Abramoff Fallout: Former Hill Aide Seeks Review of DOJ Conduct
“Todd thought everyone that accepted tickets was working for him, and that just wasn’t the case,— Koonce said in an interview.
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“Todd thought everyone that accepted tickets was working for him, and that just wasn’t the case,— Koonce said in an interview.
“I wouldn’t argue medicine with Dr. Dean — I would argue policy with him,— White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said during a briefing Dec. 15.
“I think it really is— the administration’s fault, Hoekstra said on “Fox News Sunday.— “The Obama administration came in and said, ‘We’re not going to use the word terrorism anymore, we’re going
“I don’t know who got to the president and said this makes sense,— Rep. Phil Hare (D-Ill.) said earlier this week.
In short, Schumer said he decided to do pretty much anything Reid asked.“Early on, I realized that we weren’t going to get Republican votes for the bill.
[Minority Leader] Mitch McConnell [R-Ky.] said on the floor that we’re going to go home and hear our constituents rail against this bill. I don’t believe that.
“I will not leave until my friends in the Senate have completed their work,— Obama said.
“I talked to the president [Saturday] and I said that I’ll continue to offer suggestions and modifications and to help to improve the legislation and to play a constructive role in whatever way that I
thorny issues of abortion, immigration and taxes remain for the looming health care legislation conference with the House.And while Senate Democrats have warned they cannot make many changes in conference without
“I invested in a couple of things he recommended and most of them went bust,— Ackerman told Newsday at that time.
“Two months ago, when I voted for the Finance Committee bill, I said that the process moving forward shouldn’t be about vote counting, but rather crafting the right policy and that the credibility of the
said late Friday: “There were lots of negotiations all day, and progress was made, and as Sen.
But Nelson said that the abortion issue is complex and that more needs to be done to reach a compromise on abortion.
I know the focus has always been on abortion here, recently. But I’ve raised other serious concerns and those are being addressed as well,— Nelson said.
But as it is, without modifications, the language concerning abortion is not sufficient.— Meanwhile, Nelson is coming under increasing pressure at home to vote against the package. Gov.
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday afternoon withdrew his proposal to create a single-payer insurance system after Republicans compelled Senate clerks to spend hours reading his 767-page amendment to
With the Senate bill expected to come in both cheaper and without the public plan, some of those Blue Dogs say they plan to take a fresh look at the bill.
.— Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said he knows only that the ethics committee is continuing its investigation. “I don’t have knowledge more than what I read,— Cantor said.
— “I think he’s a bit off his game,— said Bob Krause, a former state House Member and transportation official who is also seeking the Democratic nomination.
“I think the Parliamentarian was clearly biased in doing this,— Senate Republican Steering Committee Chairman Jim DeMint (S.C.) said following Frumin’s ruling that Sen.