Here are the most important statistics from this blog...
- House Republicans blocked passage of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
- Senate Republicans filibustered a plan to aid small business lending, the delayed vote of which they complained about while they were busy killing the…
- DISCLOSE act to bring transparency to campaign finance in the wake of the wildly unpopular Citizens’ United ruling
- A robust jobs bill was repeatedly filibustered by the Senate GOP until a barely adequate extension of unemployment benefits squeaked through
- Even a watered down and toothless energy reform bill, full of items originally proposed by the GOP, couldn’t be brought up for a vote in the Senate
- In lieu of any support for real immigration reform this year, the Democrats would like to pass the DREAM act. “Too Bad”, says John Cornyn
- Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is blocking another 20 judges this week - Obama’s judges are being approved at a rate of 43%, versus Bush’s 87%
- While it still passed the House, it is worth noting that 92 Republican representatives opposed the Tribal Law and Order Act, making it easier from Native American tribes to prosecute non-natives for crimes like rape
- Another 79 Republicans, nearly half – including Minority Leader Boehner and Minority Whip Cantor – opposed the Senior Financial Empowerment Act – a measure to help protect seniors from financial fraud and abuse
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