Obama Must Sell Liberals on Afghanistan
.” Murtha warned that, without clearly defined goals being tied to troop increases, “I worry.
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.” Murtha warned that, without clearly defined goals being tied to troop increases, “I worry.
“I really do not think we should weigh in,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said.
Republicans back to the drawing board to figure out how to pivot from their strategy of triangulating on the economic stimulus to the delicate balance of criticizing the commander in chiefÂ’s economic blueprint without
Despite DurbinÂ’s private advice Tuesday that Burris should step down, along with public demands of resignation from the Illinois governor and Democratic House Members, Burris appears determined to
Two weeks after passing a $787 billion economic stimulus bill without a single House Republican vote, Congressional leaders from both parties spent Monday afternoon attending a White House summit
His approach called for shifting from the use of overwhelming military force to quash insurgencies without regard for enemy casualties and property damage.
“Democratic Congressional leaders should abandon their plans to rush another giant spending increase through Congress without public scrutiny and instead pass a clean bill that freezes spending at
Magliocchetti was without a doubt the least voluble of any prominent lobbyist in town. He never talked to reporters on background or off the record, he simply never called you back.
Undertaking such a critical task without a comprehensive plan would be unthinkable. Imagine building a house or launching a business venture without a blueprint or set of plans.
We have lots of it and it is economical without subsidies. In addition, compared with coal-fired electricity generation and gasoline-powered vehicles, natural gas is environmentally advantageous.
We face many challenges in determining what the shape of our system should be and how best to finance it. The current surface transportation authorization expires at the end of September.
But as I urged at a Feb. 11 Subcommittee on Aviation hearing, I believe we should take time to give administration officials an opportunity for input.
I do so without making any comment to the veracity of the allegations against PMA Group.” Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) suggested last week the ethics committee should “take under consideration
.” McCarthy said Obama allowed the House to craft and announce the package, and he said that in the future the president should come out with his own legislation first after working with both parties
.” In the Senate, Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) denounced the executive order as well: “Taxpayers should never be forced to pay for the destruction of innocent human life, here at home or overseas.”
“The extra hour of available exercise time should relieve some of the pressure on House staff, allow them to do their work and still get in a good workout.” Kudos to staffers who are choosing to
These decisions should be made by patients and doctors, not by government bureaucrats.
Washingtonians — whose license plates still carry the “Taxation Without Representation” slogan — aren’t the only ones with a major stake in the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act, which is starting
“They were tackling this bill without a Cabinet … and that led them to rely too much on the committees and the committees wanted to pork it up,” said the senior Senate Democratic aide.
Following the Senate’s 61-37 vote, Bruce Josten, the chamber’s executive vice president for governmental affairs, said that “while this legislation is not perfect and should be improved in conference