By Andy Quintana |Staff Writer| The federal budget failed to pass early October, because the “Grand Old Party” wanted to defund Obamacare once again. Obamacare should not have been involved in the decision to pass the federal budget. Obamacare should have been a separate issue from the budget altogether. Republicans have made efforts to put a holt on Obamacare for a long time. As the time came for a new federal budget to be created GOP seized an opportunity to defund Obamacare through; fear that a federal budget would not be passed, leading to a government shutdown. USA Today explained, “the motivation House Republicans had in placing an amendment to defund … [Read more...] about Obamacare leads to government shut down
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President Obama addressed nation’s issues
By Nicole Vera |Staff Writer| Keeping the basic American promise alive is the defining issue of our time, according to President Barack Obama in his State of the Union Speech on Jan. 24. His definition of this promise was: “If you worked hard, you could do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send your kids to college and put a little away for retirement.” He went on to note taxes and employment as the critical issue in achieving this goal. “It’s time to stop rewarding businesses that ship jobs overseas, and start rewarding companies that create jobs right here in America. Send me these tax reforms, and I’ll sign them right away,” said Obama. The plan to create jobs … [Read more...] about President Obama addressed nation’s issues
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