Sen. Heidi Heitkamp: Reported Obama Gun Proposals ‘Way in Extreme’
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D, told me this morning on “This Week” that while all options should be on the table to address gun violence, President Obama’s reported plans to curb shootings are ”way in extreme” when I pressed her this morning on the kinds on measures she could… Read More »
EmailSen. Mitch McConnell: ‘The Tax Issue Is Finished’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. R-Ky., Sunday said he will not accept any new revenue in future deals with congressional Democrats and President Obama. “The tax issue is finished. Over. Completed,” McConnell told me on “This Week.” “That’s behind us. Now the question is what… Read More »
Fiscal Cliff Deal: Will You Pay More or Less Taxes Next Year?
After a stand-off that came down to the wire, Congress finally passed a bill to avert the fiscal cliff earlier this week. The bipartisan legislation passed the Senate in the early morning hours of the New Year by an overwhelming margin of 89-8. Later that… Read More »
Asa Hutchinson: Gun Control Not Part of ‘Ultimate Solution’ to Gun Violence
Asa Hutchinson — the former congressman who will lead the effort by the NRA to place armed security guards in schools across the country following the Newtown, Conn. shooting that left 20 children and six adults dead — told me this morning on “This Week”… Read More »
Grover Norquist: Obama and Democrats Using Newtown for ‘Political Purposes’
National Rifle Association board member and president of Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist said on Sunday that President Obama and Democrats are politicizing the Newtown tragedy by pushing for gun control. “We ought to calm down and not take tragedies like this, crimes like… Read More »
Strict Gun Control – Fewer Shootings in Australia, Japan and the UK; Would It Work in US?
Six days after the tragic shooting in Newtown and one day after President Obama announced a gun control task force, hundreds of you wrote in asking about future legislation and the consequences of this new task force. Pam Ramagano tweeted asking “What can the president… Read More »
George Will: ‘Quite Literally, The Opposition to Gay Marriage Is Dying’
While Supreme Court watchers ponder how justices will come down in the debate over gay marriage, ABC’s George Will said Sunday on ABC News “This Week” it’s clear where public opinion is headed. “There is something like an emerging consensus,” Will said, noting voters in… Read More »
James Carville: 90% of Dems Want Hillary Clinton
Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s decision about whether to run for president in 2016 will be key to the makeup of the Democratic and Republican fields in 2016, ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd told me Sunday on ABC News’ “This Week”. And… Read More »
Sen. Tom Coburn: I’m Willing to Accept Tax Increases
Republican Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) told me Sunday on ABC News’ “This Week” that he is willing to accept tax rate increases as a component of a fiscal cliff deal, as long as Democrats put “significant entitlement reform” on the table. “What we ought to… Read More »
Fiscal Cliff Meets Fashion Icon: Obama Taking on Boehner, Putting Forward Wintour?
It was a busy week in Washington with news on the fiscal cliff negotiations and the potential appointment of Vogue’s Anna Wintour as an ambassador. Lynn Hannigan wrote via Facebook to ask “Wasn’t the election clear enough that the majority of Americans were in favor… Read More »
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