Politics · 114th Congress
Lobbyist Donations Surge, Despite Anti-Establishment Rhetoric
“I haven’t gotten any call,” said Ken Kies, a tax lobbyist with the Federal Policy Group. “I think they’re looking for big money.”
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“I haven’t gotten any call,” said Ken Kies, a tax lobbyist with the Federal Policy Group. “I think they’re looking for big money.”
Steve Israel said the amendment wouldn’t have failed without the narrative of hatred Trump has created.
“I believe the criminal leniency bill is dead in this here Congress,” Cotton said in a speech at the Hudson Institute.
“They need more money this time than they did last time, and it looks like they’re going to have less,” said one battleground race strategist, who requested anonymity to speak candidly without fear
Meadows said he believes D.C. officials and its employees would face penalties if any money was spent without the federal government stepping in .
Meadows and Flores both said they’re part of a small group of members discussing a budget resolution, despite the fact that budget rules allow the House to proceed on appropriations bills without
“Our campaign, of course, believes in nonviolent change , and it goes without saying that I condemn any and all forms of violence, including the personal harassment of individuals,” Sanders wrote
It’s high time we put Kentucky first,” said Paul. “Tonight I pledge to keep up the fight for balanced budgets, and American jobs, and an end to the War on Coal.”
I never imagined I would get into a Twitter war with Donald Trump,” she said in her commencement address.
The IG’s office has said it unintentionally deleted the computer file and destroyed a disk that also contained the document.
That is in contrast to the Blunt-Murray deal, which would allocate emergency funding without offsets and if agreed to by senators would be attached to a fiscal 2017 appropriations bill.
But several GOP members said they were backing the amendment only to be provocative.
“We need a real unification of our party,” he said.”I want to be a part of that unifying process.”
“I mean, I’d prefer a sober, reasoned public debate, after which members of Congress reflect and take a vote,” Rhodes told the magazine. “But that’s impossible.”
Without context, Harry Truman’s decision to obliterate Hiroshima and then Nagasaki almost seemed like a crazed whim.
“A point that I made frequently on the campaign trail is that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton often bring up income inequality.
“I do think about Jason a lot even though I never knew him,” Kristan said. “But because of him, I have an amazing family and life.
Apparently understanding the farce of it all, he joked, “I need laryngitis as quick as I can get it,” as the Trump questions kept coming.
Without mentioning Trump by name, Cruz stressed the importance of supporting a presidential candidate who will stand with Israel.
Garland said it was White House Counsel Neil Eggleston and White House senior adviser Brian Deese who first reached out to see if he was willing to be considered.