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Dems attack budget reform bill as dynamic scoring initiative |
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Written by Pete Kasperowicz
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Friday, 03 February 2012 18:19 |
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House Democrats continued their criticism of a GOP budget reform bill on Thursday by saying it's designed to make it easier to justify tax cuts, and is essentially an attempt to introduce dynamic scoring into the process of passing major legislation.
The House is debating H.R. 3582, the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, which requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to provide macroeconomic analyses on bills with a major budgetary impact — with the exception of appropriations bills — so that Congress has an understanding of what these bills would do to the economy.
But Democrats said Republicans are hoping to write into law this requirement in a bid to make it easier to justify tax cuts, since the CBO would presumably find that tax cuts would help the economy.
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Wis. Recall Elections a Sure Thing, But New ID Law May Block Anti-Walker Vote |
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Written by Roger Bybee
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Friday, 20 January 2012 21:24 |
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MILWAUKEE—Wisconsinites' efforts to protect democracy—in the workplace and through the ballot—are rapidly escalating on two key fronts. The state will soon witness major election and legal battles to combat Walker-supported laws limiting the rights of public workers and restricting voting booth access. Laws passed in 2011 virtually eliminate public-employee bargaining rights and restrict voting to those with approved IDs, which could potentially disenfranchise tens of thousands of state residents.
"First you take away workers’ rights, then you change the laws so that it’s hard for them to vote you out of office," said Scot Ross, director of One Wisconsin Now, a progressive media-focused group.
On Tuesday, the United Wisconsin coalition of labor and the Democratic Party delivered petitions—signed by about 1 million Wisconsin residents, at least some of which likely voted for Walker— calling for a recall election for the governor. Only 540,208 valid signatures are required to trigger such an election.
Walker is expected to face a Democratic opponent sometime this spring. His lieutenant governor and four Republican senators are also likely to face recall votes.
Only two governors have been recalled in U.S. history, but Walker’s high unfavorability ratings—58% of Badger State residents support his recall-—suggest that his head could become the third to roll.
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