📰 Congress 900 News
Congress 900 News Today
Fast, Ad-Free News Updates
Stay updated with breaking news from Congress 900. Real-time updates on events, politics, business and more.
December 19, 2013
Snark got in front of my judgment. carney defended him. >> another part of the quote is likely to show his approach on the newest counsel lompt he said mr. obamas aids need to focus on executive action and have to realize the president has broad authority. doesnt suggest much of an outreach to congress. >> hes gone beyond his authority as president to just use executive authority to use that term. frankly the president has got to be willing to follow the laws of the land. he has to work with con...
December 19, 2013
Increase dropped from double digit to about 4%. rate of hospital readmission going down dramatically. folks do like things like preventative care, prohibitions on preexisting condition. the challenge is when you take on a complicated area like healthcare, congress is never going to get it right. entirely and what i hope we would do and im working on a piece the other day that i think we are going to get some positive response making sure volunteer firefighters and rescue squads. 30 hour work cli...
December 19, 2013
Rely on judiciary? >> i think there will be parallel passion. the judge we obviously saw he stated his own orders. this will get appealed. i think some of the reforms in the intel bill move forward. >> the judiciary committee has a broader approach. >> the judge ruled unconstitutional and preempts the congress. >> the judge would stay on his own order. >> right. more from the panel after a quick break. ♪ [ female announcer ] to bake. or not to bake. that is a silly question. bake the world a...
December 19, 2013
Minutes. a part of group of democrats openly and no torously separating themselves from the president. thats happening all over the country. the poll you showed is a spectacular number that our greatest threat is not war or debt but the government. the president says demom ra say is a sham. those that believe the big government is a danger believe that. guess what, when 12 judges in secret and 12 members of congress in secret can decide the fourth amendment doesnt mean anything and the governmen...
December 19, 2013
Way? >> i think this is a delicate balance. we have other negotiating partners in terms of -- we dont want to give russia, china or anyone else the excuse to leave the negotiations before we get to the hopefully second step. thats part of the balance. i thought long and hard before joining this effort. nothing about this iranian regime warrants trust. >> if you look back at the debate which was an extremely dramatic moment in september before the government was shut down over syria and a vote th...
December 19, 2013
Pushing buttons of republicans. >> he was clintons chief of staff and founded the center for american progress. fan of single payer health care system and opposes the keystone pipeline though he says he wont get involved in pipeline discussions at white house. he will reportedly get involved in discussions on climate change. politico says hes given broad oversight on the agenda. hes underfire for a comment made last fall in the heat of the shutdown when he said president barack obama is facing a...
December 19, 2013
Employer mandate, kicking in. all sorts of ways of new development. how long can someone like you, a democrat running for re-election next year, stay with this program and continue to defend it or you going to be a vigorous proponent of prepares. going to join with you. >> i have been a vigorous proponent of repairs since the bill was passed. recognizing that, again, if you look back the beginnings of medicare, you look back at any major legislation of any congress what you have on the other sid...