Flores Easily Beats Curnock in Texas Runoff
Texas businessman Bill Flores easily beat businessman Rob Curnock in Tuesday’s Republican runoff in the 17th district, where Rep. Chet Edwards (D) is seeking re-election.
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Texas businessman Bill Flores easily beat businessman Rob Curnock in Tuesday’s Republican runoff in the 17th district, where Rep. Chet Edwards (D) is seeking re-election.
With the health care bill safely signed into law, I hope you’re feeling better about yourselves, Democrats.
It also tried to frame the debate related to the stimulus bill.</p> Not surprisingly, tax-preparation firms frequent the IRS, as well.
</p> The bank’s leaders added that the loan will help the poor, AIDS-ravaged country.
</p> McGovern has not yet decided whether he will try to attach his proposal to the upcoming supplemental spending bill.
In a news release, the group noted that “Judge Garland did volunteer work for presidential candidates who held pro-abortion views, including Bill Clinton in 1992 and Michael Dukakis in 1988.”
</p> Several Republican leadership aides said Reid will have more than the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture on the legislation to move the bill forward.
</p> Senate Democratic aides close to the issue said Reid is planning to try to get a bill to the floor as early as June. In the meantime, Reid will be pressing Sens.
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]While Republicans are indeed objecting to moving forward with a House-passed bill to extend jobless benefits for a month, Democrats appear to have missed or ignored opportunities to force
</p> Perriello has been hailed in Democratic and liberal circles for voting in favor of a health care bill and a cap-and-trade climate change bill.
Her group has set a goal of clearing both measures through the chamber in the next two months, hoping to add the “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal to the defense authorization bill on the floor.
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]But would Quaid even want the role?
</p> In both districts, the March 2 primary elections didn’t produce majority-vote winners.
</p> Van Hollen also was the main draw at two fundraising events for Rep. Steve Kagen (Wis.), one in Madison and one in Milwaukee.
</p> In the late 1990s, Kyl helped defeat the ratification of the comprehensive test ban treaty signed by President Bill Clinton.
Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) appears destined to highlight the same internal party fissures that dogged Stupak during his battle over abortion funding in the health care bill.
</p> In the U.S., despite the House passing a climate change bill in 2009, which includes a cap-and-trade component to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the
</p> The controversial ruling in Citizens United v.
</p> That’s roughly the number of Americans in jail right now. But that number becomes even grimmer if you include the entire correctional system.
</p> Dodd has for months sought the support of Republicans and will likely continue negotiations this week as the bill moves closer to floor action.