Reid Ribble, a Republican congressman from Wisconsin, warned Americans of a looming government shutdown and informed them of the bill he was trying to pass to fix it in “Another government shutdown is looming; Congress can do better” (Ribble, 2016). Congress needed to pass a funding measure by September 30 or else face government shutdown. Reid stated that government shutdown “harms American business and our image abroad” (Ribble, 2016). Since Republicans took over Congress in 2010, they have been trying to get the fiscal house in order, but have only been able to get two of the 72 appropriation bills that should have been passed in the last 12 years signed into law. In order to make due, they have “passed five enormous omnibus spending bills
As Super Tuesday fast approaches, record numbers of early voters in several states have many candidates and their campaigns excited about their chances of winning. Republicans have held their last debate and are busy on the campaign trail to try and garner any support that might still be unpledged. The Democrats have just finished their primary in South Carolina and are pouring over the data to see what it might suggest for the major contests that loom overhead. All the while, millions of dollars have been spent on television ads in states such as Texas, Virginia, and Georgia to try and sway voters before the polls and caucus sites open for voters on Super Tuesday. These are just a few of the countless tasks that have to be done in order to come out with a victory on Super Tuesday. The only question that remains is, who will win? To find out, let’s begin with the Democrats.
Filibusters can surely be effective for Senate minority leaders. However, it can have both its pros and cons. Some of the advantages include that the filibuster was created to protect the privileges of the Senators in order to fully debate and modify laws in the United States Senate, therefore securing the concern of all the citizens in America. Filibusters tend to exist thanks to the Founding Fathers ideology of designing a democratic government in which politicians became involved and educated throughout many political processes. Whenever a Senator goes on the Senate floor and talks endlessly for hours on a particular issue, it automatically engages attention to the particular matter, such as the 11-hour filibuster Senator Wendy Davis accomplished
As seen quite often in the Obama administration, legislation gets stuck and lost in Congress due to the polarization of the parties in recent years. In Obama’s case, he has frequently threatened to go around the House and Senate if they could not reach an agreement or would shoot down his plans. Cato’s Pilon points out, however, that the hurdles of Congress are no mistake. Pilot states that the framer’s of the Constitution knew what they were doing, and this was intended to keep the checks and balances as well as accountability to the public (Lyons,
The border wall debate has become one of the most significant talking points in the United States and countries around the world. Many people believe that the wall is unnecessary and many think that it is necessary. Building a border wall may cost billions of dollars, but it might be able to save the country money as well. Some positive impacts of a border wall are for example a decline in apprehension rates, creating a safer America and putting a damper on the flow of illegal drugs. As well as the positive impacts, we will look at the negative implications as well. Some of these are that the symbolism, cost, effect of diversity, environmental impact and the higher death impact.
In 2012, President Obama introduced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for young people who had been residing in the United States at least five years prior to the bill’s passing. DACA was the most significant provision from the Obama administration that aimed to help undocumented youth be integrated in the American society. It protected them from deportation and allowed them to obtain a state identification, work permit, and Social Security number. The immigrant communities celebrated this bill as it had been a long time since there was a significant change in the country’s immigration policy. However, the current administration and government pose a serious threat to the beneficiaries of the DACA program as well as
The country needs to start monitoring how the government is spending the federal budget and they need to start splitting it fairly to benefit our country. 83% of the federal budget is spent on the Big Five which are the main expenses in the budget. We have to stop spending it all on the Big Five. Our government should really pay attention to what we need most of in this country and focus on the needs. The government needs to take away 20% of the Big Five and split it to categories that need it.
The topic that I am choosing to do is on Obama Care. I chose this topic because the idea of the government forcing people to obtain insurance is wrong in my eyes. I am interested in analyzing the validity for what has been said about this topic in order to increase my understanding about Obama Care. I am not an expert when it comes to Obama Care. I know that this is an insurance that is being provided through the government for the general public. I have read that President Obama never initially read the whole bill itself. I also know that people who cannot afford it, but make too much money to qualify for Medicaid are being heavily encouraged to get this insurance. Some of the common knowledge that I have found that the general public has about this subject is that some people are for Obama Care and think that it is a wonderful idea and that there are some people that are dead set against Obama Care. Younger adults, specifically college age and individuals that are in their twenties tend to be for Obama Care. The insurance is being forced upon individuals that may or may not want it. It also seems as though that the insurance being offered is pretty generic in terms of coverage. Some of the questions that I have that I believe will aide me in writing this paper would be the following: What are the pros and cons of Obama Care? What are the thoughts of Obama Care with the people of the government? As well as what are the basics of Obama Care?
It is indeed sad that some people have to pay the price of criminals. However, when we see it from another perspective we might understand the reasons that may support it. The tragically events of 9/11 have change many things, in particular the safety of our people and policies of national security, as for instance the Anti-terrorism Act. The US government claims that this act is supported by several claims: one, this law is necessary to fulfill international obligations; two, many allied countries had ratified similar laws. And third, this Act provides greater protection than other legislations, (Boccabella, 2003). These legislations are not passed overnight, but after much study and critical thinking of possible consequences. What does not
In the early years of 2009 to 2010 the political process pushed health care through legislation led by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Health care and government, 2013). This process was extraordinarily tiring, as many defenders of the bills passing were present. Many congressional members “dug their heels in”, and wanted to slow down the process even more as confusion about the bill was posed (Health care and government, 2013). Despite opposition by many sides of the American people, a Democrat-dominated House of Representatives passed the bill and the Affordable Care Act was signed into action on March 21, 2010 (Hogberg, 2013). Indeed, all three branches of government were instrumental with the passing the Affordable Care Act into place.
Bringing much of the healthcare world together the proposal planned by Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana went a lot farther than other plans. Though this bill was eventually brought to an end by Senator John McCain, Senator Rand Paul, and Senator Susan Collins all voting “no” on the repealing of the Affordable Care Act. The Graham-Cassidy measure ending also brings about the end of the Republicans request to get rid of The Affordable Care
On September 8, 2001(this is not the day before 9/11. The dates for this draft are 2002. There is no record of this or anything else taking place the day before 9/11.) President George W. Bush was drafting a comprehensive plan calling for a Palestinian state on Jewish land. He was doing this to appease the Saudis because they thought he was favoring Israel. He was not able to complete his proposal because on the following day he was confronted with the greatest terror incident in the history of America—9/11.
In July of 2013, Congress reached gridlock when the House of Representatives refused to give its approval to, “a bipartisan Senate bill that would increase border security while also offering a path to US citizenship for the nation’s approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants” (“Immigration reform hits gridlock”). The House of Representatives is largely controlled by the Republican Party, who disagreed with Democrats regarding how to resolve the issue. They see it as giving amnesty to
On March 23,2010 former President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often referred to by its nickname: Obamacare. This law would ideally offer all U.S. citizens the opportunity to obtain health insurance at a decent and affordable rate. There were many other incentives that came along with this law being passed. While it was well received by some, there were many whom opposed this law. A great portion of the GOP (republican party) were very vocal in opposition to this law, and desired to have it repealed all together. With the recent election of newly elected President Donald Trump, they would see this realization come to pass. While there
The White House pledged that no movement talks would happen while the legislature is shut, and organization authorities looked to limit open outrage by enabling offices to utilize remaining assets and by keeping national parks and open grounds somewhat available amid the shutdown as a result, by not closing down the administration as completely as the Obama organization did in 2013. (Source 1) Government shutdowns have the effect of disruption to government services and increased cost to the government due to lost labor. During the 2013 shutdown Standard & Poor's, the financial ratings agency, stated on October 16 that the shutdown had "to date taken $24 billion out of the economy," and "shaved at least 0.6 percent off annualized fourth-quarter 2013 GDP growth." (Source 2) The 2013 shutdown lasted 16 days, beginning on October 1, 2013. During the shutdown, approximately 800,000 federal employees were furloughed for 16 days, while another 1.3 million were required to report to work without known payment
Would any self-respecting American shopper pass the opportunity to accumulate great items at extremely reduced prices? Of course not! The idea that there are people all around the country who are bold enough to criticize savvy shoppers just for trying to take advantage of great sales is awful. Huge sale events such as Black Friday receive relentless criticism year to year, but for no true reason. Targeted by people who are incapable of worrying about only themselves during the holiday season.