate came up with the agreement after blocking a Democratic proposal. The Senate voted 79 to 12 to approve... 

Tweet Analysts say that a last minute debt limit deal will depend on Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. For several weeks he has been discussing with Vice President Joe Biden, with whom he made a deal last December to extend the Bush-era tax cuts. Senator McConnell also had a meeting with President Barack Obama last Saturday to discuss the possibilities... 

Tweet Congressional leaders are scrambling to finalize their separate debt ceiling plans so that their colleagues can have the chance to vote on them as the August 2 deadline is fast approaching. Press secretary Jay Carney said that the deadline to raise the debt limit remains and the government could default on its obligations if Congress fails to increase... 

Tweet President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner gave two competing plans last Monday as the Democrats and Republicans still haven’t reached an agreement with regards to the nation’s debt cap. The two parties can’t seem to agree on the size of the debt limit increase. The House Republicans want a raise of $1 trillion, which would be enough... 

Tweet Republicans in the House passed a legislation that calls for a limit on spending by the federal government and an amendment to the constitution that would try to decrease the budget deficit. It would not progress in the Senate. President Barack Obama said that they should already consider a solution to solve the budget problem before time runs out.... 

Tweet Senate’s Majority and Minority leaders proposed a plan that would give President Barack Obama the capability to raise the debt ceiling without the need for congressional approval. This is the best solution to prevent a federal default from happening. The plan was drafted jointly by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Senate Minority... 

Tweet Supporters and opponents of same sex marriage made their last minute appeals last Sunday as state legislators are set to vote on making New York the sixth state in the United States to make gay marriage legal. Governor Andrew Cuomo introduced the measure that would make same sex marriage in New York legal. At present it is one vote away from approval...