Obama team points to smaller deficit numbers
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 13th, 2010 4:37 am by HL
Obama team points to smaller deficit numbers
The federal deficit is running significantly lower than it did last year, with the budget gap for the first half of fiscal 2010 down 8 percent over the same period a year ago, senior Obama administration officials said Monday.
Attorney general Eric Holder to attend hearing before Senate Judiciary Committee
Last month, Attorney General Eric Holder narrowly escaped a grilling before the Senate Judiciary Committee — thanks to the signing of President Obama’s health-care reform package on March 22, which preempted all other activity on the Hill.
Jobless benefits advance in Senate with Republican votes
The Senate moved closer Monday to extending jobless benefits that expired a week ago, overcoming a procedural vote over the objections of deficit-conscious Republicans.
Obama spokesman Gibbs sounds eager for future strategist role
Robert Gibbs does not seem particularly attached to his office.
