Nominations Fight Freezes McCains Cash Haul
With the nominations fight between Senate leaders and the White House growing more tense by the day, Sen.
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With the nominations fight between Senate leaders and the White House growing more tense by the day, Sen.
Up here in Massachusetts everybody is very sad about the news about Ted, whether youre a Democrat or a Republican, said Charley Manning, a Republican media consultant based in Boston.
But its unlikely the Senate will reconsider the Title III provisions before recessing for Memorial Day.
The Senate will then proceed to vote on the war funding portion of the supplemental.
The Van Hollen memo follows: TO: Democratic Colleagues FROM: DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen RE: Memorial Day Work Period Update DATE: May 21, 2008 “When I accepted the job as Chairman
Round One in the highly competitive Oregon Senate race goes to Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Charles Schumer (N.Y.).
Blunt later told reporters that the House and Senate should redo the farm bill in its entirety to avoid legal problems.
From the beginning of his Senate bid, 50-year-old Rep. Robert Andrews (D) has been emphasizing his energy and, more subtly, his relative youth in comparison to 84-year-old Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D).
McCain doesnt want to double up his efforts, especially since Bush will be headlining the 2008 House and Senate fundraising event.
Kennedy recalled to me how, two years after his arrival in the Senate back in 1962, we failed with Medicare. But it passed in 1965.
If we cant get an agreement with Republicans to move through these votes, were not going to stay six or seven days to go through them, Durbin said, referencing the time it would take to jump
Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), who was appointed to the Senate in January following the retirement of Sen. Trent Lott (R).
The farm bill faces a Senate pay-as-you-go rule violation if it is not passed before the budget resolution.
The bill has 14 Senate co-sponsors, split between Republicans and Democrats, as well as a House companion (H.R. 3163), sponsored by Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.).
Having more Democrats in the Senate and a new White House that is expected to find a national health plan more acceptable than the Bush administration could create the perfect storm for change,
As highly controversial as is this war and this war funding, were going to have to work together; otherwise, were going to walk away from here this week with nothing done, Reid said on the floor
I think were making progress. I dont think were pure yet … [but] theres a broad consensus that we dont air-drop earmarks, she said.
But when that someone is legendary Master of the Senate Lyndon B. Johnson, its a different story.
Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.) that he will not seek re- election is a rare bit of good news for beleaguered House Republicans.
It is a business-related litigation that doesnt have any bearing on the campaign, so were not commenting on it, Ozinga spokesman Andy Sere said.