Take Five With Rep. Earl Blumenauer
A: I won’t say something that’s politically incorrect like “swing a dead cat,” but you can’t turn around in Portland without tripping over a reviewer from the New York Times.
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A: I won’t say something that’s politically incorrect like “swing a dead cat,” but you can’t turn around in Portland without tripping over a reviewer from the New York Times.
Circuit Court of Appeals — without first checking with Republicans.
“But there is no getting around it without a balanced plan.”
The error was unintentional, and I want to make sure my campaign is accurate in every detail.” The Flake campaign created a new Web video without the error in question.
“I think there’s plenty who haven’t even thought about [the Senate race] and aren’t aligned,” an unaffiliated Wisconsin GOP strategist said of the upcoming primary.
Mitch Daniels (R) said today that last week’s Wisconsin recall election was a “turning point” for the future of unions.
“It’s being researched by legal counsel, I know that, in the White House and outside,” Durbin said.
“I don’t think you’re going to see the day the court decides a unified, ‘This is what we’re going to do today,’” the aide said. “There’s no immediate rush. It becomes a message point.
And I did try to get it right.
“Across-the-board spending cuts are used by many of our state governments as a sensible way to cut spending without picking winners and losers,” Blackburn said, touting her revenue-trimming amendment
Holly McCall, a stay-at-home mom in the D.C. suburb of Vienna, Va., was shocked when she discovered that a 2-year-old federal regulation barred her from signing up for a credit card without her husband
“The 20 percent threshold doesn’t make any sense,” said Geduldig, who registers. “I assume most of the people who avoid reporting can also secure a commitment in minutes” from a federal official.
Because the nonprofits and the advocacy groups are separate and distinct on paper, lawmakers were able to accept the trip invitations without running afoul of Congressional ethics rules.
“Without going into all the details, generally, yes, it is, Senator,” Cole said.
Congressional Democrats, on the other hand, are threading the needle between questioning whether laws were violated without making the specific accusations against the White House.
Without a Democratic plan to confuse the issue, the attacks against Bush’s plan had more resonance, Pelosi said.
“I haven’t studied anything in detail, and I don’t want to get anybody upset,” Macfarlane said. “But we have a huge country, and there are many locations.
Similar to football, players regularly tackle the opposition, but without the luxury of shoulder pads or helmets. Bill Huff takes the brunt of the team’s biggest hits.
“I hope to lord Congress decides to get serious about it and stop playing — my word — playing games” and taking it out of health care, Biden said. “This should not be that hard.”
Elk said Muzin was trying to take hold of his arm and pull him out of the room.