Reform Mantle Is Passed to Castle, Price
Christopher Shays (Conn.) was defeated for re-election in November, the House lost not only its last GOP Member from New England, but also the remaining point person for campaign finance reform issues
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Christopher Shays (Conn.) was defeated for re-election in November, the House lost not only its last GOP Member from New England, but also the remaining point person for campaign finance reform issues
Tom Coburn (R-Okla), a conservative whose bitter struggle with Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) over public lands legislation entangled the Senate for months, says Obamas courtship is genuine.
But a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) said Democrats have since discovered one major drawback to the move.
As firms prepare to file their fourth-quarter lobbying disclosures by Jan. 21, those termination reports are already piling up 250 as of Monday, according to Senate disclosure records.
Senate for 36 years. Five eulogists tried to explain the impact, the style and the contradictions of Claiborne Pell.
That said, if I can have a greater impact by being in the Senate, I will certainly consider it. For statewide officeholders, Democrats could look first to Lt. Gov.
Voinovichs aides had stressed the Senators re-election plans until last week, often citing the $2.7 million that he had stored up for his campaign as proof, so would-be successors havent had long
Voinovich was already considered likely to face a tough re-election in Ohio, where Democrats picked up a Senate seat in 2006 and went on to carry the state in the 2008 presidential race.
Were still working it, Durbin said.
George Voinovich (R-Ohio) announced Monday that he would retire from the Senate in 2010 after serving two terms.
Theyre getting ready to sell the Cubs, and we were trying to figure out whos going to buy them, Gainer said.
Saunders most recently served as spokesman for Stevens during the Alaska lawmakers failed 2008 re-election campaign.
. Elias also said he did not have any assurances from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reids (D-Nev.) office that the Senate would seat Franken.
Voinovichs office confirmed on Friday that he was considering ending his Senate career, but Senior Adviser Chris Paulitz did not return a request for comment on whether the moderate lawmaker planned
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told several news outlets including Roll Call that he does not work for, but with Obama.
Armed with a stronger majority and a handful of GOP defectors, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Sunday successfully broke Sen.
Vice President-elect Joseph Biden will officially step down from his Delaware Senate seat on Jan. 15, ending a Senate career that has spanned more than three decades.
All that happened to Tom Daschle is that he lost a re-election race in his home state. That can happen to any of us, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said.
Party insiders say Voinovichs decision has nothing to do with his re-election prospects.
In fact, Menendez could have greater success bringing about change on K Street than electing new Democrats to the Senate in 2010.