by MCDC | Oct 14, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
By Rosalind S. Helderman and Carol D. Leonnig A wealthy political donor has told federal prosecutors that he believed that Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell was helping his company get state research funding at the same time the executive was providing McDonnell’s...
by MCDC | Oct 13, 2013 | Economy, Ethics, GOP Shutdown, Sequester, Video
By Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company Even if the threat of terrorists went away, none of those bold projects Glenn Greenwald described as defining American greatness would happen today. Our government is paralyzed and dysfunctional, and it’s getting worse than ever....
by MCDC | Oct 12, 2013 | Economy, Ethics, GOP Shutdown, Issues, Video
by @alexandergmoore The United States is the only democracy in the world where the legislature debates whether it should pay the bills it has already incurred. Like the Affordable Care Act, the looming issue of the debt limit is pretty confusing. Though it soaks up...
by MCDC | Oct 11, 2013 | Economy, Ethics, GOP Shutdown
104 Republicans Who Are In Congress Today Voted To Increase The Debt Ceiling Under Bush Without Hostage Threats Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) reiterated on Sunday that House Republicans would not allow a clean vote to raise the debt limit and ensure the full faith and...
by MCDC | Oct 10, 2013 | Action Alerts, Economy, Ethics, GOP Shutdown, Opinion, Sequester
This article will appear in the October 28, 2013 edition of The Nation. The shutdown of the government is a crisis for Americans, who rely not just on the services provided by the affected agencies but on the efficiency of their delivery. When 800,000 federal...
by MCDC | Oct 9, 2013 | Ethics, GOP Shutdown
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