MSNBC Anchor Grills GOP Rep. On Why Congress Is Going On Recess Before Dealing With Sequester

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Republican congresswoman Marsha Blackburn appeared on MSNBC earlier today to defend members of Congress going on a week-long recess before dealing with the sequester scheduled to go into effect on March 1. Blackburn pointed out that Congress has known about the need to deal with spending cuts since August 2011 and it’s not sufficient to… Read more »

Exasperated Candy Crowley Asks: Why Isn’t Obama ‘Dealing With Boehner?’

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With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) heading back to the floor of the upper chamber to deliver dueling speeches blaming the other for Congress’ failure to reach a compromise to resolve the fiscal cliff, CNN anchor Candy Crowley expressed exasperation with President Barack Obama’s hands-off approach to dealing… Read more »