The Price of Politics (62 page)
and debt ceiling crisis
Boehner-Obama negotiations (June-July 2011),
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calculation of potential votes on (July 21, 2011),
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failure to return Obama’s phone calls,
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firewall placement,
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in George Washington University Speech (April 13, 2011),
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in lame duck session (December 2010),
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leveraging political process with,
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McConnell plan for president to unilaterally raise debt ceiling,
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phone conversation with Obama (July 21, 2011),
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Plan B on,
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after Republican takeover of House (January 2011),
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sequestration trigger,
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short-term versus long-term extension,
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supercommittee on,
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two-step proposal on,
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White House staff/Republican leadership negotiations on (July 2011),
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earmarks, Boehner’s spokesman on,
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and elections of 2010,
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on
Fox News Sunday
(July 24, 2011), and Gang of Six,
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Golf Summit with Obama,
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House Republicans, control of,
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at joint congressional leadership meetings with Obama
January 5, 2009,
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November 18, 2010, proposed,
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April 13, 2011,
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July 13, 2011,
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frustrations regarding,
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and lawnmower,
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and Lew,
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and Obama,
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and payroll tax cut two-month extension (December 2011),
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press conferences,
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and Reid,
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and Ryan,
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and Sperling,
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and stimulus package bill,
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on unemployment rate,
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Boeing,
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BoG (Bureau of Gene),
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bond markets and debt ceiling crisis,
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Bowles, Erskine,
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Boyd, Allen,
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BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) process,
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Bradley, Neil,
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Breckinridge, Anita Decker,
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Brookings Institution,
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Brown, Corrine,
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Brown, Scott,
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Brown, Sherrod,
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Buck, Brendan,
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Budget Control Act of 2011,
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See also
congressional plan on debt ceiling crisis
Bureau of Gene (BoG),
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Bush (George W.) administration,
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Bush (George W.) administration tax cuts.
See
tax cuts
Bush, George W.,
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business community
on debt ceiling crisis,
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Obama’s relationship with,
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Business Council,
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Business Roundtable,
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Camp, Dave,
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Cantor, Eric,
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and American Jobs Act payroll tax cut proposal,
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and Biden,
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and Biden working group,
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and Boehner,
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and Boehner-Obama debt ceiling crisis negotiations (June-July 2011),
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and Bush tax cut extensions,
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and calculation of potential votes on debt ceiling deal (July 21, 2011),
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and Cao,
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and congressional plan on debt ceiling crisis (July 2011),
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and default risk,
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and Durbin,
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and Gang of Six,
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at joint congressional leadership meetings with Obama
January 5, 2009,
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January 23, 2009,
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November 18, 2010, proposed,
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April 13, 2011,
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July 10, 2011,
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July 11, 2011,
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July 12, 2011,
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and Obama,
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and payroll tax cut two-month extension (December 2011),
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and Pelosi,
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press conferences and media interviews,
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and revenue neutrality,
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and short—versus long-term debt ceiling crisis extension,
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–26,
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and stimulus bill H.R. 1 vote,
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–17,
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–22
and stimulus package,
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Tea Party connections of,
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and
Wall Street Journal
editorial on debt ceiling crisis negotiations,
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and White House staff/Republican leadership negotiations on debt ceiling crisis (July 2011),
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Young Guns: A New Generation of Conservative Leaders
(Ryan, Cantor, and McCarthy, 2010),
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Carney, Jay,
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CBO (Congressional Budget Office),
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CBS News,
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chained CPI,
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Chambliss, Saxby,
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Clinton administration,
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Clinton, Bill,
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Clinton, Hillary,
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Clyburn, James,
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Colombia, free trade agreement with,
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Congressional Budget Office (CBO),
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congressional lame duck session (December 2010),
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congressional plan on debt ceiling crisis (July 2011)
agreements between Reid, McConnell, Pelosi, and Boehner on,
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–5,
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–8,
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–11
and balanced budget amendment,
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and Boehner on
Fox News Sunday
(July 24, 2011),
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–15
broadcast speeches on,
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