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Title: Budget Cuts: The End of the Obama Czars
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L.A. Times
URL Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/politic ... czars-20110412,0,4175971.story
Published: Apr 13, 2011
Author: Michael A. Memoli
Post Date: 2011-04-13 03:10:46 by Murron
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Budget Cuts: The End of the Obama Czars Carol Browner, who recently left the administration, was one of President Obama's so-called policy "czars." The budget compromise defunds that position. (AP Photo) By Michael A. Memoli One of the final battles in Congress in the 2011 budget showdown was over a set of cuts close to conservatives' hearts: Planned Parenthood (read: abortion), environmental regulation and the health care reform law. Under the 11th hour compromise, funding for the Environmental Protection Agency was restored, and line items for Planned Parenthood and health reform will get their own separate votes. But beyond the sum total of cuts, conservatives scored another symbolic victory. From Lisa Mascaro's report: "[The budget deal] preserves funding for some of President Obama's cherished initiatives, including the healthcare and Wall Street overhauls and his education program, Race to the Top. But four of the president's policy czars get the ax: healthcare, climate change, cars and urban affairs." Obama was not the first president to employ so-called "czars" -- officials appointed by the president but not confirmed by Congress who are charged with a specific policy focus. But the sheer number in the administration has been one of a host of knocks against the White House in the conservative blogosphere and talk radio.
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Spending Cuts Will Affect Nearly Every Federal Agency House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) may be forced to rely on Democrats to pass the bill. Conservative Republicans argue that it does not adequately cut programs and services. "Make no mistake: I oppose this negotiated deal," Rep. Michele Bachmann (R- Minn.), founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, said on Twitter. She wanted deeper cuts and conservative policy priorities, including elimination of funds for family planning and the healthcare overhaul. Voters approve of the deal and credit Obama and congressional Democrats more than Republicans for reaching it, according to a CNN survey released Monday. The GOP-led House had hoped to convene shortly before midnight Monday to introduce the bill, complying with rules that legislation be posted three days before a vote. That had been scheduled for Wednesday, but as negotiators continued to work past midnight to hammer out the details, the schedule was in flux. The measure, which Congress was expected to pass, would achieve $38 billion in reductions in the remaining six months of the 2011 fiscal year and avert, at least for now, the threat of a government shutdown. Money for one high-profile Pentagon project, $455 million for an alternate engine for the Joint Strike Fighter jet that was to be built near Boehner's district, was expected to be eliminated. The Head Start preschool program was spared. But summer school Pell Grants for college students were eliminated to save $493 million. Cuts included $2.5 billion that would have helped launch cooperatives to compete with insurance companies — an experiment the Congressional Budget Office said would be unlikely to succeed. Nearly $18 billion in cuts come from accounts that must be funded and sometimes have surpluses, such as nearly $5 billion from a crime victims' fund and $400 million from a Treasury forfeiture account that had record seizures in 2010. Similarly, $3.5 billion comes from a health program that rewards states for increasing the number of uninsured children in the Medicaid program with simplified enrollments. The Democrats' strategy to draw down such accounts was intended to shield other agency programs from cuts that would be politically difficult to reinstate in the future. The budget deal blocks money to transfer detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military prison to mainland courts. Negotiators also agreed not to reinstate the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, home state of Democratic Sen. Harry Reid, the majority leader. A proposal that would take wolves off the endangered species list, possibly allowing them to be hunted in Western states, was retained, but another that would have loosened restrictions on shotgun and rifle sales was dropped. A needle exchange program for the District of Columbia also was eliminated. Nearly 35 domestic programs were terminated or severely reduced by the first $10 billion in cuts, which came in a series of stopgap deals to keep the government running during the five-week stalemate. Friday's agreement added cuts worth another $28 billion. Earlier trims include more than $500 million from literacy programs for children and initiatives to reduce high school class sizes, and $350 million for job training. Also axed was $650 million from highway accounts, $200 million for wildfire suppression and $276 million for flu pandemics that the administration said could be covered from other sources. Lawmakers returned to the Treasury nearly $2 billion left over from the 2010 census, and cut $30 million to repair the Smithsonian "castle" on the National Mall. Less than $1 million was reclaimed from a 2009 bicentennial celebration for President Lincoln. Congress also relinquished more than $5 billion in funds that lawmakers requested for various home-state projects — including law enforcement grants and salaries for animal and plant health inspectors. Monday's cuts take another $3 billion from transportation and reduce funds for wetlands restoration, crop insurance rebates and rural economic development. A program to combat fraud in the H1B visa program for specialty workers loses $140 million. As more details of the agreement emerged, so did political divisions. A coalition of liberal Democratic lawmakers from New York denounced the cuts as an assault on basic government services. Meanwhile, conservatives ridiculed the severity of the trims. Freshman Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) was among 28 Republicans who voted against the stopgap measure Friday to keep the government running while the final package was assembled. He mocked the deal in a tweet: "A 'historic' cut?" "The side of big government got 97% of what they want," said Sen. Rand Paul (R- Ky.), who announced he would vote no. "I prefer to be on the other side."
That's a credible source! /s
I don't think there is a credible source left out there anymore yukon, they've all proven themselves liars at some point or another. I suppose we just have to use our better judgement.
With the economy in the dumper, high unemployment, foreclosures near record highs, energy and food prices increasing dramatically and wars the dems said were unconstitutional, anyone supporting Obama and his administration has to be an idiot!
There's still a lot of that going around. I hope and pray to see him tossed out on his ass come 2012! From the reaction of the people we've seen elsewhere, people are waking up by the millions. I pray it is a good sign.
Budget Deal Axes 'czars' Already Gone The only real victim of the budget deal could be Ron Bloom, a senior adviser on autos. By ROBIN BRAVENDER 4/12/11 House Republicans won a symbolic victory by dethroning four White House "czars" under the contentious federal spending agreement rolled out early Tuesday morning, but symbolism may be all they got. The language in the short-term budget agreement seeks to put four of President Barack Obama's policy czars out of jobs — those appointed to assist the president on health care, climate change, autos and manufacturing, and urban affairs. The catch: At least three of those four czars have already moved out of the czar jobs. Energy and climate adviser Carol Browner resigned earlier this year; health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle was promoted to deputy White House chief of staff; and Obama's urban affairs adviser, Adolfo Carrión, left the White House to become a regional director for HUD. The only real victim of the budget deal could be Ron Bloom, a senior adviser on autos at Treasury before being named senior counselor to the president on manufacturing. But the White House said Tuesday morning that Bloom is no longer the auto adviser and won’t be affected by the budget deal, which it characterized as merely confirming changes it has already made. "Over the last several months, the White House has undergone a reorganization that involved the consolidation of several offices and positions," the White House told POLITICO. "Included in that larger reorganization, earlier this year the Domestic Policy Council assumed responsibility for health care, as well as energy and climate change policy coordination and development in the White House. The agreements reflect those changes." House Republicans attached an amendment to a spending bill that passed the chamber in February to block funding for nine White House policy advisers. Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise, the author of that amendment, warned at the time against what he called "a very disturbing proliferation of czars" under President Obama. "These unappointed, unaccountable people who are literally running a shadow government, heading up these little fiefdoms that nobody can really seem to identify where they are or what they're doing," Scalise said in February. "But we do know that they're wielding vast amounts of power." Senate Democrats at the time vowed to fight the measure, calling the language "an intrusive micromanagement of the president's White House staff via appropriations." With the narrower anti-czar rider, both sides have an opportunity to claim victory. Republicans walk away with the talking point that they dethroned unelected officials playing key roles on controversial policy initiatives; the White House and Senate Democrats can claim they protected most of the advisers that matter — those who are still there.
Well, they'll just have to go back to stealing on Wall Street.
Gee,THERE is a surprise! Has there EVER been a CNN survey that DIDN'T agree with the left? They have been caught rigging polls and broadcasting news stories they KNEW to be false. The Head Start preschool program was spared. But summer school Pell Grants for college students were eliminated to save $493 million. That's right,that's right! Spend millions to support retards and union members (teachers),but cut back on the money spent to educate people who might actually create something other than debt for the American people. With clear thinking like that we should be out of debt by the 12th of never. Cuts included $2.5 billion that would have helped launch cooperatives to compete with insurance companies Soros and Buffet would NEVER allow anything that might harm the bottom line of insurance companies. They own Progressive,GEICO,and the acting President. A needle exchange program for the District of Columbia also was eliminated. Stupid,stupid,stupid. Saving pennies to spend thousands. , crop insurance rebates and rural economic development. In other words,welfare for corporate farmers. A program to combat fraud in the H1B visa program for specialty workers loses $140 million. Now,who could possibly agree to cutting that? Other than congresscritters joined at the hip with companies that profit from hiring foreign workers instead of Americans,that is? Freshman Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) was among 28 Republicans who voted against the stopgap measure Friday to keep the government running while the final package was assembled. He mocked the deal in a tweet: "A 'historic' cut?" "The side of big government got 97% of what they want," said Sen. Rand Paul (R- Ky.), who announced he would vote no. "I prefer to be on the other side." Some DO get it. This is nothing more than an engineered attempt to both temporarily get the voters off the backs of the politicians,while simultaneously outraging them by cutting targeted programs guaranteed to get these very same voters upset over the cuts.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
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Voters approve of the deal and credit Obama and congressional Democrats more than Republicans for reaching it, according to a CNN survey released Monday.
#3. To: yukon (#2)
That's a credible source! /s
#4. To: Murron (#3)
I suppose we just have to use our better judgement.
#5. To: yukon (#4)
anyone supporting Obama and his administration has to be an idiot!
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Budget Cuts: The End of the Obama Czars
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Voters approve of the deal and credit Obama and congressional Democrats more than Republicans for reaching it, according to a CNN survey released Monday.
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