Congress Articles- Due Monday December 20th

1. The House Rules Committee will allow a vote on changing the measure.The measure passed 81-19 to advance to the House of Representatives. The House will consider the tax cut package Thursday. The Senate passes the $858 billion tax cut package. Lower Bush-era tax rates are set to expire at the end of the year.  It will reduce the Democratic majority in the Senate in the new Congress convening in January, which would give Democrats less leverage to negotiate after the current lame-duck session.

           I think that it would be a good thing because the tax is already high enough and I don't think it needs to   be raised anymore. I think that it is good that the democrats will get less leverage to negotiate after the current lame-duck session because they don't deserve it.

2.) Harry Reid is expected Thursday to take up an 1.27 trillion dollar omnibus spending bill that would fund the government through the end of the fiscal year. The republicans threatened to stall the debate by having them read the 1,924 page bill aloud in the senate, which would push the debate until Saturday. Quote from McConnell , "And ensuring that Americans don't have a chance to see what's in it either. This, too, is reason enough to oppose it."

I think it is stupid that the republicans want to wait and have the debate Saturday because why not just do it and get it done with instead of having them read a 1,924 page bill out loud of all things to the senate? And having them have no one look at the bill and just oppose it is really dumb because some people might have good ideas about what to do with it.

3.) Harry Reid is to blame for potentially keeping the Senate in session through Christmas. Democrats are saying it's Republicans' fault. Quote from Reid, "Christmas is a week from Saturday. I understand that. But I hope the Republicans understand it also. Because we are going to complete our work, no matter how long it takes in this Congress."

I think that making them work the week of Christmas is just unprofessional and I understand that they have to get their work done but I think that it should wait until after Christmas to finish up the work that needs to be done. Plus Christmas time is important to some people and they need to do things to get ready for that to but i do understand that work needs to be done but still they don't need to work until Christmas day to get this done.

4.) President Obama turned the debate over the extension of the Bush tax cuts into a 2012 campaign issue when he made a deal with Republicans to extend them all for another two years. Quote "I believe the short-term tax deal negotiated by the White House and congressional leaders is a bad deal for taxpayers, will do little to create jobs, and I cannot support it," Pence said.
I think that we need to think about the people who need jobs because if you want your economy to make money first of all the people have to make the money to be able to help the economy make money. I agree with that Pence guy I cannot support it because some people do little to create jobs and i think some people could try a little harder to get open jobs to people.