Lugar Gets His Moment
softer critic of the administration’s lack of engagement with North Korea and even went further than most State Department officials by insisting that using military force against the communist country should
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softer critic of the administration’s lack of engagement with North Korea and even went further than most State Department officials by insisting that using military force against the communist country should
Prado was reported out of committee on April 3 without any dissent from Democrats.
stormed down the halls of the Capitol and into Frist’s office, demanding to know what sort of leadership style had allowed him to sanction a tax-cut deal with a committee chairman and two back-benchers without
Such rhetoric will hopefully subside before Members return April 29, Snowe spokeswoman Elizabeth Wenk said, explaining that the reality of the situation was that without an agreement, the budget
After being told that there was no other work available and sent home without pay, Johnson brought her case to the Office of Compliance.
Under a rules change said to have been pushed by Hastert, food and beverages can be provided to Congressional offices without the amount counting towards the gift limit for the lawmaker in charge
Bush’s numbers should get better as Iraqi military resistance ceases, caches of weapons of mass destruction are discovered and Iraqis cheer coalition forces as liberators.
The Congressman, a four-term incumbent from Eastern Washington, is trying to protect the interests of his constituents without sounding as if he is resisting President Bush’s promise of humanitarian
“Those people who contributed to this accounting fraud should be and will be held responsible.
“The war should not be for political gain,” said spokeswoman Ranit Schmelzer.
“I demonized Democratic Senators, their staffs and [Anita] Hill’s feminist supporters without ever interviewing any of them,” Brocks writes in his book renouncing his past.
“One of the things we need to do is make it so staffs can have a long-term professional opportunity without seeing Congress as a training ground.
Brenner noted that Lugar has been critical of Bush’s desire to fight the war in Iraq without more international assistance, and that Senate Armed Service Chairman John Warner (R-Va.) has often had
Gary Keck, a Pentagon spokesman, said the additional $3.5 billion should not be interpreted as a change in policy because the administration did not formally ask for the original “reconstituting” figure
“The theme throughout this debate is going to be, ‘We should be doing as least as much to protect the security of the citizens here at home as we are doing to protect America’s interests overseas
Nickles’ budget blueprint, which won the support of six Democratic moderates and four GOP centrists, might not have had the necessary support for initial passage without the dramatic reduction in
The Main Street Coalition of so-called moderate Republicans in the House — they should probably change their official moniker to “Hanz and Franz’s Girly Men” — have simply capitulated without a murmur.
“The fact that we are at war does not mean that Congress should simply hand off its constitutional responsibilities [as appropriators],” said Senate Appropriations Committee ranking member Robert
campaign finance experts as well as reform advocates maintained that the North Carolina case was important because the role that nonprofits play in politics is expected to grow dramatically in a world without
Of course, no cherry blossom festival would be complete without the annual parade down Constitution Avenue and the selection of the cherry blossom queen at the grand ball sponsored by the National