Heard on the Hill: Queen Clyburn?
“Congress is homophobic, but I don’t think the American people are,” she says.
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“Congress is homophobic, but I don’t think the American people are,” she says.
And, I think a lot of our people do want to vote for something.”
“I’ve had a number of private discussions over a period of time with Justice Stevens, so there’s really no way I can respond without going into those discussions — so I’m not going to,” Leahy said
House Republicans had Democratic leaders tied in knots Tuesday trying to defend a special rule to enact the Senate’s health care bill without a separate vote, even as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) insisted
“Piper is with me tonight, so I won’t say anything about Alan Grayson that can’t be said around children,” she said.
“When I am U.S.
And he continued, citing a country song lyric (“my heart can’t take another you”) that he said summed up his feelings about Ventura.
All of this is why I did more than a double take last week when I heard what had to be not only one of the most ridiculous federal budget-related things spoken in quite some time (and that’s saying
Lincoln and Bayh have said they are likely to vote “no.” Three others — Sens.
But after four weeks of intense negotiations, Dodd said he was moving ahead without a bipartisan deal.
Pelosi said she hopes to complete this before Obama leaves on his overseas trip March 21. “I feel very exhilarated,” she said following a meeting of the Democratic Caucus.
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Friday that the House plans to forge ahead without adding strict language to appease Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) and other opponents of abortion rights.
“I’m continuing my support for Senator Specter because I believe his dedication and commitment to Pennsylvania are without equal,” Urban said.
Leaders appeared to be favoring a maneuver that would allow lawmakers to approve the reconciliation package without taking a separate vote on the politically dicey Senate bill.
“While I respect organized labor’s leadership, it frankly has to do with working families,” Sestak said.
One Democratic insider I spoke with talked glowingly about her staff, saying, “Her staff is always in the top five [on the Hill], and that’s a reflection of her seriousness.”
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Thursday he believes House leaders can get the votes for President Barack Obama’s health care reform package without changing the abortion language in the
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) on Thursday dismissed GOP charges that health care reform forced him to push ahead on financial regulatory reform without a
“Never did I realize that health care would affect financial regulatory reform,” Corker said, suggesting that the timeline for health care put pressure on Dodd to push a bill out of committee before
“I believe that this earmark ban that our members have agreed to today is a big step in the right direction.”