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On the one hand, there's the Los Angeles Times, teasing the details of what could be a powerful, substantive roadmap for how America should deal with it's long-term fiscal challenges:
President Obama will call for shrinking the nation's long-term deficits by raising taxes on wealthier Americans and requiring them to pay more into Social Security, drawing a barbed contrast with a Republican plan to save money by deeply slashing Medicare, Medicaid and other domestic spending.Obama will offer some spending cuts, including trims to the Pentagon's budget, but his speech Wednesday is likely to provide Americans with a vivid choice between higher taxes or fewer benefits, issues that will color the national debate straight through the 2012 election.
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Obama would end tax breaks for households earning more than $250,000 a year, trim Pentagon spending, lift a cap on the amount of income that is assessed for Social Security, and save on Medicare and Medicaid through alterations to healthcare delivery, administration officials said. He will speak about 1:30 p.m. Eastern time on the campus of George Washington University.
And on the other hand you have the Washington Post, predicting a mushy goo of tired platitudes:
President Obama plans this week to respond to a Republican blueprint for tackling the soaring national debt by promoting a bipartisan approach pioneered by an independent presidential commission rather than introducing his own detailed plan.Obama will not blaze a fresh path when he delivers a much-anticipated speech Wednesday afternoon at George Washington University. Instead, he is expected to offer support for the commission?s work and a related effort underway in the Senate to develop a strategy for curbing borrowing. Obama will frame the approach as a responsible alternative to the 2012 plan unveiled last week by House Republicans, according to people briefed by the White House.
Letting others take the lead on complex problems has become a hallmark of the Obama presidency. On health care, last year?s tax deal and the recent battle over 2011 spending cuts, Obama has repeatedly waited as others set the parameters of the debate, swooping in late to cut a deal. The tactic has produced significant victories but exposed Obama to criticism that he has shown a lack of leadership.
Which one is right? Probably, as President Obama might say, each story has a little bit going for it. But I'm sure hoping the L.A. Times report is closer to the truth. Obviously, we shouldn't expect President Obama to take the stage and issue a blistering, red hot, barn burner of a speech. Like it or hate it, that's not his style, at least when he's not on the campaign trail. Nonetheless, no matter how polite or even-tempered his tone may be, if he takes the opportunity to draw a contrast with the GOP along as outlined in the L.A. Times article, its substance will be brutal and devastating. And with Republicans spending the week on their latest ideological bender, Paul Ryan's plan to eliminate Medicare, the timing couldn't be better for that sort of message.
Odds are, he will make some favorable reference to the deficit commission?after all, he appointed it. But the real test will be what ideas he takes from the commission. Lifting payroll tax cap? Huzzah! Raising retirement age past 67 (to which it is currently rising)? Boo! Hiss! The point I'm making: it's the details that matter, not the hot air surrounding them.
And we'll know those details tomorrow.
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Republicans are pressing ahead with one of the most ambitious and risky long-term spending agendas in memory, yet the dozen or so potential White House hopefuls are nearly invisible on the issue.
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In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Democratic Whip:
THE WEEKLY WHIP: SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2011First Vote Of The Week: Tuesday 6:30 p.m.
Last Vote Predicted: Friday 3:00 p.m.MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011
On Monday, the House will meet at 11:00 p.m. in pro forma session.TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for Morning Hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.Suspensions (2 Bills)
- H.R. 1308 - To amend the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act to extend the termination date for the Commission, and for other purposes (Rep. Gallegly ? Oversight and Government Reform)
- S. 307 - To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 217 West King Street, Martinsburg, West Virginia, as the "W. Craig Broadwater Federal Building and United States Courthouse? (Sen. Rockefeller ? Transportation and Infrastructure)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2011 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business with last votes no later than 3:00 p.m.H.R. 1217 - To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (Rep. Pitts ? Energy and Commerce) (Subject to a Rule)
H.R. _ - Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Department Of Defense and Other Agencies (Rep. Rogers (KY) ? Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule)
H.Con.Res. _ - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 (Rep. Ryan (WI) ? Budget) (Subject to a Rule)
In the Senate, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:
Convenes: 10:00amFollowing any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11am, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half.
At 11:00am, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider calendar #45, the nomination of Vincent Briccetti, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York and calendar #46, the nomination of John Kronstadt, of California, to be US District Judge for the Central District of California, with one hour of debate equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees.
At 12:00pm, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on confirmation of the Kronstadt nomination.
The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm for the weekly caucus meetings.
Well, for whatever reason, I actually got caught up in more wishful thinking than the Members of Congress usually do when a recess is approaching. Spring Break (wooooo!) is scheduled for the week of the 18th, not this week, as I kept saying last week. So here we are.
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