By Bill Moyers July 13, 2009 – 11:11am ET with Michael Winship If you want to know what really matters in Washington, don’t go to Capitol Hill for one of those hearings, or pay attention to those staged White House “town meetings.” They’re just for show. What really happens – the serious business of Washington [...]
Archive for July 13th, 2009
13 Jul
House Health Bill Has Prog Tax Plan
By Bill Scher July 13, 2009 – 10:01am ET Progressive Tax Plan Funds House Health Care Bill Politico Pulse reports House bill coming today: “The House is expected to introduce a health reform bill that will cover its estimated $1 trillion price tag by levying higher taxes on people making $350,000 or more and with [...]
13 Jul
Bush’s Secret Spy Programs
thinkprogress.org NATIONAL SECURITY When Congress passed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 last year, it mandated that the inspectors general of the different branches of the intelligence community that participated in President Bush’s surveillance operations, known as the President’s Surveillance Program, conduct a comprehensive review of the program. On Friday, the inspectors general released their report, confirming [...]
