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President Obama’s remarks on terrorist attack in Paris – Video
President Obama #39;s remarks on terrorist attack in Paris
President Obama spoke from the White House today on the attacks at a Paris magazine office by terrorists over a Charlie Hebdo cartoon. Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/nydail.
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McConnell Doubles Down on Keystone, Says Obama Will Not Set Agenda – Video
McConnell Doubles Down on Keystone, Says Obama Will Not Set Agenda
Senate GOP leadership reaffirmed its commitment to voting on a bill to build the Keystone XL pipeline during a weekly news conference Wednesday, adding that President Barack Obama #39;s veto threat...
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Obama's idea of two free years of college
The idea would require the Republican-controlled Congress to pass legislation so that the federal government could pay for 75 percent of tuition, with participating state governments having to pick up the rest of the tab.
"With no details or information on the cost, this seems more like a talking point than a plan," said Cory Fritz, spokesman for Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in the House of Representatives.
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The White House has not yet discussed the idea with lawmakers.
"We don't expect the country to be transformed overnight, but we do expect this conversation to begin tomorrow," Cecilia Munoz, a top domestic policy adviser to Obama, told reporters.
Obama will elaborate on the plan on Friday during a visit to Tennessee, where the Republican-led state has started a free community college program.
If all states signed on to Obama's plan, an estimated 9 million students could benefit. A full-time community college student could save an average of $3,800 in tuition a year.
Under the proposal, students who attend at least half-time, maintain a 2.5 grade point average while in college, and make steady progress toward completing their programs would have their tuition eliminated.
Not all college programs would qualify. Colleges would be required to offer programs where credits could count toward a four-year college and university degree, should students decide to pursue one, or training programs for skills in demand by local employers.
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Obama hits campaign trail in pre-speech tour, amid Keystone fight
President Barack Obama waves to the audience at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015.(AP)
President Obama threw himself back onto the campaign trail this week as he tried to shift the spotlight away from the flurry of activity on Capitol Hill under the new GOP majority, as Republicans and Democrats alike scrambled to round up votes to override a threatened veto on key legislation.
The White House has issued three veto threats in the opening days of the new Congress, including over a bill approving the controversial Keystone oil pipeline. Sponsors are trying to rally bipartisan support in preparation for a showdown with the president.
Meanwhile, Obama has drawn GOP criticism that he already is missing the chance to work with the 114th Congress, as he churns through a three-state tour in the run-up to his Jan. 20 State of the Union address. He touted the auto industry's resurgence at a Ford assembly plant in Michigan on Wednesday and on Thursday spoke in Phoenix about the housing market.
Republicans bristled at the president's familiar cross-country touring, as they charged ahead with their own agenda in Congress.
"As Americans continue to struggle, President Obama would rather go around the country saying what a good job he thinks he's doing than get to work with the new Congress solving problems," Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement. "The new Congress is barely a day old and already the president is saying 'no' to bipartisan jobs proposals."
Priebus was referring to the president's threatened veto of the bill forcing approval of the Canada-to-Texas Keystone pipeline, as well as another increasing the definition of a full-time worker who must be offered health coverage at work to 40 hours from the current 30.
Republicans argue the health law's 30-hour requirement is encouraging companies to cut workers' hours. But the White House said in a statement there is no evidence the law has caused a broad shift to part-time work, and said the new measure would create incentives for companies to shift employees to part-time work.
The White House on Wednesday also said Obama would veto legislation that would give U.S. banks until 2019, a delay of two years, to get rid of some high-risk investments. The measure won a 276-146 majority, with 35 Democrats in favor, but failed under House rules requiring a two-thirds vote. It's likely to pass soon under rules that require a simple majority.
The White House did not mention the veto threat publicly until after the bill failed.
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