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</p> Although Senate Democratic Conference Vice Chairman Charles Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday indicated he might end up backing the bill, Schumer spokesman Brian Fallon on Wednesday closed the door on the
</p> The legislation in question is a bill sponsored by Tester and Sen.
</p> Graham, who sits on the Judiciary Committee, has become increasingly hostile to the idea of tackling comprehensive reform this year; he had earlier been negotiating a bill with Democratic Conference
</p> Ayotte is not the first Republican on the air in the multi-candidate GOP primary scheduled for September.
</p> “Casino Jack” leaves no stone unturned in uncovering who the real Abramoff is.
</p> I’ve met three of the four credible Republican candidates in the race — former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, millionaire businessman Bill Binnie and conservative Ovide Lamontagne, the GOP’s unsuccessful
</p> Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) filed an amendment to the financial reform bill that would end the practice of secret holds, and Sen.
and Bill Nelson of Florida, who were pushing to clamp down on offshore drilling and increasing liability for companies responsible for spills.
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]One way to do that is reflected in legislation introduced this week by Rep.
</p> Mississippi state Sen.
</p> Since Obama became president, that situation has not changed.
Wall Street’s attempts to weaken the bill.
</p> The politics of energy legislation have gotten more complicated since the explosion, particularly in the Senate, where a bill has yet to be introduced.
</p> “I hope we can move forward and get this legislation done. We have to finish it by next week,” Reid said on the floor Tuesday, noting the bill will clear “one way or the other by next week.”
</p> “I wrote it and I called [Sen.] Chris [Dodd] and [Majority Leader] Harry [Reid] and I said, You know, the other side keeps saying this bill is for bailouts; it’s not.
</p> Reid made the comments when explaining why he is insisting that the Senate complete work on a financial regulatory reform bill by the end of next week.
</p> Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) is a co-sponsor of the Senate version of the bill.
</p> Pennsylvania state Rep.
</p> The GOP leadership should point out that the 1,336-page Dodd bill is the anti-thesis of these clear, consistent rules.
during a Tuesday morning speech to a crowd of labor and environmental groups, blasted Wall Street and called on the Senate to follow the House by passing financial regulatory reform and a climate change bill