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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider Archive for March 2011
Blog Entries for Tuesday, March 22
2012 GOP Rumblings
With former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty now making it clear that he's ready to run for President on the GOP side, are we finally starting to see this race get moving? Go back four years ago at this time, and the race for the White House was already in full ...
Blog Entries for Monday, March 21
Obama War Powers
President Obama has officially notified Congress of the deployment of U.S. military forces against Libya, in accordance with the War Powers Act of 1973. March 21, 2011 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) At approximately 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on March 19, 2011, at my direction, U.S. military forces ...
The Federal Register
I talked about this last week with Neal Boortz, and thought I should follow up on my blog. Have you ever read the Federal Register? It might show you the bureaucratic power that the federal government represents. The Federal Register is the "official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and ...
Congress On Libya
Most of you probably saw the news this weekend that the United States had joined in a pre-emptive strike on Libyan air defense sites, firing dozens of cruise missiles in support of a broader NATO coalition effort. But when it came to my email inbox from Congress and the Twitter ...
Blog Entries for Friday, March 18
Congress On The Road
With Congress on a 10-day break, some lawmakers have spread out across the globe on what are known as "CODELs" - Congressional Delegation trips. The first that popped up was one involving House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, who has gone to Italy with three other Democrats and one Republican. Here's ...
Three Week Budget
What would you do after approving a three week budget for the federal government? Well, if you answered, "Have Congress take ten days off," then you are the winner. Lawmakers are now gone until March 28, which means they will return with less than two weeks to put together a ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, March 17
Rush To The Break
The most dangerous place in America this afternoon might be the plaza outside the U.S. Capitol, as the House and Senate get ready for a ten day recess. About that time, lawmakers in both chambers could be finishing up votes for the day, which means their aides will be revving ...
Federal Budget Update
The Senate will vote today to approve a three week budget plan which saves $6 billion, setting the state for what could be a bloody political battle in early April on this year's federal budget. The hallways of the Capitol were filled with all kinds of talk yesterday, as both ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, March 16
3-Week Budget Update
Despite some protest votes from a sizeable chunk of Republican lawmakers, the House easily voted yesterday to approve a 3-week budget plan with $6 billion in cutbacks. The bill is expected to be approved later this week in the Senate, shifting the next government shutdown deadline to April 8. 54 ...
NASA's Inglorious Ending
There are two space shuttle flights left before those vehicles are fully retired by NASA - if there's enough money left in the space agency budget. Yep, that was one of the angles that came out of a Senate hearing yesterday on the space program, as Senators again complained about ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, March 15
Brewing Budget Rebellion
Even though they have Democrats on the defensive in many ways in the budget debate right now, more conservative GOP lawmakers are saying they won't back a 3-week stop gap budget, arguing deeper cuts are needed immediately. "I can’t support another stopgap measure knowing that Democrats will use it to ...
Those Tsunami Warning Cuts
I often talk on the radio about how politicians in both parties are able to say and do certain things that aren't 100% true without the voters really grasping what's going on. The same could be said about how politicians can play the news media as well, as the press ...
Blog Entries for Monday, March 14
A Nuclear Question
With oil and gas prices going up, Republicans vowed last week to forge ahead with plans to expand domestic energy production. "Why wouldn't we do a nuclear energy bill, as an example?" said House Speaker John Boehner. "We want to find out why it takes so long to go from ...
Blog Entries for Friday, March 11
Three Week Budget Cuts
House Republicans have unveiled their plan to keep the government running for three more weeks and cut $6 billion in spending. Just like two weeks ago, the plan was laid out after lawmakers left Washington, D.C. for the weekend, as Republicans plan a vote Tuesday on this latest funding bill. ...
Oil Price Politics
The recent jump in the price of oil has brought out the usual reaction from both parties in the Congress, featuring the usual amount of blame game and finger pointing. "The Obama Administration has consistently blocked American energy production that would lower costs and create new jobs," charged Speaker John ...
Friday Budget Update
With no deal in sight right now on the budget, Republicans are ready to roll out another temporary budget plan to keep the government running for a few extra weeks. Here's the latest in a video from my tiny broadcast booth up in the attic of the U.S. Senate. If ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, March 10
The Budget Impasse
As expected, the Senate on Wednesday rejected budget cutting plans from both Democrats and Republicans, leaving eight days to figure out a way forward before the next government shutdown deadline. Republicans for the most part stuck together on a $61 billion package of budget cuts approved by the House last ...
Excess Federal Property
At a House hearing today, Republicans will press the Obama Administration for a "master list" of federal property, as the GOP looks for ways to sell off items that might help ease the budget deficit. Leading the effort has been Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), a freshman Republican who argues that ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, March 9
$328 Billion Question
It's been almost a month since President Obama sent Congress his budget for the next fiscal year, and lawmakers are growing aggravated over one of his plans to build more highways, roads and bridges in the U.S. What do they want to know? How it's going to be paid for. ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, March 8
Health Law Appeal
Action on the health reform law moved ahead on two fronts Tuesday, as the Obama Administration appealed a ruling that found the law unconstitutional, and the state of Maine received a waiver from one provision of the law. The appeal was expected, as the feds told Judge Roger Vinson that ...
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