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Pelosi on Obama’s SOTU

“Tonight, President Obama offered a strong vision for our nation’s future rooted in the strength of the American people.  “The President outlined a Sputnik-type commitment to the entrepreneurial spirit of the American people, through which we can lead the world…

The State of the Union

Tonight I want to begin by congratulating the men and women of the 112th Congress, as well as your new Speaker, John Boehner. And as we mark this occasion, we are also mindful of the empty chair in this Chamber,…

The Obama Tax Cuts

President Obama- Costa Mesa 3/16/09

President Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 on Friday preventing the Bush tax cuts from expiring for anyone. Progressives, like Paul Krugman and Huffington Post writers, have derided this compromise. To the liberal base, this Act is, in effect, the equivalent of what Bush’s immigration reform was to his base.