All Posts Tagged With: "senate democrats"
Options for Republicans Becoming Limited
Three more Republicans, who are high profile, announced on Monday that they were note willing to be candidates for the special election for the U.S. Senate. The decisions by the three leave the GOP with the possibility of having a relative unknown candidate in the battle for the former seat of John Kerry, the newly [...]
Menendez Has History with Melgen
New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez has had long ties with Dr. Salomon Melgen, a wealthy eye surgeon from Florida. When Menendez’s mother passed away, Melgen was at the senator’s side. He has flown the senator in his private jet and delivered thousands of dollars to benefit the Democratic Party and Senator Menendez. Menendez has also [...]
Hearing on Senate Confirmation Awaits Kerry
John Kerry, selected by President Barrack Obama to replace Hillary Clinton as U.S. Secretary of State, will face questioning on Capitol Hill at his confirmation hearing, a day after Clinton delivered a staunch defense of the way the aftermath was handled in the wake of the Libya attack in Benghazi. Senator Kerry of Massachusetts will [...]
Frank says he wants Massachusetts Interim Senate Seat
Capitol Hill Congressmen and financial executives who thought Representative Barney Frank and his sharp tongue would no longer be speaking to them from the congressional dais, could be seeing him again, but it might only be for a brief period. The Massachusetts Democrat, who is known for being outspoken, ended his 16 terms officially this [...]
Booker Not Running for Governor of New Jersey
Cory Booker the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey and perhaps the highest profile Democrat in the state, ruled out running for governor in next year’s election and said he was eyeing a possible run in 2014 for the U.S. Senate. Booker announced his decision on Thursday via Twitter. It means the Newark Mayor decided against [...]
Republicans See Possibilities Again in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania for a number of months was considered an easy win for the Democrats. Bob Casey the Democratic Senator was cruising easily towards his reelection and the 20 electoral votes for the president seemed wrapped up for President Barack Obama. However, things change. Tom Smith a Republican and his vast personal fortune have brought the [...]
Senate Democrats Drafts One Year Tax Plan
Senate Democrats drafted a legislation regarding the proposed one year tax plan. It is currently circulated among members of the chamber. It provides cuts for individuals earning up to $200,000 as well as families earning up to $250,000. The legislation from the Senate Democrats counters that of the House Republicans to extend all of the [...]
Leaders Try to Get Compromise on Spending and Tax-Cut
Progress is seen in the talks over government funding and payroll tax extension as House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell met for an hour in the Capitol last Wednesday. They didn’t say whether a compromise was met but the meeting is a good sign that the [...]
Obama Asks Republicans to Explain their Opposition to Jobs Bill
President Barack Obama has traveled across the country for weeks to push his jobs plan to the public. Now the president wants the Republicans in congress to explain why they oppose his proposal. He is firm with his stance that the American public needs his jobs bill for the economy to improve. The president wants [...]
Democrats in Senate Add Tax Increase for Millionaires to Obama’s Jobs Bill
Senate Democrats amend President Barrack Obama’s jobs bill by adding a 5.6 percent tax on income over $1 million. The proposal will be more likely to be blocked by the Republicans. This new proposal picks up on White House’s lead that suggests that the wealthiest Americans are not paying enough taxes. The Senate Democrats’ $447 [...]
As the shareholders in Germany opposes the re-election of Mr Flint as Chairman and Mr Gulliver CEO of HSBC Holdings ...
Since Obama seems to never know anything about any issue at any given time on any given subject from any ...
a one year high of $63.82? On May 15th?
What a nonsense, the shares were at $77.11!