Disagreement Reigns on Hill
She simply won’t be able to pass the Senate’s health care bill without significant changes that deal with the excise tax on high-cost insurance plans, a special Nebraska Medicaid deal and affordability
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She simply won’t be able to pass the Senate’s health care bill without significant changes that deal with the excise tax on high-cost insurance plans, a special Nebraska Medicaid deal and affordability
“I don’t care how great the political environment is,” one smart Republican asserted, “if you don’t have the cash, you are going to get smacked.
“I don’t think I’ve ever read a story where I haven’t pictured what the protagonist looks like,— said Jacqueline Ionita, the Hamiltonian’s director.
“I believe we’re on an unsustainable course,” he said. “It has to be addressed, and the president’s 10-year outlook, I don’t think, is the path that we can take as a nation.” Sen.
“You couldn’t swing a dead cat in a room without hitting at least three supply-siders. … I looked around looking for all these supply-siders in whom at the end of the day I could make common cause, and
“I very much appreciate your offer of cooperation around the many areas of common concerns we share,” Obama wrote.
“I asked for this matter to be transferred to the Standards Committee because I respect their ability to professionally review my defense appropriations vetting process,” Tiahrt said at the time.
“I just want to be a regular freshman Senator,— Warner said at the time.
waste,— Obey said.
“We will not exceed his requested level for appropriations, but we will also not exempt any department or activity from review, including foreign aid and the Pentagon, because none of them are without
“It was a big adjustment,— he said. “I had to learn to do a whole lot of things myself. I never cease to appreciate the scheduler. … It’s a pretty difficult job.
“I think he ought to step up to Congress and admit he’s the one who made the decisions,— Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) said Sunday on Fox News.
John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Judiciary Committee, said in a statement. Sen.
Grassley eventually walked away from those talks without supporting anything. In an interview with liberal bloggers last month, party-switching Sen.
“I want to see the details,— Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said following Obama’s speech.
“I think the president should have been more clear about a way forward on health care last night. You know, he just can’t — I think he should have been more clear.
“These people are telling others that I would not have endorsed State Senator Jeff Denham had I known that Richard Pombo was interested in running for my congressional district,— Radanovich said.
“He wanted to hear the entirety of what the president had to say without being on his BlackBerry and tweeting,— Communications Director Erin Allweiss said.
—In tone, Democrats praised what they said was a spirited call to arms. “Americans want a fighter, I like a fighter,— Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) said.
“I think it’s between Bob Dold and Beth Coulson,— said one well-placed Republican in Washington.