In January, a 2.3% excise tax on medical devices, a key provision of ObamaCare, took effect. The measure is expected to raise around $ 30 billion to help pay for Obama’s health program. Opposition to the tax has been growing, however. Late Friday, the Senate voted 79-20 to repeal the tax. The vote to repeal… Read more »
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Poll: Public overwhelmingly opposes Republican position on debt limit
We have yet another reason House Republicans will cave on debt limit It’s already pretty clear that Republicans are ready to cave on the debt limit, but if you want some reassurance, check out these two questions from the new ABC News/Washington Post poll (conducted Jan. 10-13 with a margin of error of ±3.5 percent):… Read more »
Poll: Republicans Overwhelmingly Support Time Warner Cable Dumping Current TV, Dems Oppose
A new YouGov/HuffPost poll finds twice as many Americans support versus oppose Time Warner Cable's decision to cut Al Gore's Current TV network as a result of its sale to Al Jazeera. Far more fascinating, an overwhelming majority of Republicans back TWC's move while Democrats narrowly disapprove of it. read more Source: NewsBusters.org blogs
New U.S. House Overwhelmingly Passes $9.7 Billion Hurricane Sandy Relief Package
After incurring the wrath of a number of New York and New Jersey lawmakers for failing to vote on an aid package for states impacted by Hurricane Sandy in the final days of the 112th Congress, the House passed a relief bill on Friday morning by a 354-67 vote. The $ 9.7 billion deal is… Read more »