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Maine Senate hopeful Angus King is running as an independent and has yet to decide who he will caucus with. "My principal issue is the functioning of the Senate," King says. "I'm not arrogant or naive enough to think that one guy from Maine is going to be able to fundamentally change this structure, but I do think you've got to start somewhere, and I do think I can be a catalyst for it."
A new group of Problem-Solver Voters (PSVs) are poised to be a dominant force in the 2012 elections, according to a No Labels poll released earlier this week.
With some representatives bucking Grover Norquist's tax pledge in recent days, Norquist is headed to Capitol Hill to discuss the pledge with members of Congress behind closed doors. With an end-of-year fiscal cliff approaching, shouldn't leaders be looking for solutions instead of finding ways to end negotiations by taking single-interest pledges?
Party leaders are pointing to November, saying that their side will win the election and when their side holds power, the solutions will be easy. The truth? Neither party will likely win enough seats in the Senate to get a filibuster-proof majority and the presidency is virtually a coin-flip at this point.
This November, battles for the presidency and control of the Senate could center around Virginia. Former Gov. Tim Kaine (D-VA) is running against former Sen. George Allen (R-VA) and polls show the candidates running neck-and-neck.
Soccer moms and NASCAR dads are a thing of the past. These days, it's all about the problem-solving voter. Problem-solving voters care about solutions and getting Washington to stop fighting and start fixing.
Fools on the Hill, produced by Jerrol LeBaron, focuses on government reform. The documentary follows LeBaron’s attempt to pass his own piece of legislation called the Honor in Office Act (Officially The Honor in Legislative Reform Act). The Honor in Office Act would require legislators in North Dakota to completely read bills before they vote on them.
The Problem-Solving Voter will be a force to be reckoned with in the 2012 elections, according to a No Labels poll. Click here to see the details.
No Labels has released a new poll about the problem-solving voter. More than half the American electorate are problem-solvers.
No Labels is high-fiving Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for stating that he disagrees with an anti-tax pledge conceived by Grover Norquist’s group Americans for Tax Reform. The pledge binds candidates to oppose any and all tax increases, in addition to oppose any tax deduction decreases.
If Congress can't pass a budget and all annual spending bills on time, members of Congress should not get paid.
All presidential nominations should be confirmed or rejected within 90 days of the nomination.
Require real (not virtual) filibusters and end filibusters on motions to proceed.
Allow a bipartisan majority of members to override a leader or committee chair’s refusal to bring a bill to the floor.
Make Congress work on coordinated schedules with three five-day work weeks a month in DC and one week in their home district.
Provide a monthly forum for members of Congress to ask the president questions to force leaders to debate one another and defend their ideas.
A nonpartisan leader should deliver an annual, televised fiscal update in-person to a joint session of Congress to ensure everyone is working off the same facts.
Members should make no pledge but the pledge of allegiance and their formal oath of office.
The House and Senate should institute monthly, off-the-record and bipartisan gatherings to get members talking across party lines.
At all joint meetings or sessions of Congress, each member should be seated next to at least one member of the other party.
Congressional party leaders should form a bipartisan congressional leadership committee to discuss legislative agendas and substantive solutions.
Incumbents from one party should not conduct negative campaigns against sitting members of the opposing party.
If Congress can't pass a budget and all annual spending bills on time, members of Congress should not get paid.
All presidential nominations should be confirmed or rejected within 90 days of the nomination.
Require real (not virtual) filibusters and end filibusters on motions to proceed.
Allow a bipartisan majority of members to override a leader or committee chair’s refusal to bring a bill to the floor.
Make Congress work on coordinated schedules with three five-day work weeks a month in DC and one week in their home district.
Provide a monthly forum for members of Congress to ask the president questions to force leaders to debate one another and defend their ideas.
A nonpartisan leader should deliver an annual, televised fiscal update in-person to a joint session of Congress to ensure everyone is working off the same facts.
Members should make no pledge but the pledge of allegiance and their formal oath of office.
The House and Senate should institute monthly, off-the-record and bipartisan gatherings to get members talking across party lines.
At all joint meetings or sessions of Congress, each member should be seated next to at least one member of the other party.
Congressional party leaders should form a bipartisan congressional leadership committee to discuss legislative agendas and substantive solutions.
Incumbents from one party should not conduct negative campaigns against sitting members of the opposing party.
If Congress can't pass a budget and all annual spending bills on time, members of Congress should not get paid.
All presidential nominations should be confirmed or rejected within 90 days of the nomination.
Require real (not virtual) filibusters and end filibusters on motions to proceed.
Allow a bipartisan majority of members to override a leader or committee chair’s refusal to bring a bill to the floor.
Make Congress work on coordinated schedules with three five-day work weeks a month in DC and one week in their home district.
Provide a monthly forum for members of Congress to ask the president questions to force leaders to debate one another and defend their ideas.
A nonpartisan leader should deliver an annual, televised fiscal update in-person to a joint session of Congress to ensure everyone is working off the same facts.
Members should make no pledge but the pledge of allegiance and their formal oath of office.
The House and Senate should institute monthly, off-the-record and bipartisan gatherings to get members talking across party lines.
At all joint meetings or sessions of Congress, each member should be seated next to at least one member of the other party.
Congressional party leaders should form a bipartisan congressional leadership committee to discuss legislative agendas and substantive solutions.
Incumbents from one party should not conduct negative campaigns against sitting members of the opposing party.
In today's Problem-Solver's Daily, immigration battles loom, Congress is scrambling before student loan rates double and Rep. Tom Rooney joins the Problem Solvers.
Check out moments where teammates haven’t trusted each other. Like in Washington, in sports a lack of trust can have serious consequences.
Congressmen Ami Bera, David Cicilline, Rodney Davis and Adam Kinzinger talk problem solving.
