Blast From the Past: Failed ’90s Judicial Nominee Gets Second Chance (Updated)
John Ashcroft, R-Mo., led the effort to derail the White nomination, making the case to fellow Republicans that White should not be confirmed. Joseph R.
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John Ashcroft, R-Mo., led the effort to derail the White nomination, making the case to fellow Republicans that White should not be confirmed. Joseph R.
“Representative Owens should have known that the trip was not a proper privately-sponsored trip because of the lobbying firm’s continued involvement, which the Committee was unaware of.
The assumption should be that there are no sacred cows.
Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., wanted Park to testify without delay.
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo) No Labels was founded three years ago to create a platform where political reform could be encouraged without the stigma of party labels.
Before the trip ever happened, “it was decided,” the Ethics report said, “that the trips should be conducted under the House’s privately-sponsored travel rules and not MECEA.”
The proposal targets political ads, whether positive or negative, that try to persuade voters about the worthiness or unworthiness of a candidate or proposal without using the words “vote for” or
The agreement already passed the House, and Senate supporters want to send it to President Barack Obama’s desk without any changes.
That should in no way be interpreted as a sign of any changing balance of power in the Republican Conference, where the hard-line budget conservatives look to dominate just as they have for the past
That should in no way be interpreted as a sign of any changing balance of power in the Republican Conference, where the hard-line budget conservatives look to dominate just as they have for the past
namely the Defense of Marriage Act, the Controlled Substances Act and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 — and a refusal to prosecute IRS officials who accessed tax records of political donors and candidates without
After all, Hoyer said, President Barack Obama should have had more “precision” when he told the American people that if they liked their health insurance, they could keep it under the new health
Those numbers should not inspire euphoria in the party in control of the White House.
That’s the richer fiscal vein where the president and GOP leaders agree the bulk of money to “pay for” an easing of the spending strictures should properly be found — especially if this year’s talks are
And that’s going to happen with or without the [Fred] Upton bill.”
Whenever a project failure is widely and openly cited for a lack of leadership and coordination, it should go without saying that the person in charge of leading the coordinating effort has clearly
In the end, 22 Democrats voted “yes,” a number one senior House Democratic aide said would probably have been higher without Pelosi’s work.
“I noticed a lot of skepticism even among the more liberal members of the court about whether government should be involved in editing prayers and deciding what kinds of prayers are appropriate.”
“However, I also believe it should be improved, especially as it pertains to religious organizations.
On the House side, should Republican leaders opt not to put the Senate-passed bill on the floor, they risk accusations of living in the past. Democrats are already on the offensive.