Tax Cuts Leave Bush With No Excuses, No One to Blame
</p> Colleagues say it was Sen.
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</p> Colleagues say it was Sen.
Bill Roth (R) lost his re- </p> election bid, but it was to another incumbent, then-Gov. Tom Carper (D). Republican sources cited Roth’s age as a major reason for his defeat.
the office of Sergeant-at-Arms Bill Pickle.
</p> Whatever the reasons, the two badly trailed Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and John Edwards (D-N.C.) and Rep.
</p> Davis added that the situation was ironic given that senior Democrats in both chambers urged their rank-and-file to vote for the McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill in 2002, which outlawed the
</p> Therefore, Reps. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and I introduced a “Labor Bill of Rights” amendment which unfortunately was not made in order by the Rules Committee.
</p> The Hatch Act prohibits federal funds from being directed toward political activity.
</p> Then-Sen.
democra- </p> cy that we hold dear.
massive omnibus spending bill on Feb. 13.
</p> The House passed the bill earlier in the day, so the measure now heads to the White House for President Bush’s signature.
</p> When the bill came — and I saw more than $200 in unauthorized calls — I called AT&T to request the credit.
</p> While Democrats offered eight of the maximum 12 amendments they were allowed, none passed, leaving the $984 billion raise intact.
</p> He added, however, that Boehlert helped himself with conservatives by supporting a bill restricting gun manufacturers’ liability in lawsuits.
</p> “We make this request to correct a historical wrong.
“Although not feeling well, she insisted on staying to make the last vote on the tax bill.
[IMGCAP(1)] </p> President Bill Clinton finished just 12,000 votes behind Bob Dole in the 1996 presidential election (though Al Gore did much worse in 2000).
</p> A delegation including House Appropriations Chairman Bill Young (R-Fla.) and Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) had planned to visit Iraq in early May.
Bill Young (R-Fla.), who will have to surrender the gavel at the end of this Congress because of term limits. Reps.
</p> Moran made similar comments at the first hearing.