Author: Alan Fram

Trump hits ‘send her back’ chant, claims he tried to stop it

Jul 18, 2019

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Alan Fram

WASHINGTON ? President Donald Trump on Thursday chided his supporters who chanted “send her back” when he questioned the loyalty of a Somali-born congresswoman, joining widespread criticism of the campaign crowd’s cry after fellow Republicans warned it could hurt the GOP in next year’s elections In a week that has corkscrewed daily with hostile exchanges…
US House condemns Trump’s ‘racist’ tweets; Colorado delegation splits on vote

Jul 16, 2019

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Alan Fram

WASHINGTON ? In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump’s “racist comments” against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump’s Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn’t “a racist bone in my body.” Two days after Trump tweeted that four Democratic freshmen should “go…
Foes of Trump’s border emergency close in on needed Senate votes

Mar 1, 2019

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Alan Fram

WASHINGTON – Senate opponents of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border moved within a hair late Thursday of having enough votes to prevail, and one Republican suggested he risks a rebuff by the GOP-led chamber if he doesn’t change course. Trump’s move would “turn a border crisis into a…
House GOP hails health plan that Democrats call inadequate

Feb 21, 2017

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Alan Fram

Top House Republicans say their outline for replacing President Barack Obama’s health care law is a pathway to greater flexibility and lower costs for consumers. Democrats see a road to ruin for millions who’d face lost coverage and higher medical expenses, particularly the poor. The plan “ensures more choices, lower costs and greater control over…
Obama, Pence to Capitol as health care overhaul fight begins

Jan 4, 2017

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Alan Fram

Donald Trump warned congressional Republicans on Wednesday against letting Democrats dodge blame for problems with President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, even as the GOP-led Congress takes initial steps toward dismantling the law. “Massive increases of ObamaCare will take place this year and Dems are to blame for the mess,” the president-elect said in three…
For Trump and GOP, ‘Obamacare’ repeal is complex and risky

Nov 22, 2016

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Alan Fram

Here’s the idea: Swiftly pass a repeal of President Barack Obama’s health care law, perhaps soon enough for Donald Trump to sign it the day he takes the presidential oath. Then approve legislation restructuring the nation’s huge and convoluted health care system – despite Republican divisions, Democratic opposition and millions of jittery constituents. What could…
Koskinen to House Judiciary: I don’t deserve impeachment

Sep 21, 2016

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Alan Fram

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen expressed regret to Congress Wednesday for his agency’s past mistreatment of tea party groups, but said he has cooperated with congressional investigators and does not deserve to be impeached. The IRS chief made the remarks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing during a continued push by some conservatives to oust Koskinen. Their impeachment…
Biden, Supreme Court nominee on Hill to pressure GOP

Sep 8, 2016

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Alan Fram

Judge Merrick Garland found himself back on Capitol Hill on Thursday in a familiar place – meeting with a Democratic senator who used the visit to complain about Republicans’ inaction on President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee. Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, the Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. said he met with Garland to “see…
Pelosi to Ryan: Don’t use hacked documents in campaigns

Sep 7, 2016

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Alan Fram

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urged Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday to keep Republican candidates from using hacked Democratic documents in this year’s election campaigns, the latest political twist in a summer of revelations of digital break-ins believed linked to Russia. “Russia’s cyber attack is an unprecedented assault on the sanctity of our democratic process,”…
Scarce targets curb Dem hopes for House gains, despite Trump

Sep 5, 2016

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Alan Fram

In a taste of ads to come, House Democrats have run national TV spots in which actors recount Donald Trump’s derogatory remarks about immigrants, women and veterans and one asks, “How can Republican members of Congress support that?” The commercials, by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, underscore the party’s hopes for an Election Day bumper…