GOP House Gains Eclipse 1994
In all those races, the controversial cap-and-trade bill became a key issue for Republicans to attack Democrats with.
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In all those races, the controversial cap-and-trade bill became a key issue for Republicans to attack Democrats with.
</p> ‘We have a Congress today that is so bottled up, so tied up in knots,’ he said.
</p> If all goes well for the Ohio Republican, by Wednesday morning he will be poised to become Speaker.</p> “We have rosaries!”
</p> But this time, Reid is not cajoling and bargaining to put together 60 votes for health care reform, financial reform or a stimulus bill — legislative accomplishments that, for better or worse, have
</p> But that hardly mattered.
</p> Don’t read long-term trends into this election or any other. </p> This country is changing, and that will have a long-term effect on our politics and our political parties.
Bill Owens in New York’s 23rd district and Rep. Baron Hill in Indiana’s 9th district ‘ all rated as Tossup races.
</p> “I tried to find people who were philosophically consistent with where I am,” he said. </p> Scott is in good company.
</p> On Friday, the Financial Services Forum announced it was rehiring Courtney Geduldig to be the group’s head of federal government relations and chief counsel.
</p> Boehner said the government had disrespected the American people, and he asked whether the audience believed they had to accept that treatment.</p> “No!” they replied.
</p> In 2006, Corker was locked in an extremely competitive race with Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D) for the open seat vacated by Republican Sen. Bill Frist.
</p> “You can see that he’s building an organization for two years from now,” said Bill Batchelder, Ohio’s Republican state House leader.
Bill Owens (D) and his Republican challenger, Matt Doheny, is in a statistical dead heat, and may hinge on how many voters know that third-party candidate Doug Hoffman has suspended his campaign.
</p> “I think it’s pretty clear where the trendlines are going,” he said.
</p> Bill Allison, editorial director for the Sunlight Foundation, said it is not surprising that more PAC dollars are still going to the Democrats.
</p> Rep. Kendrick Meek pushed back Thursday against a report that President Bill Clinton nearly talked the Florida Democrat into withdrawing from his Senate race last week.
</p> “I’m really busy working on my own campaign,” he said.
</p> In particular, the Pharmeutical Care Management Association has criticized the PBM Audit Reform and Transparency Act, a bill the NCPA supports.
</p> The ad features Pomeroy wearing a red plaid shirt, sitting at a table with a cup of coffee and speaking directly to the camera as a guitar plays softly in the background.
</p> Several Democrats have expressed support for changing filibuster rules in the next Congress, especially after the chamber was unable to invoke cloture in September on the Defense authorization bill