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The Hill - Russell Berman, Molly K. Hooper and Erik Wasson
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) urged their House Republican colleagues to pass immigration reform legislation in a closed-door meeting Wednesday, with the Speaker arguing his conference would be “in a much weaker position” if it failed to act.
A divided House Republican conference met for more than two hours in the basement of the Capitol to begin hashing out a response to the sweeping immigration bill the Senate passed last month.
More than three years after Obamacare was jammed through Congress and a year after it was upheld by the Supreme Court, support across America for the law is weak and in decline. As we near implementation of the so-called affordable healthcare overhaul, it’s clear that it is anything but affordable. The recent White house decision to postpone requiring businesses to provide insurance to their employees or suffer a fine is yet another sign that even the Administration recognizes its failure.
Businessweek - Jonathan Nicholson
Congress is increasingly unlikely to start talks on getting a budget deal and forestalling a debt limit impasse before the next five-week break in August.
Several factors are at play: brightening deficit forecasts from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, a crowded July calendar dominated by potential action on immigration and the lack of an obvious starting point for bargaining between two sides that remain far apart, Bloomberg BNA reported.
The Oklahoman - Chris Casteel
Members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation say they welcome the delay in the mandate on businesses with more than 50 workers to provide health insurance, though they continue to criticize the law as unworkable.
America’s story is one brimming with patriotism and hope. Independence Day begs us to remember that we were not always free. The freedoms we enjoy today were paid for at a high price by thousands of brave patriots who came before to establish and preserve liberty. Because of their desire and commitment to build a better future for coming generations, our patriotism should ring even truer, resound even louder and beat even harder in our hearts. For we live in truly the greatest nation on earth.
Journal Record - Associated Press
A London-based urban affairs think tank has selected Moore Mayor Glenn Lewis as its "Mayor of the Month" for his leadership in the aftermath of the May 20 tornado.
The City Mayors Foundation announced Monday that Lewis is the mayor of the smallest city ever to win the honor.
Previous winners include New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, San Antonio's Julian Castro and Rio de Janeiro's Eduardo Paes.
Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) hosts his monthly program "Cole on Congress" and visits with Rep. Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) to provide an analysis on the issues facing our nation. (June 2013)
Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) hosts his monthly program "Cole on Congress" and visits with Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-07) to provide an analysis on the issues facing our nation. (June 2013)