A Longtime Chief Resets the Clock With Fleming
“I had always followed politics on the fringe,— he said.
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“I had always followed politics on the fringe,— he said.
“Well, of course I don’t bring anything to the floor if I don’t think I have the votes,— Reid said, adding that the bipartisan opposition to the measure is “indicative of what has been going on in Washington
.— “I love this committee, I’ve been on it 22 years and I plan to aggressively pursue the same kind of agenda that Sen. Kennedy pursued,— Harkin said in an interview this week.
“There seem to be a lot of theatrics, and I wish we would get beyond the theatrics and get some real work done for the American people,— said Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Ohio), an Oversight member.
“I do believe there’s still plenty of time— to find a candidate, North Carolina Democratic consultant Morgan Jackson said.
“They’re doing it the way they have to do it,— said Sen.
“The American public is rightfully concerned about the fiscal posture of the United States,— Hoyer said, citing polls showing most Americans are worried about the record deficit.Hoyer said he told White
“I think everyone is very familiar with my position.
Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) scrapped a planned Monday vote to take up the Medicare extension bill in the face of stiff opposition from Republicans and Democrats who don’t want to move the massive bill without
several alleged crimes in the case will expire before the new trial — including a charge of conspiracy, which reaches the end of its five-year term this month — allowing potential witnesses to testify without
Others said the Speaker was simply airing her frustration with the turn of events.
on “State of the Union” it would be “reckless” to make a decision about U.S. troop levels without doing an analysis of whether “there’s an Afghan partner ready to fill that space that the U.S. troops
Herzik said Reid doesn’t have to reinvent himself to secure a fifth term but has little room for error. “He can’t make any mistakes,— he said.
“If we’re going to mandate that people must buy insurance, why would you throw them into the lion’s den of the insurance industry without some leverage?— Pelosi said.
Budget Office analysis projecting that the legislation will extend health coverage to millions of Americans without adding to the federal deficit.
Insurance companies opposed the provision, arguing that without an individual mandate the entire affordability scheme would be thrown off with healthy young people opting against getting health insurance
“To be honest about it, I think they could go up until early spring next year until the next budget resolution and still trigger reconciliation,— Hoagland said.
“I am both surprised and deeply humbled by the decision of the Nobel Committee,— Obama said during an appearance in the Rose Garden.
“This is a solid first step, without overreach, to deal with 75 percent of America’s greenhouse gases,— he said.
“I think it’s a matter of getting up to speed for some Senators and it’s timing, but I expect to see Senators stepping up and leading on this,— Sarvis said.