Before Late November, What Was The GOP-Lead House Doing To Avoid "The Fiscal Cliff?"
Well, via DU (who did this via The Huffington Post ;and can also be found on DK): Two Years Ago, John Boehner promised to be "Laser Focused on Jobs and the Economy" So what has the GOP House been up to? House Bills passed: 46 Bills on Abortion 113 Bills on Religion 73 Bills on Family Relationships 36 Bills on Marriage 72 Bills on Firearms 604 Bills on Taxation 437 Bills on Govt Investigations Bills attempted and failed to be passed even by the GOP : 33 attempts to Defund Obamacare.....Failed 15 attempts to Cut Funding for Planned Parenthood......Failed 3 Attempts to Cut Funding for VA Hospitals.......Failed. GOP blocked bills: Blocked bill to aid Small Business Blocked Unemployment extension Blocked Bank Reform Bills Blocked Campaign Finance Reform and open Contributions Law Blocked MULTIPLE Jobs Bills Blocked Infrastructure Bill Blocked Ending Tax Breaks for companies that Outsource Jobs Blocked Wall Street Reform Blocked Energy Legislation ...
