President Obama announcing the nomination of Richard Cordray (the first time). Richard Cordray’s second nomination to be head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be considered in the Banking Committee on Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office says that Reid is committed to bringing the Cordray nomination to a vote in the coming… Read more »
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As Demand For Transparency Heats Up, Polls Turn Against Hagel
Pew Research released a poll today that should give the White House cause for concern as the days tick by before Senator Chuck Hagel’s senate confirmation vote to become Defense Secretary. The more the public gets to know Hagel, the less they like him. Over the course of a month, as public awareness increased, Hagel’s… Read more »
Rhetoric Heats Up on Climate Change
President Barack Obama used some of his most impassioned language to date on climate change in his inaugural speech, but his policy options are limited after Republicans blocked his approach to the issue in his first term. Source: WSJ.com: Politics And Policy
Natural Gas Export Fight Heats Up
A Democratic senator lambastes a recent analysis that concluded exports of liquefied natural gas would benefit the U.S. and industrial users of gas band together to fight against unfettered exports. Source: WSJ.com: Politics And Policy