House Democrats Eke Out Adjournment
Dan Maffei (D-N.Y.) said he was still undecided as he headed into the vote but quickly voted in favor. “This was put together without much input from the rank and file,” he said.
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Dan Maffei (D-N.Y.) said he was still undecided as he headed into the vote but quickly voted in favor. “This was put together without much input from the rank and file,” he said.
I want to see what the bill looks like,— Brown said. “It’s a very good bill; it could be better and we’re going to keep fighting to make it better.
“I was here at the Capitol on September the 11th. I watched the smoke rise from the Pentagon. I walked in the ashes of Ground Zero one week later. Terrorism is not theoretical to me.
probably be enough to secure his vote, according to a Senate Democratic source.Lieberman told the president and his fellow Senate Democrats, “From everything I’m hearing and everything I’m learning, I
Dorgan steered clear of criticizing the president’s — and his own party’s — efforts to defeat the amendment in order to preserve the delicate compromise with the pharmaceutical industry, but he said
— “Without a vote, public hearing or detailed plan, the administration is moving quickly to force the citizens of Illinois to accept this unnecessary risk.
Ben Nelson (Neb.) was still looking for a resolution to the abortion issue, and several liberal Senators wanted to review the final product before accepting a package without the public insurance option
Daniels, he said, “would rather get something done than score political points.— McConnell is operating in the opposite framework.
“What people like Howard Dean wanted, what Members of the Senate and the House want now, is a mix of increased accessibility for the millions of Americans that go every day without the safety net
“I don’t think I’ve worked this hard in my entire career.
conferees to “take all steps necessary to guarantee the full faith and credit of the government— innocuous-sounding language that GOP leaders intended to pave the way for a $700 billion debt-limit hike without
Without Obama on the ballot, a strong Republican candidate has a good shot in this district — especially with two Democrats dividing the party in a likely low-turnout special election.
But Democrats insist that even without Gordon, they can be competitive in a district that Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen won with 52 percent in 2002 and 67 percent in 2006.
I mean, their theme song ought to be, Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.’
I wouldn’t book vacation travel for this weekend.— House Republicans, meanwhile, are sitting back and watching it all with a smile.
This is the time of year when you can’t listen to the radio or go into a shopping mall without hearing Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,— Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad— and Paul McCartney
“I hope we’re going to have a good score back from CBO, which will enable our leader to lay down the bill — the manager’s package — I hope by early [this] week,— Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
back America and make sure our conservative values are no longer ignored, whether I do it as a candidate or in another role.
“We may not agree on every issue, but I can say without question that Manan Trivedi will be the type of congressman we so desperately need,— Carney said in a statement.
“We may not agree on every issue, but I can say without question that Manan Trivedi will be the type of congressman we so desperately need,” Carney said in a statement.