After a day of (publicly scheduled) rest, the prez will be back at it on Tuesday, Nov. 16. He’ll be awarding the Medal of Honor in the afternoon, then pow-wowing with members of the Hispanic caucus — who will be lobbying him to put immigration reform on the agenda during the lame-duck session of Congress. [...]
For the time being at least, the 42-member Congressional Black Caucus is withholding any official blessing for Rep. Nancy Pelosi as leader of the depleted Democratic team in the U.S. House. After a closed-door meeting Monday night, caucus chairwoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) said the group would only endorse Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) — an African-American [...]
John Harwood of The New York Times and CNBC talked with Michael D. Shear, The Times’s chief correspondent for The Caucus blog, about the significance of President Obama’s small-business lending bill. Related Link: nyti.ms
From Michael D. Shear at The Caucus: Is President Obama antibusiness? Even though the audience at the CNBC town-hall-style meeting was friendly and deferential, that was the undercurrent of a series of questions. One Wall Street broker took direct issue with Mr. Obama’s efforts to rewrite rules for the financial services industry. “We have felt [...]
Wednesday, Sept. 15, is a busy day at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The president will meet with former commander of U.S. military forces in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, in the morning, then pow-wow with his Cabinet in the afternoon. Here’s what’s on deck: 9:30 a.m. — The president receives the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval [...]
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas), who said she “unknowingly” broke Congressional Black Caucus Foundation rules by awarding thousands of dollars in scholarship money to four relatives and a top aide’s two children, will repay the money, the New York Times reports. Members of the Black Caucus are given $10,000 every year to award scholarships. They [...]
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