Uncertainty holds back growth and investment,” Dorothy Coleman, vice president of tax and domestic economic policy at the National Association of Manufacturers in Washington, said in an e-mailed statement, urging Congress and the administration to work for policies to provide stable growth.
Airhead, that's called Obamacare
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican leaders and several hard-right groups are displaying the classic signs of a political divorce, including bitter name-calling and reprisals against one another.
The recent eagerness of House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to lash out at groups that have given them fits has unshackled others in the Republican ranks to publicly question the motivation of organizations like the Senate Conservatives Fund, Heritage Action, Madison Project and Club for Growth.
Such organizations disparage Republicans they accuse of following the path of least resistance in Washington and vow to replace them in primaries with conservative purists.
"I think there's a growing recognition around here that many of the outside groups do what they do solely to raise money, and there are some participants inside Congress who do the same," said Sen. Bob Corker. He said that some of the newer senators have caught on to "the disinformation, getting people to call offices, send in small donations to a website."
"I think people are getting tired of that. I tired of it before I got here," said the Tennessee Republican.
Increasingly in public, Boehner and McConnell are challenging the outside groups' credibility — and complaining that they are the ones tarnishing conservatism.
But it goes both ways.
In the recent dust-up over the budget deal, the outside groups suspect that Boehner has a hidden motive. They suggest he's anxious to put economic fights in the rear-view mirror so he can tackle contentious immigration legislation early next year, before the first round of March primaries in Texas and Illinois.
The groups' suspicions were heightened by the recent high-profile budget success of Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who favors a way out of the shadows for the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. in violation of the law, and in Boehner's hire of a Senate staffer who worked on bipartisan immigration legislation for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
"It's very easy to see that they want to clear a lane to pass amnesty," "It's very easy to see that they want to clear a lane to pass amnesty," said Daniel Horowitz, policy director for the Madison Project, who described the overall differences with Republican leaders as irreconcilable ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I keep repeating duped boob RETARD #1 is an idiot that can't comprehend the stuff he cuts and pastes!!!!! The Republican House has passed a budget every year but the FLEEBAGGER Senate will not bring to the Senate floor!!!!! That is a DIRECT violation of the United Staes CONSTITUTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Republican House has not violated the CONSTITUTION, the FLEEBAGGER Senate has in 2011, 2012 and 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's what bi-partisanship is supposed to be for! dingy harry is so afraid that the Senators facing re-election will desert his idiotic agenda he won't even bring the measures to the floor for debate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ruling totally against the will of the American people is what that amounts to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TAKE IT TO THE BANK!!!!! Later, Bill Koski
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Dumb Fawk english.Your butt buddy crybaby Beck has him on his list of one of the choices best represents the repo party.Why are you so ignorant????????You posted that shiott assWipe!!!!!!!!!!!!
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