Democrats Say They Will Try Again on Payroll Tax - New York Times
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats said Monday that they would try for the fifth time in two months to raise taxes on top earners to pay for legislation that would reduce Social Security payroll taxes, as President Obama sought to keep ...
N.J. Democrats Spent Twice as Much as Republicans on Elections - Businessweek
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Democrats raised and spent more than twice as much as Republicans for last month’s legislative elections, even with Governor Chris Christie attracting record out-of-state donations for his party. Democratic ...
Senate Democrats offered a new proposal to extend the payroll tax holiday, a strategy designed to attract Republicans who have been cool to continuing a tax break for working Americans that expires at the end of December. President Obama pressed ...
Democrats file lawsuit over GOP's state Senate majority plan - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Senate Democrats filed suit Monday to stop Republicans from organizing as the majority party in the chamber by using Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling to cast a tiebreaking vote. "The voters elected 20 Democrats and 20 Republicans to the Senate ...
Democrats are taking their case for power sharing in the Virginia Senate to court. Caucus Chairman Donald McEachin filed suit in Richmond Circuit Court in an attempt to stop Lieutenant Gov. Bill Bolling from voting as a tie-breaker when the ...
Democrats Urge Obama to Investigate Chinese Solar Imports - Businessweek
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic lawmakers wrote a letter to President Barack Obama urging an investigation into Chinese solar imports, which they say don’t fairly compete with domestic products. Imports of Chinese solar products have ...
Democrats See an Advantage in Debate Over Payroll Tax - New York Times
WASHINGTON — After struggling all year for an economic message that resonates broadly with Americans in hard times, President Obama and Congressional Democrats have settled on one they believe can carry through next year’s election as they ...