Midwest: President’s Senate Seat Is in Danger of Flipping
Democrats suggested that Coats’ victory was underwhelming for someone of his stature.
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Democrats suggested that Coats’ victory was underwhelming for someone of his stature.
Levin pointed to Gates’ letter to him last week saying the review was on how to implement the repeal, not whether to do so.
In a response sent Thursday to Levin, Gates stated that the review was to determine “the impact of repealing (the law) and developing a plan to implement such a repeal.”
McCaskill said she was “surprised” that with all the holds on nominees, no Republicans complied with the rule.
It was about friendships and relationships (not always synonymous), and it was about character development (if not always character building).
She said Brunswick was assisting BP with communications strategy.
The War of Independence was a violent rejection of monarchy, monopoly and corporate power. Early Americans, however, needed corporations to help build public works.
That fact was highlighted by Coats’ recently filed preprimary fundraising report, which showed he raised $67,000 in the first two weeks of April and about $446,000 since entering the race in early
“It was a Who’s Who in communication circles.”
Pepper’s intent, as a longtime defender of seniors, was to make sure Social Security was not used for deficit reduction purposes at the expense of the elderly and soundness of the system.
“Some of our people were naive enough to think that Wall Street reform was important enough … for them to work with us. These guys have no intention to work with us,” the aide said.
competition represents a vast improvement on the patterns of the past, when most Members unapologetically vied with each other to “bring home the bacon” — and could do so out of public view until it was
But three questions later it became very clear there was very little support for actually cutting spending.
Tea party activists, in particular, claimed a victory, saying it was their pressure that pushed Stupak out of the race.
That response was evident in Stupak’s case.
The RNC has been under intense scrutiny since it was reported that the committee spent $2,000 at a risqué nightclub after a young donors event.
RNC spokesman Doug Heye confirmed that another top Steele adviser, Blaise Hazelwood, was still working with the committee. OnMessage also advised the campaigns of Rhode Island Gov.
From the time he was first elected to Congress in 1990 until he lost in the 2008 primary, Gilchrest was known for his work on environmental issues, particularly those related to the Chesapeake Bay.
But the NRCC was all too eager to take money from the smokey lobby.
Grijalva told Roll Call that he met with Walden to discuss the race when she was in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. He deemed her “very capable,” though he remains supportive of Glassman.