Parties Refine Recruiting Pitches
Last cycle, Republican incumbents were in the majority and largely running against blank-slate Democrats without voting records that could be attacked.
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Last cycle, Republican incumbents were in the majority and largely running against blank-slate Democrats without voting records that could be attacked.
“It means that nobody who is organized should find themselves in the climate debate without a champion,” said this lobbyist, who would talk only on background.
“Rather than having Congress try to pick an arbitrary rate of increase for CAFE standards, we believe that the regulatory process at the Department of Transportation should be used,” testified Elizabeth
Along with paying their own way, Republicans and Democrats in South Carolina also are able to determine the dates of their primaries, granting them rare flexibility to fluctuate their primary dates without
about some pro-life conservatives, who think life begins at conception and ends at birth: Some who “support our troops” do so when soldiers enlist and get sent into harm’s way, but once they are there without
“A lot more thought should be given to investment spending, investing in our people, in our infrastructure.” But looking beyond party lines is one way to address budget problems.
And they want lawmakers to examine the fees lenders assess, and whether lenders should maintain responsibility for loans even after they’ve sold them in the secondary market.
Whether he can sell himself to the base as the kind of competent leader they want without making compromises that open him to charges of flip-flopping remains an open question.
John Murtha (D-Pa.), to restrict in some way the president’s ability to deploy troops to Iraq unless he publicly acknowledges that he is sending troops into combat without meeting certain readiness requirements
I mean do you think we should significantly expand nuclear energy? DINGELL: Let’s be honest about it.
Should the U.S. fuel industry become more reliant on ethanol? The short answer to this question is an emphatic “yes!” But we also must be sure not to become overly reliant on just corn-based ethanol.
I believe that Congress should pursue policies leading to energy security.
Therefore, you could argue that domestic partners should qualify as “relatives.” However, the ethics committee is not necessarily bound by the D.C. registration law.
We should blunt the spear of those who have unleashed an unmerciful attack on all forms of energy — specifically fossil fuels.
“I think it’s an area that should be strongly regulated, but how are you going to differentiate a [legitimate poll] from a push poll?” The Push Poll Disclosure Act, introduced by Rep.
But he insists that the Republican Conference chairman does just fine without one, thank you very much, since he practically moves at the speed of e-mail anyway. “Sen.
John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee on Defense, has been a lightning rod for Democrats on the Iraq War since he announced plans — without first vetting it with leadership or
off the House Ways and Means Committee by his own party and now facing an attempt by Republicans to prevent him from taking a seat on the Homeland Security Committee, Jefferson would seem to be a man without
“This is tough enough without adding to it,” asserted Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.). Similarly, Rep. John Salazar (D-Colo.) stated: “We are committee to staying united as a Caucus.”
Republicans argue that because Jefferson is under federal investigation, he should not be given access to national security information.