Feingold Does About-Face, Tells Reid He Supports Him
Less than 24 hours after publicly saying he was unsure whether Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) should resign over his use of racially insensitive language, Sen.
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Less than 24 hours after publicly saying he was unsure whether Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) should resign over his use of racially insensitive language, Sen.
Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) or demand he resign his leadership post over his use of racially insensitive language to describe President Barack Obama in 2008.When asked by reporters whether he thought Reid should
Concerned that labor unions might sit on their hands this November, Congressional Democrats are trying to find a way to assuage the concerns of some of their most dedicated and reliable campaign supporters without
— Democratic leaders still face challenges in the weeks ahead trying to bridge differences within the party on hot-button issues such as abortion, taxes and whether there should be a public insurance
language and declined to endorse Reid’s continued tenure as Majority Leader.In an interview with ABC affiliate WISN, Feingold criticized Reid’s characterization of President Barack Obama as “light-skinned— without
With Dodd gone, Reid is now, without question, the most vulnerable Democratic Senator up for re-election this year. Can he be saved? Should he be?
to distance themselves from the comments while remaining supportive of Lott’s leadership, issuing statements chastising him for making insensitive remarks but arguing that because he had apologized he should
language.Republicans are expected to begin demanding Democratic Senate candidates return campaign contributions from Reid and denounce his comments that President Barack Obama is a “light skinned— black man who speaks without
The conferees also should pick up on a new proposal by the W.K.
Without a formal conference, Democrats in both chambers will also be able to prevent Republicans from offering politically tricky motions to instruct conferees.
— The overall New Year’s resolution that the U.S. should make was described in a speech at West Point on Dec. 9 by General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt as “a new strategy for this economy.
But now the Senate is planning to pass a health care bill without the public health insurance option that most Americans support.
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.