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No BipartisanshipRepublican “bipartisanship” nonexistant Jamelle Bouie, 6/24/2011, “When Republicans Say "Bipartisanship," They Mean "Surrender"”, http://prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=06&year=2011&base_name=when_republicans_say_bipartisa KC Yesterday, after negotiating $2 trillion in spending cuts with Vice President Joe Biden and other senior Democrats, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor pulled out of budget negotiations and denounced any attempt to raise revenues or increase taxes. Speaking for Cantor, Speaker John Boehner commented: “I understand why [Cantor] did what he did. But I think those talks could continue if they’re willing to take the tax hikes off the table.” Likewise, in a joint statement with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senator Jon Kyl (who joined Cantor in leaving the talks), declared his opposition to new taxes:“President Obama needs to decide between his goal of higher taxes, or a bipartisan plan to address our deficit. He can’t have both.” As Ezra Klein points out, this redefinition of “bipartisanship” isn’t a surprise. In January, when asked about the prospect of working with the Obama administration, McConnell said, “If the president is willing to do what I and my members would do anyway, we’re not going to say no.” This was true even before Republicans won the House of Representatives; during negotiations over health care and financial reform, Republican “compromise” amounted to demanding Democrats abandon their plans in favor of GOP policies. For example, here is what Boehner proposed as a bipartisan solution to health care reform: The president wants to have bipartisan conversations. It is going to be very difficult to have a bipartisan conversation with regard to a 2,700 page heath care bill that’s a Democrat majority in the House and a Democrat majority in the Senate can’t pass. So why are we going to talk about a bill that can’t pass? It really is time to scrap the bill and start over. For the last two-and-a-half years, the GOP has been crystal clear about its negotiation stance: Absent complete capitulation from the other side, Republicans will reject any attempt at “bipartisanship.” That was true when the administration was negotiating the stimulus package; it was true during last year’s lame duck session;and it is true now. Bipartisanship low- revolves around republican goals Ezra Klein, 6/24/2011, “The new ‘bipartisanship’”, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-new-bipartisanship/2011/05/19/AGbDltiH_blog.html KC Traditionally, a bipartisan plan has meant a plan in which both parties give a little to get a little. You give me spending cuts and I’ll give you tax hikes, for instance. But one of Mitch McConnell’s great insights is that what makes a plan bipartisan is votes, not ideas. Thus, with a Democrat as president, a bipartisan plan is a plan that Republicans vote for. And because Republican Party discipline is such that Republicans don’t vote for plans that McConnell and John Boehner tell them to vote against, a bipartisan plan is, well, whatever they say it is. ThumpersKORUS is top of the docket Merco Press 5-13 “US trade deals with Colombia, Panama and Korea could be approved ‘by August’”, http://en.mercopress.com/2011/05/13/us-trade-deals-with-colombia-panama-and-korea-could-be-approved-by-august, 2011 NM Speaking at a House Agriculture Committee hearing, US Trade Representative Ron Kirk called on Congress to approve an expanded Trade Adjustment Assistance Program for the retraining of workers displaced due to foreign competition. “We are asking Congress to approve TAA as they move forward with these other agreements,” Kirk said, adding the deals then could be ratified “by August”. Kirk was responding to Republican lawmakers pushing hard for the exact timing of the presentation of the deals to Congress for deliberation. Congressional Republicans have opposed the renewal of the program, which expired early this year, citing the need to cut the federal budget deficit. Kirk's remarks are in line with House Speaker John Boehner, who has expressed his intention to have the three deals pass through Congress before the August recess. The Obama administration last week began technical consultations with congressional staff members on the trade deals ahead of their official presentation to Congress. Kirk has said he wants Congress to approve the Korea deal before July first, when a similar deal between South Korea and the European Union takes effect. The Korea FTA, along with the Colombia and Panama deals, were negotiated under the Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002, which requires Congress to vote yes or no without amendments within 90 days of the deal's submission. The Obama administration has in recent months cleared obstacles to the congressional approval of the three trade deals. Last month, Washington reached a new deal with Colombia on labor rights, which have served as a stumbling block to congressional approval of the trade agreement, and another with Panama to allow exchanges of tax information to prevent tax evasion. Panama is often criticized for serving as a tax haven. Miriam Sapiro, deputy US trade representative, told a Senate Finance Committee Wednesday that the exact timing for the deals' submission depends on discussions with Congress. “There are discussions ongoing about the exact sequencing and scheduling, of being able to accomplish all of our trade initiatives this year and we look forward to that discussion continuing and concluding as soon as possible,” she said. House docket is Patent reform, Appropriations, Jobs and Energy, and FAA The Foundry 6/20 (Josh Robbins, staff writer, “House and Senate Cloakroom: June 20-24, 2011” http://blog.heritage.org/2011/06/20/house-and -senate-cloakroom-june-20-24-2011/) The House will likely consider four bills this week. The Patent Reform BIll will come up after being pulled from the floor the previous week. The House will also take up the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill and the Jobs and Energy Permitting Act. Finally, the House with either consider a short term extension of the current FAA reauthorization or the conference report of a new FAA reauthorization that was passed in different forms in each house. Senate docket is nominations, Economic Development Agency, then Presidential Appointment Efficiency The Foundry 6/20 (Josh Robbins, staff writer, “House and Senate Cloakroom: June 20-24, 2011” http://blog.heritage.org/2011/06/20/house-and-senate-cloakroom-june-20-24-2011/) The Senate will return to business on Tuesday, June 21 to vote on the nomination of Michael Simon to be the US District Judge for the District of Oregon at noon. From there the Senate will move to the nomination of Leon Panetta to be Secretary of Defense. Debate on his nomination will begin at 2:15pm and wrap up with a vote at 4:15pm. The Senate will then attempt to move to a vote on the Economic Development Agency reauthorization. Should that fail they will move on to the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act, a bill which would reduce the number of executive branch positions which require confirmation by the Senate. 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