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“When I started in Washington in 1975, there were only 140 Republicans in the House,” Baran said.
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“When I started in Washington in 1975, there were only 140 Republicans in the House,” Baran said.
“We’re going to hammer away at the point that the president set these benchmarks,” said the House Democratic leadership aide. “But benchmarks without enforcement are simply suggestions.”
“I do think there’s a different level of responsibility and excitement about truly setting the priorities for this country through the budget,” said Sen.
“I can’t support it” without more detailed requirements for these tests, known as clinical trials, he said.
“But, I do think we have a responsibility to talk about it,” he added.
“I know I speak for my constituents when I express deep gratitude to the Speaker for the time and effort she personally has spent on the bill,” Norton said.
Last year, a comprehensive immigration bill sponsored by Kennedy and McCain passed narrowly in the Senate but expired without going to conference.
“I like to tell them we’re like a beaten-down stock,” Cole said Wednesday. “We’re a heck of a good buy right now.”
“I started spending my summers on the Hill,” he said. “From the first time I came here, I just loved it. … I came back here every summer.”
Along with paying their own way, Republicans and Democrats in South Carolina also are able to determine the dates of their primaries, granting them rare flexibility to fluctuate their primary dates without
“I didn’t think the time was right for John then,” Lott explained recently. “I thought that George W. Bush was the right man for the job at that time.
But before I get to it, I need to repeat a mantra that I will continue to chant: It’s the oversight, stupid. [IMGCAP(1)] Take the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
“As a former patient of Walter Reed, I know the unique challenges it faces, but I was appalled to learn our soldiers were living this way.
John Murtha (D-Pa.), to restrict in some way the president’s ability to deploy troops to Iraq unless he publicly acknowledges that he is sending troops into combat without meeting certain readiness requirements
But when he’s asked about the types of advice he’s offered Reid lately, Daschle is quick to demur: “Those conversations are so privileged, I can’t violate confidences without his approval.”
“I hope we get to a place where that’s not necessary,” Woolsey said.
Instead, speaking to a New Orleans audience, Bush said, “I want to thank the lieutenant governor, the mayor, the head of the City Council, the parish presidents for joining me.
“I imagine they save a lot of money doing the work, because they can do things exactly as they want it.”
said Joel Benenson, a New York-based Democratic pollster. “I think it’s an area that should be strongly regulated, but how are you going to differentiate a [legitimate poll] from a push poll?”
Now, Pomeroy said, the organization, with Craig Purser at the helm, is taking a different approach. “I have talked to them,” Pomeroy said.