Senators will fight to ensure women have access to the full range of preventative health services covered under the Affordable Care Act, including birth control. This press conference included Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Patty Murray (D- WA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D- NY).
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State Sen. Constance Johnson (D-Oklahoma City) tells “Majority Report” host Sam Seder about the amendment she proposed to a personhood bill introduced by fellow state Sen. Brian Crain (R-Tulsa). Johnson’s amendment, which she has since withdrawn, stipulated that life begins at ejaculation. Johnson explained why she took action: “When we have desperate measures, we have to take desperate steps. It was humorous, but at the same time it was as serious as a heart attack.”
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Keith and Markos Moulitsas, “Countdown” contributor and founder of the Daily Kos, discuss the impact of Michigan Republican Peter Hoekstra’s racially charged campaign ad targeting Democratic incumbent Senator Debbie Stabenow, whom he hopes to unseat in November. Moulitsas questions whether racially themed ads can still make an impact in the 2012 election given a more interconnected social landscape.
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“Countdown” guest host Bill Press checks in with political blogger Craig Crawford to discuss what Mitt Romney’s Florida victory means in the context of the larger 2012 election. Crawford suggests that Democrats should get a head start on defining Romney “on Democratic Party terms” now that more Americans will start to pay attention to the race: “I think Democrats should go negative early and often and maybe right now.”
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sits down with Keith to discuss the next installment of the payroll tax battle and the impact of Citizens United, her views on Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, and her thoughts on the Occupy movement. Pelosi also offers perspective on how to frame efforts to rebuild the economy.
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Sen. Jim DeMint, R-.S.C., offers Bob Schieffer his take on the GOP candidates, and his belief that Republicans and Independents will unite behind the nominee, whoever it is. The Tea Party favorite also shares insights from his new book, “Now or Never.”
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Keith and Bill Press, host of “The Bill Press Show,” discuss how an encouraging jobs report and continuing positive economic news can help Obama gain momentum as he fights for a second term. The Republicans’ “public surrender” on the payroll tax cut battle as a turning point for Obama: “He’s been able to paint them into a corner, which is, he’s fighting for the middle class — he’s fighting for the 99 percent. They’re fighting for the 1 percent and they can’t get out of that trap.”
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Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) — U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia talks about today’s move by the House to block a two-month extension of an expiring payroll tax cut that was approved by the Senate. In a 229-193 vote, the House requested formal negotiations with the Senate. Democratic leaders have said they won’t discuss a year-long agreement until the short-term deal is completed.
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In the Weekly Republican Address, Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson lays out the commitments Republicans have for the American people for the new year.
Sen. Isakson says, “It’s no secret that the number one issue facing our country is jobs. So the number one goal of the Republicans for 2012 is to continue to make it easier for American small businesses to create jobs. We’ll accomplish this by focusing on three things: fundamental tax reform, regulatory reform and energy security.”
Concerning tax reform, Sen. Isakson says, “We should lower tax rates, do away with certain specialized and targeted tax deductions, broaden the tax base and close loopholes. Many of these suggestions were included in President Obama’s own deficit commission’s proposal, the Simpson-Bowles plan. Unfortunately, the President chose to ignore that plan. Congress cannot wait any longer to get our nation’s fiscal house in order. This means tackling the nearly $4.5 trillion in additional debt that the Obama Administration has racked up in just the past three years. Democrats have pushed over and over again to raise taxes on the American families and small businesses to pay for their unsustainable spending habits. This is absolutely the wrong solution, especially in a time of a recession. Instead, we must dig our way out of this debt by reforming our tax system, cutting spending and extending opportunity for businesses to grow.”
On regulations, Sen. Isakson says, “In 2012, Republicans will continue to fight to remove the shackles of onerous federal regulations on American small businesses. This is one of the fastest ways we can empower small businesses to begin hiring again. It’s one of the keys to bringing our country out of this recession. The burdensome overregulation by President Obama’s federal agencies has resulted in small businesses holding capital on the sidelines and freezing plans to hire new workers. American business cannot plan ahead because they fear the next expensive regulation might be coming from the federal government. It is uncertainty that must end. The federal government cannot regulate our country into prosperity. Our job as legislators is to see to it that there is a level playing field for businesses, entrepreneurs and workers.”
“The third way that Republicans will make it easier to create jobs in the New Year,” he continues, “is by continuing to push for energy solutions that create jobs, lower energy costs and remove our dependence on foreign oil. We can accomplish these goals by tapping into our domestic resources in an environmentally responsible way; such as through offshore drilling and shale extraction. We must develop all forms of energy—wind, solar, nuclear and others—if we’re ever going to lessen our dependence on foreign oil. This past year, Republicans pushed for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to transport 700,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada to the United States. This project would give America a reliable source of oil from our largest trading partner, and it would create tens of thousands of jobs for the American people. The Keystone pipeline is exactly the type of energy project this country needs.”
Sen. Isakson concludes, “As we enter into this New Year, many have predicted that Congress will be too consumed with the Fall elections to accomplish anything significant. Americans cannot wait until after the November election. They need us to do our job and do it right now to create an economic climate that makes it easier to put people back to work. Republicans stand ready to do that. We’re ready to go to work in 2012 to get the American people back to work.
“God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America in this New Year.”
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