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Posted on: November 18, 2016 at 09:36:51 CT
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American Jobs Act. In the minority, Republicans still shut down President Obama’s 2011 jobs plan. It would have imposed a 5.6-percent tax on all income over $1 million to pay for new “stimulus” spending by the government. The Democrats’ majority couldn’t pass the measure, which failed 50-49.
Cap and Trade. Democrats controlled both houses of Congress in 2010, but their “cap-and-trade” legislation stalled in the Senate. Republicans filibustered sweeping restrictions on the use of fossil fuels aimed at cutting carbon emissions and the measure failed to reach Obama’s desk
DREAM Act. Cheered by President Obama and passed by the House, the DREAM Act was on its way to becoming law in 2010. The legislation would have blazed a path to citizenship for millions of children brought here by illegal immigrants. But a filibuster-wielding Republican minority delayed a final vote, killing the bill.
Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act. Elder Americans would have collected an extra $250 in tax credits under the cost of living adjustment in Social Security, or COLA. A Republican filibuster took the fizz out of the proposal and the bill failed, 53 to 45.
Prolonging Bush Tax Cuts. In 2010, Senate Democrats tried twice to extend George W. Bush’s tax cuts only to middle-class Americans. Higher tax brackets would have returned to Clinton-era rates under their plan. Republican filibusters slammed the door on anything short of across-the-board cuts.
Paycheck Fairness Act. Republicans blocked the 2014 Paycheck Fairness Act four separate times. The bill would have leveled harsher penalties for discrimination and required employers to account for any pay gap between male and female employees. The bill never made it to a final vote, though, failing 52 to 40.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/republicans-filibuster-obama-infrastructure-bill-203843587.html
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/213507-phantom-filibuster-blocking-path-forward-for-highway-bill-says-reid
http://www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2013/8/bipartisan-transportation-and-housing-bill-filibustered-murray-to-continue-fighting-for-national-washington-state-priorities
http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/Republicans-Vote-to-Keep-Teachers-First-Responders-Off-the-Job
Cap and Trade. Democrats controlled both houses of Congress in 2010, but their “cap-and-trade” legislation stalled in the Senate. Republicans filibustered sweeping restrictions on the use of fossil fuels aimed at cutting carbon emissions and the measure failed to reach Obama’s desk
DREAM Act. Cheered by President Obama and passed by the House, the DREAM Act was on its way to becoming law in 2010. The legislation would have blazed a path to citizenship for millions of children brought here by illegal immigrants. But a filibuster-wielding Republican minority delayed a final vote, killing the bill.
Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act. Elder Americans would have collected an extra $250 in tax credits under the cost of living adjustment in Social Security, or COLA. A Republican filibuster took the fizz out of the proposal and the bill failed, 53 to 45.
Prolonging Bush Tax Cuts. In 2010, Senate Democrats tried twice to extend George W. Bush’s tax cuts only to middle-class Americans. Higher tax brackets would have returned to Clinton-era rates under their plan. Republican filibusters slammed the door on anything short of across-the-board cuts.
Paycheck Fairness Act. Republicans blocked the 2014 Paycheck Fairness Act four separate times. The bill would have leveled harsher penalties for discrimination and required employers to account for any pay gap between male and female employees. The bill never made it to a final vote, though, failing 52 to 40.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/republicans-filibuster-obama-infrastructure-bill-203843587.html
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/213507-phantom-filibuster-blocking-path-forward-for-highway-bill-says-reid
http://www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2013/8/bipartisan-transportation-and-housing-bill-filibustered-murray-to-continue-fighting-for-national-washington-state-priorities
http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/Republicans-Vote-to-Keep-Teachers-First-Responders-Off-the-Job
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