Heard on the Hill: Paint It Brown
“I think he’s under the bed,— Delahunt joked. “Last time I saw him, he was crawling under the bed. I don’t know what he was doing there.
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“I think he’s under the bed,— Delahunt joked. “Last time I saw him, he was crawling under the bed. I don’t know what he was doing there.
We have no systematic data, but I would wager that a majority of holds on nominations are pure hostages — imprisoned not because of anything they have done or said, but to gain leverage on something
To that end, I believe it would only be fair and prudent that we suspend further votes on health care legislation until Sen.
“Without lobbyists, this town wouldn’t work.
The dramatic victory wasn’t without its dangers, however: The fight took close to an hour and required untold amounts of financial resources.
A Senate Democratic aide said nobody is expecting Pelosi will agree to take the Senate bill.
“I rarely make these calls and I truly apologize for intruding on your day,— Obama continues. “But I had to talk to you about the election in Massachusetts on Tuesday because the stakes are so high.
— Some Republicans, however, complain that Lugar’s mild-mannered approach leaves the party without a strong voice on foreign policy issues.
“I meet all of the qualifications,— Kelly said, adding, “I will live in the district when it comes time to serve.— But Kelly said the real issue isn’t about geography.
“I know that some of the fights we’ve been going through have been tough,— he said.
“I think we do our job. … I think the politics will take care of themselves,— Reyes said. “Republicans think they can somehow continue to try to undermine what we’re doing.
This will add to competition and choice on the exchanges and probably lower prices, without raising any risk of federal government taxpayer liability for costs or other responsibilities.
As far as I can tell, Reid made two mistakes. First, he used the word “Negro,— which was how African-Americans were described years ago, when both Reid and I were much younger.
Wednesday night, but they planned to meet again Thursday without Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
A newly released book on the 2008 presidential campaign, “Game Change,— says Reid called President Barack Obama “light skinned— and without a “Negro dialect.— When Reid’s comments surfaced in “Game
is the only Senate Democrat so far to express anything short of full support for Reid since news broke over the weekend that Reid referred to President Barack Obama in 2008 as a “light skinned— black without
“I may very well be the strongest candidate,— he said, adding that there are three or four qualified candidates looking at running. “I would hope party leaders would get behind a candidate,— he said.
Rick Boucher (D), who is still without a GOP challenger in the state’s southwestern 9th district.Morgan Griffith, the Majority Leader in the GOP-controlled House of Delegates, told the Roanoke Times on
“It is a meeting a minute around here,— she said. But DeGette said she still holds out hope for a deal. “We don’t want to kill the bill over abortion,— she said.
language to describe President Barack Obama in 2008.When asked by reporters whether he thought Reid should step aside — or to even comment about Reid’s characterization of Obama as a “light skinned— black without