Obama Keeps Pressure on Congress to Reach Agreement
Graham said he believes McConnell will to get at least 60 percent of the 47 Republican votes in the Senate to provide enough political cover for House Republicans to vote for the package.
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Graham said he believes McConnell will to get at least 60 percent of the 47 Republican votes in the Senate to provide enough political cover for House Republicans to vote for the package.
Specifically, 47 percent of these counties are African-American, 17 percent are Hispanic and 9 percent reflect low-income American Indians.
The program, which costs about $30 billion a year, ensures that the long-term unemployed receive benefits for up to 47 additional weeks if they still can’t find work after they have received six
Overall, the co-ops serve 42 million people in 47 states.
The Pew Research Center reported days after the Colorado shooting that “there has been no significant change in public views on the issue of gun control and gun rights,” with 47 percent of respondents
To understand why for-profit schools have been such an embarrassing waste of money for the federal government and an educational disaster, just remember three numbers: 12, 25 and 47.
while 53 percent were more lukewarm, saying it was “somewhat of a factor.” 24 percent said the voters who brought lawmakers to Washington were a “major factor” in contributing to the incivility, and 47
It also found that 47 percent of voters want President Barack Obama to allow Colorado and Washington state to implement their marijuana laws, while 33 percent say he should use federal resources
At the outset of the 2012 cycle, Republicans were optimistic they could win back Senate control, with Democrats defending more than twice as many seats and holding just a 53-47 majority.
In August, the GSA announced that after a “top to bottom review,” it had canceled “47 conferences and implemented strong oversight to ensure that all travel and events are limited to necessary and
When he was caught in September saying privately to donors that Republicans had no chance of winning 47 percent of voters because they were “dependent on government” and thought of themselves as “victims
That meant the Democratic majority could be no lower than 53-47, exactly where it was at the beginning of the cycle. “When we started this campaign, no one, and I mean no one gave us a chance.
CNN reported Obama having slim leads in exit polls in those states, and a 52 percent to 47 percent advantage in Pennsylvania, where the Romney campaign made a late push.
John Garamendi (D) 53 percent, Kim Vann (R) 47 percent 9th district: Rep. Jerry McNerney (D) 54 percent, Ricky Gill (R) 46 percent 10th district: Rep.
Sixteen months later, in the Oct. 12 NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey, the president held an almost identical advantage of 49 percent to 44 percent over Romney, which translated to 47 percent for each
Democrats held just a 53-47 majority and were defending 23 seats to only 10 for Republicans. Their majority in the 113th Congress will be no smaller than that.
She had 53 percent of votes to Brown’s 47 percent, with 47 percent of precincts reporting.
That meant the Democratic majority could be no lower than 53-47, exactly where it was at the beginning of the cycle. “When we started this campaign, no one, and I mean no one gave us a chance.
That meant the Democratic majority could be no lower than 53-47, exactly where it was at the beginning of the cycle. “When we started this campaign, no one, and I mean no one gave us a chance.
That meant the Democratic majority could be no lower than 53-47, exactly where it was at the beginning of the cycle. “When we started this campaign, no one, and I mean no one gave us a chance.