Hutchison Wont Seek to Retain Policy Chairwoman Post
Hutchisons office confirmed that the Senator informed her Senate GOP colleagues of her plans earlier Thursday.
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Hutchisons office confirmed that the Senator informed her Senate GOP colleagues of her plans earlier Thursday.
Staffers had hoped to piggy-back on the Senates resolution and agree on language before Thursdays business meeting, but they came up short. At one point, Rep.
Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) announced she was vacating her post next year as the partys Policy Committee chairwoman.
John McCain (R-Ariz.) returned to his day job Thursday, lobbying fellow Republicans to support President Bushs plan to bail out Wall Street while receiving Democratic brickbats.
In fact, hes a convicted felon. He pled guilty to bribing multiple members of the state Legislature, Morris acknowledged.
Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) rejected Pelosis talk of a last-minute stimulus package as politics as usual. I just dont think that the majority is very serious about this, Boehner
I dont know what House Republicans are planning to do or how … and thats the dilemma, Frank said at a Thursday night press conference. Paulson, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Sen.
John McCain (Ariz.) will show up for Fridays planned presidential debate with Sen.
Sullivans defense even had some echoes of the failed defense of Rep. James Traficant (Ohio), who is serving eight years in federal prison for his 2002 bribery conviction.
House leaders canceled a vote on tax-extenders legislation and sent the bill back to the Rules Committee on Thursday after a technical error resulted in the bills estimates being off by $100 million.
The group has instructed staff to write bill language for Treasury Secretary Henry Paulsons review later this afternoon or evening.
After the Supreme Courts June 26 ruling that lifted the Districts 32-year-old handgun ban, the council passed emergency legislation that gun advocates claimed was still far too restrictive.
Charles Schumer (left) and Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) walk to a meeting Thursday on the governments potential bailout of financial markets.
That move is intended to clear the way for Fridays presidential debate between Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.).
. In an apparent reference to Obamas trip to the White House, McCain added that Sen.
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The fate of a rescue package for the nations faltering financial system tottered Thursday as House Republicans balked at a House-Senate deal and a White House meeting ended without resolution.
lateness of the hour; urging from the Majority Leader and other Members to close the vote; an attempt by McNulty to abide by the new House rule limiting extended votes; and a breakdown of the chambers
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