Republicans Rip Administration Over Terrorist Scare
Somebody in the last 48 hours should have been out there speaking to the American people.
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Somebody in the last 48 hours should have been out there speaking to the American people.
However, Schumer is acknowledged by Democratic Senators involved in the health care negotiations as having played a key role in resolving the intraparty disputes, without which the majority’s 60-vote coalition
— The bill, without a public option, also has been branded “a wet sloppy kiss to the insurance industry.
But the final horse-trading over the public option should not obscure the fact that this bill is a breathtaking accomplishment that is anchored by, and advances, three vital progressive values.Taking care
thorny issues of abortion, immigration and taxes remain for the looming health care legislation conference with the House.And while Senate Democrats have warned they cannot make many changes in conference without
submission showing Zises had issued him an “asset-backed personal loan— valued at $50,000 to $100,000.At that time, Ackerman told Newsday that the original report listed the loan in error, stating it should
The vote on final passage should occur on Christmas Eve night.“The die is cast; it’s done,— Schumer said.
But addressing our energy needs while tackling climate change need not be so costly, nor should these two challenges be mutually exclusive.
Policymakers approved a broad definition of biomass power to ensure that southeastern states without sustainable access to wind or solar power could count on biomass to make up a significant percentage
deliberations over a nomination for administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, which leads American efforts to fight poverty and disease in the developing world, would pass without
Without retirements, the GOP can have no real hope of making huge gains.
Reform should improve the coverage children have today and contain costs — not take critical benefits and cost-sharing protections away.
Because having a say in the way that we are governed is a human right and representative government is a necessary foundation for all other human rights to flourish, no country should be allowed a free
With the Senate bill expected to come in both cheaper and without the public plan, some of those Blue Dogs say they plan to take a fresh look at the bill.
Though Iowa has trended Democratic in recent elections and on the voter registration rolls, the party is trying to supplant Grassley in a midterm election year that should be more friendly to Republicans
Obama said, according to one Senate source.Obama also appeared to acknowledge that a public option is now off the table, telling Members that the bill remained a strong, positive piece of legislation without
— The Tuesday afternoon White House meeting is expected to focus on Democratic unity, with Obama likely to tell the 60 Democrats they should support the bill even if they believe it is missing key
Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) dismissed criticism that TARP funds should be used instead to reduce the deficit. “TARP was used to assist Wall Street.
Ben Nelson (Neb.) was still looking for a resolution to the abortion issue, and several liberal Senators wanted to review the final product before accepting a package without the public insurance option
“What people like Howard Dean wanted, what Members of the Senate and the House want now, is a mix of increased accessibility for the millions of Americans that go every day without the safety net