Obama Opines on Immigration as Test Vote Nears
The pep talk came four hours before the first Senate test vote on the legislation, another sign that, at least until the amendment process gets started, the bill has enough bipartisan support to
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The pep talk came four hours before the first Senate test vote on the legislation, another sign that, at least until the amendment process gets started, the bill has enough bipartisan support to
Perhaps there are no more fascinating in-state duos in the Senate than the Texas and Kentucky delegations.
The Republican seat-warmer for New Jersey, Jeff Chiesa, was sworn into the Senate on Monday by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. New Jersey Republican Gov.
Bono Mack was ultimately defeated in her re-election campaign in 2012, as was Dold.
The senator was up for re-election in 2014 and had announced his retirement in February. Pallone had a solid fundraising lead as of the end of March.
Now, local officials might have to confront a divisive special primary for Senate in the next several months. The first battle started when state Sen.
A senior House Republican is taking aim at a senior Senate Republican for suggesting the “hormone level” of young soldiers sets the stage for sexual assault. On Tuesday evening, Rep. Michael R.
Republicans in the state speculated on Monday that Christie, who is up for re-election in November, would do what he could to avoid sharing a ballot with the Senate special election.
Christie could choose a moderate Republican and narrow the Democrats’ Senate majority to 54-46.
Beyond giving Republicans an extra seat in the Senate until next year, holding the election in 2014 would also remove some complications to Christie’s re-election bid and Republicans’ hopes of picking
Lautenberg retired in 2001, but he ended up succeeding Torricelli after he decided abruptly not to seek re-election in 2002, after being admonished by the Ethics Committee.
Lautenberg marks much more than the end of the Greatest Generation’s time in the Senate.
The Hatch Re-Election Committee spent $12,224 for constituent gifts at the Senate gift shops since the beginning of 2011. Carper for Senate spent $5,262 for books to auction.
Senate in 1998 as a Republican, lost re-election to Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse in 2006, became an Independent, and was elected governor of the Ocean State in 2010.
Michele Bachmann, decided not to run for re-election.
Hit from both sides on the air this week, Pryor launched the first television ad of his re-election campaign on Friday.
The Republican has long been expected to take on the first-term senator, who is among the most vulnerable incumbents facing re-election next year.
Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., announced Wednesday he will seek re-election instead of running for the state’s open Senate seat.
That vote doomed her 1994 re-election campaign in suburban Philadelphia. The former one-term congresswoman joins an already-crowded field for the primary. State Sen.
She won re-election by a meager 1-point margin in 2012 and was a top target for Democrats going into this cycle.