Obama Now Owns a Deficit Commission – and Senator Simpson.

Obama Now Owns a Deficit Commission – and Senator Simpson.
On Thursday President Obama signed an executive order creating a?National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. This deficit commission is based on an idea promoted by two Senators, Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Judd Gregg (R-N.H.),? which would have required the…


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Rep. Eliot Engel Salutes Israel For Shunning His Colleagues
Last week, the Israeli government took the unprecedented step of refusing to meet with a group of five Democratic House members who were visiting Israel with J Street, the pro-Israel, pro-peace group. It was an incredibly stupid move. Israeli officials…


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