Debt Issue Remains Contentious
All 47 Senate Republicans support the bill, but, like the Democratic measure, it is not expected to pass.
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All 47 Senate Republicans support the bill, but, like the Democratic measure, it is not expected to pass.
The winner will need the support of at least 24 of 47 GOP Senators.
Specifically, the staff report notes that the agency implemented and applied, absent any opportunity for public comment, an unprecedented cut in its “spectrum screen” threshold — a 47 percent reduction
“I think largely these kinds of leadership elections are sort of family matters for the 47 Republican members in the Senate,” Blunt said in a statement provided to Roll Call.
Now, more than 41 cents of every dollar spent by the government is borrowed and 47 percent of the federal debt is owned by foreign nations.
Steven Horsford (D) 47 percent to 36 percent. The margin of error among likely voters polled was 4.9 points.
However, 44 of the 47 GOP Senators earlier this year sent a letter to President Barack Obama expressing their concern over the CFPB director’s authority.
An AK-47 bullet had entered his back below the shoulder. One of the rip crew was wounded. There were no other injuries.
But 44 of the 47 GOP Senators earlier this year sent a letter to President Barack Obama expressing their concern over the CFPB director’s authority.
Forty-four of the 47 Senate Republicans sent a letter to Obama earlier this year expressing their accountability concerns.
A recent Public Policy Polling survey in Florida shows Gingrich at 47 percent, compared with 17 percent for ex-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
The more recent Democratic survey, conducted for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee by the Mellman Group, found Heitkamp leading Berg by 5 points, 47 percent to 42 percent, even though
Nelson leads Attorney General Jon Bruning 47 percent to 45 percent according to the Hickman Analytics survey paid for by the Senator’s campaign.
That bill, which passed in July with the help of 47 Democrats, directs the president to expedite his decision.
CNN’s Nov. 11-13 survey, for example, showed Romney leading Obama 51 percent to 47 percent, while Gingrich trailed the president by 8 points and Cain and Perry each trailed by 10 points.
9th district Incumbent: Bill Keating (D) 1st term (47 percent) Rating: Safe Democratic Keating’s job got a bit tougher when his Quincy home was drawn into the 8th.
Rick Berg (R) 47 percent to 42 percent in the internal poll, including a 21-point lead among independents. Just 11 percent overall were undecided.
then-chairman of the Agriculture panel, received $650,412 in campaign donations from the agriculture industry, a 711 percent increase from the $80,000 he took from the industry in 1998 and making up 47
The good news for Nelson, however, was that his job approval rating was at 47 percent, better than his August low of 42 percent.
Brian Schweitzer (D) 2012 Electoral Votes: 3 2008 Presidential Vote: McCain 50%/Obama 47% Senate Incumbent: Jon Tester (D) 1st term (49 percent) | Outlook: Tossup Along with Missouri, Nebraska and North