Opinion · 117th Congress
‘Punching down,’ the political weapon of so-called tough guys
“I was a young guy processing a broken heart, you know, kind of an …” — well, you get the idea.
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“I was a young guy processing a broken heart, you know, kind of an …” — well, you get the idea.
“If President Biden and Democrats can actually deliver on citizenship, I do think this is going to be incredibly galvanizing for the base and for the Latinos, and it’s going to resonate with moderates
“It was at that point that I knew without a doubt I wanted to be a part of the political world in Washington, D.C.,” he said.
Thank you for protecting our Capitol,” Biden said at the White House. Vice President Kamala Harris said by securing the Capitol, the officers “secured our democracy.”
while Democrats may judge their representatives based on policy positions, Republican voters focus on symbolic ideology more, which may explain why GOP legislators can vote against bills that poll well without
“I am and always will be an unapologetic conservative,” she said.
“I represent many rural communities, each with its own challenges and needs,” Clyburn testified to the House Rules Committee last October.
Carey said in a statement that the primary sent “a clear message to the nation that President Donald Trump is, without a doubt, the leader of our party.”
“It can go rather slowly, of course, without that cooperation. In either case, the Senate is going to stay here until we finish our work.”
But for the purposes that we’re talking about here, I do not support the speaker’s insistence that this bill would not pass without the budget resolution, so I hope she changes her mind because I can’t
“Given how bipartisan the bill is and how much work has already been put in to get the details right, I believe the Senate can quickly process relevant amendments and pass this bill in a matter of
“I was just informed by the House physician I have tested positive for COVID-19 even after being vaccinated,” the South Carolina Republican said in a statement.
National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling said Monday that administration lawyers have been unable to find a new justification that would pass muster, but he said President Joe Biden has tasked
If you don’t think our Democrat friends are going to push for that monstrosity, with or without this bill, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell to you.
“I started this effort in the last century and I’ll continue into the next if that’s what it takes to adapt this Senate rule to the times,” Enzi said in a statement not long before his retirement
“I will not pass an infrastructure package that does not reduce carbon pollution at a scale commensurate with the climate crisis we face.”
“The Republicans of 2021 are not the same Republicans I worked with in 2013 to pass comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate,” said Menendez, a member of the so-called Gang of Eight that successfully
The estimated 8.2 million voucher-eligible households that go without aid far outnumber the 2.3 million that get them.
But they do and both parties are to blame,” Braun said.
“We liked to joke that we were such good friends because I made him feel tall and he made me feel like a snappy dresser,” Armed Services Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., said in a statement.