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The Supreme Court held that the criminal statute allows the president to “perform his duties without interference from threats of physical violence” but warned that “[w]hat is a threat must be distinguished
I worked in the Senate for four years from 2005 to 2009, and hardly a week would go by without some type of security alert: a suspicious package in one building, a truck that was being searched or
Others Members agreed that law enforcement should be more vigilant and responsive. Rep.
The event should not be exploited for partisan gain, the Vermont Democrat said. “Let’s not get a tragedy mixed up in politics,” he added.
“These high-capacity clips simply should not be on the market.”
But at the same time, they do have a concept of public good and things that the government should do, like education.”
Gabrielle Giffords has generated a larger discussion about the level of security Members should have when they’re not in Washington, D.C.
But there is some common ground, and we should take health care being the most recent example,” the Arizona Democrat added.
“No Member should consider this vote as the end of the reform efforts of this Congress,” Rules Chairman David Dreier (R-Calif.) said on the floor.
“We cannot ignore that, nor should we. My belief has always been, we can disagree without being disagreeable to each other.”
. … When government sees insufficient benefit, all but the wealthiest and most politically connected will have to go without” life-saving treatment.
The Ohio Republican assumed the Speakership without the pomp and circumstance that characterized Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s “marble-ceiling-shattering” ascendance to the job just four years ago.
He said experience is necessary on any staff, but the chief pick should send a message to the political base.
Dreier also defended a scheduled vote next week on repealing the health care overhaul, which has also drawn fire from Democrats because it will be brought up under limited debate and without an opportunity
But he returns this week to a much different climate: His own party is deeply divided over how he should work with the new Congress and Republicans are ready to hold him to his word about cutting deals
. … Should the voice of 600,000 people count for nothing?”
Should Ethics opt to re-establish the subcommittee, however, it could give Waters a new opportunity to object to the panel’s membership.
looming over health care reform, federal spending and the debt, and a proposed Republican House rules package that would allow, among other things, Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to craft a budget without