Democrats Move in Fla. Vote Fight
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The House approved its $2.9 trillion version of the fiscal 2008 budget Thursday afternoon 216-210, with a dozen Democrats joining all Republicans in opposition to the bill.
</p> The emergency spending bill carries add-ons ranging from $2 million for the University of Vermont to $165,200 for the widow of the late Rep.
</p> The Senate Rules and Administration Committee this afternoon approved by voice vote a bill co-written by Sens.
</p> The Rules and Administration Committee on Wednesday afternoon voted out of committee the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act. The bill, sponsored by Sens.
</p> Anticipating those charges, Reid and Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) will try to put the public onus on the White House for threatening to veto the bill in the first place.
</p> One such dynamic is a greater propensity toward oversight.
John Kerry’s (D-Mass.) 2004 presidential campaign, and in the White House under President Bill Clinton.
</p> In fact, House Democrats, as part of their first “100 days” homeland security bill, conditioned future military aid to Pakistan on Bush’s certifying that Musharraf was making “all possible efforts
</p> The document also encouraged Democrats to discuss the Iraq War spending bill, which would require U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq no later than 2008, as well as the federal budget and ethics reforms
</p> The most recent example of that cooperation came on the Iraq supplemental spending bill, when House Democrats took Dean up on his offer to make calls to whip support from liberal Democrats for the
Bill Renick (who also was chief of staff to former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove (D), whom Barbour defeated in 2003). </p> Barbour isn’t expected to have any problems winning a second term.
</p> But although the Shepherd-Cohen chemistry was enough to draw attention, it wasn’t, sadly, enough to produce a winning dish. </p> Sen.
</p> Rodriguez, who in a Dec. 12 runoff dumped </p> incumbent Rep. Henry Bonilla (R) in the newly drawn 23rd district, could be vulnerable heading into 2008.
</p> Supporters of the bill had pushed for it to be brought back this week.
</p> “We find ourselves in a position where we need to address that or we’re going to be on every bill, whether it’s a water bill, a D.C.
</p> As the Senate looks to debate a bill before Memorial Day, four key Senators met Tuesday afternoon to try to advance bipartisan efforts. </p> Republican Sens.
[IMGCAP(1)]</p> This is nothing new, of course.
Bill Clinton (D) during his 1992 presidential bid. </p> “Sen.