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She was the architect behind the idea for a consumer watchdog, so it only makes sense that she should be the architect working with Secretary of Treasury Geithner in standing up the agency,” he said.
There’s no unanimity of opinion among Congressional Democrats about whether White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel should quit his job to run for Chicago mayor.
“We must not blink,” he said, noting that money cannot be spent without the House voting to pass it. “If the House says no, it’s no.”
“With our national debt at $13.5 trillion we simply can’t continue to borrow and spend without restraint,” Coburn added.
“We should set a standard for the rest of the country.”
. … Both of us are very concerned about the upcoming November 2nd election and the subsequent municipal elections, and agreed that every possible contender should conduct their effort on the moral high
President Barack Obama on Wednesday cheered Senate progress in advancing a small-business jobs bill but chided Republicans for stalling a bill that “should not have taken this long to pass.”
Tiberi said Republicans can’t win without moderates. “I don’t think the majority of districts can elect Jim DeMint Republicans,” he said.
They’ve made their voices heard in these primary elections, and I think that we should take that very seriously. We ought to take it to heart.”
Senate Democrats are at odds over what their agenda should be for the next few weeks and when they should be able to go home.
“This is our first time back together since the recess, and it was an opportunity for people who have different points of view about what we should be doing in this period, including on Bush tax
[IMGCAP(1)]It is now nine years — nine full, long years — since that great catastrophe that came within an inch of devastating Congress and leaving the country potentially without its first branch
The program is a nonprofit and would come at a lower cost to DCPS, which should seal the deal on its approval, former Tyler assistant principal Tandi Tyler said.
It was unclear if the two reached a time agreement or whether the bill could come to the floor without procedural hurdles.
“Obviously the fact that they were able to drag out the health care reform debate for months when it really was one that should have only taken three or four months, maybe six months, but not as
state laws unconstitutional, and who later thought the states should have the power to object to federal laws considered unconstitutional.
Gallup’s generic ballot of June 28-July 3, when Republicans held a 2-point advantage, to its July 12-18 weekly generic ballot, when Democrats held a 6-point edge, you get another uncomfortably large swing without
And he called on his leaders to push the issue without compromise. “The Democratic leadership has got to stand up to this filibuster no matter how long it takes,” he added.
The winner of the primary should cruise to victory in November. Neither the Republican nor independent challengers have raised more than $8,000 so far.
-Turkish relations, and one in which the United States should not be without an ambassador. Yet Sen.