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Health Care Repeal Vote Postponed After Arizona Shooting
Source: blogs.abcnews.com ABC's John R. Parkinson reports: In his second written statement today, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., has announced that the House will delay its efforts to Repeal the Health Care law next week as well as other legislative business "so that we can take whatever actions may be necessary in light of today’s tragedy." Lawmakers voted last week to schedule debate and a vote on repealing Health Care reform on Wednesday. Repeal was expect to pass in the House, but...

Washington Digest: House sets stage for health care repeal vote
WASHINGTON -- The House voted last week to move forward with a Republican effort to Repeal the Health Care Reform Bill, a major GOP campaign point of the Midterm Elections. Lawmakers voted 236-181 in a procedural test vote on repeal. However, that was before Saturday's shooting attack in Tucson that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and killed a Federal Judge and five others. Republican leaders had said a final vote would take place Wednesday after a seven-hour debate. Democra...

Obama: Economy Moving in Right Direction
(WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama sees a clear and encouraging trend on The Economy, citing fresh reports showing private-sector job growth and lower Unemployment. He used his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday to discuss the latest economic news and press for Bipartisan action in the newly divided Congress on measures to spur growth. Obama presented the December jobs report in a positive light even though it fell short of what Economists had been looking for and even though t...

House action postponed next week
(CNN) - Following the shootings Saturday in Tucson, Arizona, all Legislation on the House schedule for the coming week is postponed, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced in a statement. Cantor said the decision was made by leaders of both political parties in the House so that "we can take whatever actions may be necessary in light of today's tragedy." The schedule change means the House will not vote next week on the Repeal of Health Care reform. "I couldn't agree more with (House) Speak...

House postpones healthcare vote after attack on Giffords
House Republicans are postponing a vote to Repeal the healthcare law scheduled for next week after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in Arizona. Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said in a statement late Saturday that “all Legislation currently scheduled to be considered by the House of Representatives next week is being postponed so that we can take whatever actions may be necessary in light of today’s tragedy.” “Further information relating to a revised House sc

Health Care Repeal Vote Postponed After Arizona Shooting
ABC's John R. Parkinson reports: In his second written statement today, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., has announced that the House will delay its efforts to Repeal the Health Care law next week as well as other legislative business "so that we can take whatever actions may be necessary in light of today’s tragedy." Lawmakers voted last week to schedule debate and a vote on repealing Health Care reform on Wednesday. Repeal was expect to pass in the House, but chance...

House Postpones Health-Care Law Repeal and All Other Legislation
After the tragic shooting of Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, House Republicans will postpone its legislative business. A vote on repealing the new Health Care law had been scheduled for Wednesday. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) announced on his website: All Legislation currently scheduled to be considered by the House of Representatives next week is being postponed so tha...

Members Seek to Curtail Their Own Paychecks
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Is Shot in Arizona 1:53 p.m. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Is Shot in Arizona 1:53 p.m. Speaker John Boehner (right) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor arrive on Jan. 6 for their first joint news conference in the Capitol since Republicans took control of the House. They addressed issues such as the National Debt and their plan to Repeal the Health Care overhaul law that was passed last year. Whether you're looking for a new job or looking to hire the perfect Candidate, tur...

Colorado legislators see hope for bipartisan efforts
In what might otherwise be one of the most partisan years in memory, leaders on both sides of the aisle say the 2011 session of the Colorado General Assembly — which begins Wednesday — could turn out to be one big group hug. The ingredients for a brawl are certainly there: It's a redistricting year; Republicans, back in charge of one chamber after six years out of power, want to reverse Democratic policies; and some bitterly divisive issues like Immigration and Civil Unions are expec...

Obama claims job growth as adminisration success
The Private Sector added 103,000 new jobs in December and the Unemployment rate fell from 9.8 percent to 9.4 percent. “Now, we know that these numbers can bounce around from month to month. But the trend is clear,” said the president, whose 2012 re-election prospects may well hinge on the condition of The Economy. “We saw 12 straight months of Private Sector job growth — the first time that’s been true since 2006,” he said. The economy added 1.3 million jobs l...

Next Weeks House Votes Postponed
“All Legislation currently scheduled to be considered by the House of Representatives next week is being postponed so that we can take whatever actions may be necessary in light of today’s tragedy,” said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a statement. The House was scheduled to vote on a Repeal of ObamaCare this week. “I couldn’t agree more with Speaker [John] Boehner, who earlier said that, ‘an attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve,’&...

House to Postpone Votes in Wake of Shooting
Yahoo! Buzz WASHINGTON-U.S. House lawmakers will postpone floor votes next week in the wake of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D., Ariz.), delaying a planned vote to Repeal the sweeping Health Care law. House Republicans had scheduled the Health Care vote for next Wednesday. “All the Legislation currently scheduled to be considered by the House of Representatives next week is being postponed so that we can take whatever actions may be necessary in light of today’s trag...

House Postpones Health Care Law Repeal Vote
In the wake of the shooting rampage today in Tucson, Ariz., at an event held by Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the House has postponed all legislative business for the next week. This most importantly includes the vote to Repeal President Obama's Health Care law, which was scheduled for Wednesday and would have be the first major vote of the House since Republicans took control last week. A statement from Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the House Majority Leader, announced tonight that all Legislation...

What Congressional Republicans are dead set against
A successful Repeal of Health Care reform would revert us back to the old system for financing and delivering Health Care and lead to substantial increases in total medical spending. The consequences of this spending increase would be far reaching. It would hurt family incomes, jobs, and Economic Growth. Repealing health reform would: · Increase medical spending by $125 billion by the end of this decade and add nearly $2,000 annually to family Insurance Premiums · Destroy 250,000...

Health Care Repeal Vote Postponed; Boehner Will Have More to Say on Sunday Morning
Sunday, January 09, 2011 By Susan Jones Law Enforcement officers outside a Safeway store after a gunman targeting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ari.) opened fire in Tucson, Ariz. on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/James Palka) (CNSNews.com) - The Associated Press reports that because of the Mass Shooting in Arizona, House Republicans have postponed all Legislation to be considered on the House floor this week, including a vote to Repeal the Democrats' Health Care legislation. House Majority ...

Obama's Health Care Cop-Out
Republicans say most Americans want a full Repeal of health-care reform. In fact, the opposite is true—but Kirsten Powers says the White House refuses to engage the fight or inform voters....

A Roman holiday for Giffords and her husband
Arizona state Sen. Kyrsten Sinema had spoken with Gabrielle Giffords three days before Christmas. Giffords and her husband, the Astronaut Mark Kelly, were sitting with Sinema at the Interior Department, to watch President Barack Obama sign the Repeal of the Military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that Congress had passed days earlier. All were ecstatic. In their eyes, the Repeal was an exclamation point on a successful lame-duck session. The couple told Sinema a...

House Postpones Work Schedule
Politico reports: The second-ranking House Republican said he would postpone the body’s legislative schedule in the wake of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (R-Ariz.). Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), said in a statement that “all Legislation currently scheduled to be considered by the House of Representatives next week is being postponed so that we can take whatever actions may be necessary in light of today’s tragedy.” Among those bills was a Repeal of the Democrats&#

All Legislative Activity Postponed Next Week
In light of the tragic events in Arizona this morning, Eric Cantor released a statement saying all legislative activity scheduled for next week will be postponed. Roll Call reported: Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) announced Saturday that the House would postpone work on a Health Care Repeal measure and all other Legislation in the wake of a deadly attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). More at Hot Air Pundit. What a sad day. Related posts: Do Boehner and Cantor Know What They̵...

Capitol Notes: 33 governors seek health care flexibility
Gov. Bob McDonnell is one of 33 governors and governors-elect asking President Barack Obama and the House and Senate leadership to ease requirements placed on State Governments through the health-care overhaul. "In these difficult fiscal times, we understand that the Federal Government cannot provide new sources of Taxpayer Dollars to assist the states," reads the letter circulated by the Republican Governors Association, of which McDonnell is vice chairman. "Therefore, our only option is to req...

Hunter local governance
The conventional Duncan Hunter (CA-52) will testify to the local governance of schools and jobs development he stands for on the House Education and The Workforce Committee. The committee began their work for the 112th Congress this week with strong action on the Republican agenda that sat on the shelf. The representative for east and north counties who paid for his education with work creating websites and programming databases and e-commerce systems for high technology companies plans on givin...

House Votes Suspended
Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) has announced that in the wake of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) the House will delay all votes that had previously been scheduled for this coming week. That would include the vote expected Wednesday to Repeal Health Care reform. ...

House of Representatives Suspends All Legislative Activity for Next Week After Giffords Shooting
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will suspend all votes for next week because of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at a Supermarket in Tuscon, Arizona today. Here’s Cantor’s statement: Our nation was shocked by the tragedy in Arizona earlier today. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, members of her staff, and others became the Victims of a senseless act of violence. Congresswoman Giffords serves Arizona’s 8th District with distinction and thoughtful leadership, and it is...

President predicts warming trend on jobs
WASHINGTON — President Obama sees a clear and encouraging trend on The Economy, citing new reports showing private-sector job growth and lower Unemployment. He used his weekly radio and Internet address yesterday to discuss the latest economic news and press for Bipartisan action in the newly divided Congress on measures to spur growth. Obama presented the December jobs report in a positive light even though it fell short of what Economists had been looking for and even though the drop in...

Cantor: Replace Health Care Law to Help Economy
In the Republicans’ first weekly address to the nation since taking control of the House, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) emphasized their intention to Repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s signature Health Care overhaul. Not a Subscriber? To continue reading, sign up for a free trial. Speaker John Boehner (right) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor arrive on Jan. 6 for their first joint news conference in the Capitol since Republicans took control of the House. They addre...