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“I’ll just be a little bit sarcastic here, but I think we could have avoided some of these budget increases had we not been dealing with health care reform,” she said during a hearing of Senate Appropriations
The fact that the measure passed the House last Congress without the transgender provision “helps our Members understand that this is not toxic, because nobody that I know of lost any race because
But even before its debut, the legislation faces uncertain prospects without bipartisan support — or at the very least, one Republican vote to push Democrats to the 60-vote threshold to cut off debate
“I had thought, I gather somewhat naively, that this was going to forward on a relatively bipartisan basis.” “We can get a good bill if they will meet us half way,” Shelby said.
“I think that maybe there’s a reluctance on sitting down and working something out,” Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) said.
“I think we have funding in place. We are prepared to really fight,” she said.
“I have been, frankly, encouraging him to run for president,” said Kline, who counts Pawlenty as a constituent and is the governor’s first Congressional endorsement, should he run.
“Last month, on the floor of the Senate, I said that while it may seem improbable now that airlines would charge passengers for carry-on luggage, we cannot rule out that these fees could never come
Only 5 percent said they preferred taxes to be increased; 62 percent — almost two-thirds — said spending should be cut.
“I don’t think there’s any question we need to do what we can to help those who have been hurt by this difficult economy, but what I simply cannot understand is why we can’t do it without adding
In an interview, Kerman said one motivation came down to others’ interest: “I found when I came home from prison that everyone I knew sort of across the board without exception was really interested in
“I think a lot of Senators might be inclined to support the START treaty, but not without an adequate modernization plan and action on that plan to demonstrate a commitment to it,” Kyl told reporters
“Based on some conversations I’ve had over this break with some of my colleagues, I don’t believe that there will be 67 votes to ratify the START treaty unless the administration does two things,
“If the nominee is one who is so activist … then I think every power should be utilized to protect the Constitution,” he said.
A man was arraigned Thursday in a federal court in San Francisco and is being held without bail for making harassing and threatening calls to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) over health care reform, according
He’s serious without having a serious personality. On the commission, you need somebody who can talk to people in a reasonable fashion,” she said. “I don’t know anybody who doesn’t like Tom.
“Both sides made compromises,” Dodaro said in a statement. “I believe we reached a fair agreement taking into account the current economic conditions.”
he said informational panels on arms control might proceed this month.
“Today I will file the necessary legal documents to become a candidate for our Party’s nomination for Congress,” Rollins wrote Wednesday morning in an e-mail message to supporters.
Hostile e-mails were sent to the Cohen for Congress campaign Web site, Marilyn Dellihay said. “It has been reported to the Capitol Police and also to the FBI office in Memphis,” she said.