Obama’s Modest Challenge: Reviving a Stunned Democratic Party
“I think he has to acknowledge the well has been poisoned and the debate has been lost,— said Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.), a key moderate.
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“I think he has to acknowledge the well has been poisoned and the debate has been lost,— said Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.), a key moderate.
Without reform, the excessive growth of government threatens our very liberty and prosperity.
“A lot of the function is general consultants without getting paid,— said Julia Piscitelli, a Democratic strategist who has worked with several candidates endorsed by EMILY’s List.
Alan Mollohan (D) without taking action against the West Virginia lawmaker, but Mollohan could still face scrutiny from the House ethics committee. A spokesman for the U.S.
“The president said, ‘Don’t ever bet against me.’ … I look at the freeze in the same way,— Nabors said.
“I thought he was very frank and candid in acknowledging that mistakes were made,— said Durbin, who predicted Bernanke would be confirmed.
Day typically evokes memories of a quarter-million people assembling in front of the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to hear an impassioned young preacher intonate the words: “I have a dream.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) quickly said she doesn’t have the votes, and for his part, President Barack Obama has called on Congress to take it slow.
We’re trying to think through what the next steps are,— Durbin said. “By next week, I think we can come up with a preferred path.
A new class of recruits will hopefully help fill the vacancies, Konczos said.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday “I don’t see the votes— in the House for passing the Senate version of the health care overhaul unamended, effectively foreclosing on one fast-track
“Where I live now couldn’t possibly be more safe,— said Nichole Remmert, a freelance fundraising development and events consultant who lives in the Lincoln Park area.
“Never again will the American public be held hostage to a bank that is too big to fail,— Obama said.
care overhaul in the wake of the loss of their 60-vote Senate supermajority.With Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) declaring Thursday that she doesn’t have the votes to pass the Senate’s health care bill without
— When asked about the multi-issue attacks, Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (Ga.) said, “I think it just gets more readily apparent [that Republicans have the advantage] because [Democrats
“Overall, we’re happy with the increased caseload that the ethics committee has,— said Lisa Gilbert, democracy advocate at U.S. PIRG.
—In the interview, Obama said, “I would advise that we try to move quickly to coalesce around those elements of the package that people agree on.
One scenario that has been floated is having the House pass the Senate version without amending it and then both chambers passing a reconciliation measure.
“Harry Reid has the hardest job in America, and I think it will continue to be a hard job,— Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) said.
Tim Walz (D-Minn.) said. “And I think you’re foolish if you don’t think about it. … If you’re not listening to it, shame on you, you’ll find out.