The Versatile Bill Thomas: Mentor, Fundraiser, Party Man
“I just think he likes both,” said a lobbyist who knows Thomas well, “and you can’t do one without the other.”
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“I just think he likes both,” said a lobbyist who knows Thomas well, “and you can’t do one without the other.”
After walking up a long flight of stairs to get to the conference room at the White House, “I find myself in the rare position of a politician without much wind,” he joked.
Ken Connor, president of the Family Research Council, wrote that “if Republican leaders cannot mount a vigorous defense of marriage, then pro-family voters perhaps should begin to reconsider their
The American League of Lobbyists is “cautiously optimistic” that they will soon receive passes designated for frequent visitors allowing them access to the Capitol without a specific appointment.
Never again, she said, will Democrats go through an election cycle without a unified theme.
Like Rogers, many lawmakers who were supportive of the war effort are now itching to see the situation on the ground so they can assess what kind of support Congress should provide in the future
There are also options for the purist who believes summer should be spent outside enjoying the weather and far away from the confines of a classroom.
Restaurants with outdoor dining strive to keep it, and those without yearn to get it. Given the culinary competition, restaurants on the Hill try to set themselves apart from the crowd.
On the Mall After recently concluding a blockbuster Édouard Vuillard retrospective in April, the National Gallery of Art heads into the crucial summer months without a show of similar
If adopted without revision, the 20 panels would have collectively received almost $50 million (including Homeland Security) more than last Congress.
“The Administration’s efforts to overhaul the federal workforce thus far have been undertaken without meaningful legislative oversight or input from Congress.
“Let’s hope for the best … or we’ll have to create our own environment” in which to discuss the Democratic plan, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said without signaling definitively whether
And without missing a beat, the Massachusetts Senator replies: “I’ve been waiting for your endorsement.”
… Why should we pay the Saudis at $2 a gallon and not say a word about it?
To get the maximum benefit out of the TEA-21 reauthorization, I believe Congress should focus on several priorities.
Our transportation officials should have a range of tools available as they seek to solve their own particular transportation problems.
My amendment to the supplemental appropriations bill empowered TSA to begin financing these projects, but time is short, and the deadline should not be extended again.
We can and should find ways to improve and expand service where it makes sense, including the development of high-speed rail corridors around the country.
Further, it would have been impossible for the responders who bravely rushed in at Ground Zero, the Pentagon and in that Pennsylvania field to reach the disaster sites in a timely manner without
Mary Landrieu (La.), a main target for defeat by the administration last year, said her Democratic colleagues should take note of her winning re-election bid as well as the losing bids of Sens.