Topic: David Axelrod
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House adviser David Axelrod said on Sunday he expected the House of Representatives to vote on President Barack Obama's tax deal with Republicans "and that it will prevail there."The Senate is expected to pass plan this week but ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House believes President Barack Obama's tax deal with Republicans will succeed in Congress, despite criticism from Democrats who oppose extending tax cuts for wealthier Americans, a senior Obama aide said on Wednesday.White House adviser David Axelrod told ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not go along with a permanent extension of tax cuts for the wealthiest, presidential adviser David Axelrod said on Sunday, without closing the door to a temporary continuation."There's no bend on the permanent extension of ...
The White House Sunday slammed Republican plans to cut taxes for wealthy Americans as a recycled failed policy, while sparring lawmakers vowed a vote on the hot-button issue before the tax cuts expire in December."When you look at that 'Pledge to America,' ...
White House, top Democrats expect to extend middle-class tax cut in vote after fall electionThe White House and Democratic leaders in Congress said Sunday said they expect to have enough support to extend middle-class tax cuts after the November elections, unable to ...
One of President Barack Obama's chief advisers says the White House will figure out a way to get middle-class tax cuts extended after the election.. David Axelrod says the administration will continue to push the tax cuts despite stiff resistance from Republicans.. ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House senior adviser David Axelrod said on Friday that law professor Elizabeth Warren is a candidate to lead a new consumer watchdog bureau created by landmark financial regulation legislation."She's obviously a candidate to lead this effort," Axelrod told ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his aides are stepping up a push for further government spending to boost the economy as signs grow of the recovery's fragility.The White House is calling for Congress to urgently pass measures to extend jobless ...
Waiting for second half of stimulus to kick in, Obama weighs options for creating more jobsPresident Barack Obama is considering all options to create jobs, including another stimulus package, while trying to pull the economy out of a deep recession and deal ...
Obama advisers say all options weighed for creating jobs, let stimulus spending keep workingPresident Barack Obama is considering all options to create jobs, including another stimulus package, while trying to pull the economy out of a deep recession and deal with a ...