Congressman from New York's 9th District
Congressman Anthony Weiner appears in the following:
Weiner Takes on Ryan and Shutdown
Thursday, April 07, 2011
I dispute that it's a very courageous document. In fact it's basically the same kind of political things we've heard from this party for a long time, they're not particularly fond of Medicare, they have real contempt for Medicaid, yet they don't have any ideas of how to reduce costs on their own, all it's doing is cost shifting.
—Rep. Anthony Weiner on Rep. Paul Ryan's 10 year budget proposal, speaking on The Brian Lehrer Show.
Weiner Takes on Ryan
Thursday, April 07, 2011
US Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY 9th) talks about Paul Ryan's budget proposal and the prospects of a government shutdown in the next two days.
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Two More Weeks
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Congressman Anthony Weiner, (D-NY9), talks about the deal to fund the federal government for two more weeks, offensive statutes, and other Congressional matters.
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Weiner on the Tax Compromise
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Congressman Anthony Weiner weighs in on the compromise between President Obama and the Republican leadership on the Bush tax cuts.
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Weiner on Congressional Power Shift
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Anthony Weiner, US Congressman for New York's 9th District, which includes parts of Brooklyn and Queens, discusses the results of yesterday's election and the Congressional balance of power.
Anthony Weiner on Financial Reform and Energy Bill
Friday, July 23, 2010
The House passed an energy bill last year, and yesterday the Senate abandoned their version. U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner (Democrat, District 9) weighs in on this and other Congressional news.
Health Care Update
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Anthony Weiner on Health Care and Reconciliation
Monday, March 01, 2010
Reconcilable Differences?
Monday, March 01, 2010
Congressman Anthony Weiner on Healthcare and SotU
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Preview of the SOTU
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
What History Teaches Us About the Supermajority
Thursday, January 21, 2010
The election of Republican Scott Brown as Massachusetts' new junior senator on Tuesday night sent shock waves through Washington. Politicians of on both sides of the aisle flocked to microphones to give their takes on the future of health care reform now that the Democrats no longer have the Senate 60 votes needed to avoid a filibuster. But how did we come to expect a 59-vote majority as a bad thing? We look at the history of the supermajority.