New York: Two Events, $200,000 Raised for McMahon
</p> The Bloomberg event on Thursday brought in more than $140,000 for the freshman Congressman’s campaign coffers. </p> Another event on Monday was expected to raise $90,000.
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</p> The Bloomberg event on Thursday brought in more than $140,000 for the freshman Congressman’s campaign coffers. </p> Another event on Monday was expected to raise $90,000.
</p> Alexander’s comments on the floor came just after Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) again made a push for energy legislation this year.
</p> </p> [IMGCAP(1)]A: This is a more complicated question than it might seem.
</p> Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reiterated Monday his call to produce an energy bill this year, making his case as Members were filing back into town after a weeklong Memorial Day recess.
“There’s nothing worse than having to vote against every bill your committee approves because there is pork in every one.”
</p> “To date, there hasn’t been much help,” the aide said.
Bill Halter and whether Democratic Rep. Travis Childers of Mississippi’s 1st district can win in a Republican wave in November.
Causey enjoys the support of Berry, former President Bill Clinton and several important local officials, and he may have momentum on his side.</p> But former state Sen.
Bill Halter (D) sought to cast each other as beholden to special interests as the two head into the final days of a close primary runoff.
</p> Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said on “This Week” that while there are sections of the bill he’s open to, he remains opposed as it is currently written.</p> “We need to be very careful here.
</p> Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is also trying to get in front of the energy and climate issue: He said this week he hopes to bring a clean energy bill to the floor “later this summer.”
</p> Emanuel has not been linked to any job offers to candidates in Democratic primaries.
</p> Obama delivered his weekly radio address from Grand Isle, La.
</p> The new Democratic strategy seems clear enough: try to capitalize on the unprecedented oil spill disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico to jump-start the bill and put Republicans on the defensive
Members of Congress return to town next week to tackle plenty of important legislation, but we don’t think anything will be more pressing than a bill that the House Administration Committee recently took
After the health care reform bill was signed into law, the Senate finally approved a comprehensive FAA reauthorization bill, attaching the language to a previously passed House Ways and Means bill.
</p> Crafting a transportation bill sooner rather than later would yield three fairly immediate results: It would create jobs, save money and spur the economy.
</p> The House and Senate are in pre-conference negotiations on the FAA reauthorization bill.
</p> The health care bill and the Wall Street bill, for example, could be and should be stronger, Weissman said, but for K Street.
</p> The bill was approved by a wide, bipartisan 312-114 vote in the House last September. It was also supported by the U.S.