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Republicans Decry FAA Spending Cuts They Voted For
Tweet Share on Facebook May 1, 2013 CommentIt seems as though everyone in Washington likes to "talk the talk" about the need to cut spending but, when the cuts have real-life consequences (like the sequestration-induced flight delays), suddenly, they don't take on the same sense of urgency or priority.
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On Boston Bombings and Background Checks
Tweet Share on Facebook April 17, 2013 CommentOnce again, our country has been rocked with an unthinkable act of violence ... a senseless act in Boston on a day that is normally filled with stories of personal triumphs and jubilee. Sadly, it left us asking the all-too familiar questions: Why, and how can this be prevented from happening again?
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Hillary Clinton Can't Count on the Women's Vote in 2016
Tweet Share on Facebook April 4, 2013 CommentOn Tuesday night at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, there was much speculation and anticipation for the first public appearance by Hillary Clinton since she left her role as secretary of state, and she did not disappoint the audience.
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Guest Worker Program, GOP Obstinacy Hold Up Immigration Reform
Tweet Share on Facebook March 27, 2013 CommentOn Monday, speaking at a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members and civilians, President Obama urged Congress to finish their work on one of his top priorities, immigration reform legislation. "The time has come for comprehensive sensible immigration reform," he said. "We are making progress, but we've got to finish the job."
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Universal Background Checks a Common Sense First Step on Gun Violence
Tweet Share on Facebook March 13, 2013 CommentFor the better part of 20 years, I have lived and worked in Washington, D.C., an urban metropolis once dubbed "the violence capital of America" by the Economist. I was born and raised, however, in Alaska, a largely rural state, where guns are an intricate part of its hunting culture and often necessary for survival.
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Opposition to the Violence Against Women Act Isn’t Helping the GOP
Tweet Share on Facebook March 6, 2013 CommentLast week, Congress passed a bill with bipartisan support and sent it to the president. Even though the bill essentially reauthorized a law that has been on the books for nearly 20 years, in this era of gridlock, despite a fair amount of Republican resistance, it was a noteworthy result because of its largely bipartisan support. President Obama will sign the bill on Thursday, once again enacting the law.
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Sequestration Polls Show Americans Don't Know What They Want
Tweet Share on Facebook February 27, 2013 CommentGovernment by the people, for the people ... but what is it that the people want? In assessing the current polling, it appears that the people are contradictory about what they actually want. According to the Pew Research Center, 72 percent say that some form of a deficit reduction should be a top priority for the president and Congress. Interestingly, it's a priority focus that ranks above terrorism, Social Security, and education.
