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Joe Lieberman (Conn.) was the lone Democratic candidate to criticize the former Vermont governor during the debate for saying at a campaign event that the United States “shouldn’t choose sides” and should
“We in Congress have only a few short weeks, and if folks don’t speak up, I fear Members of Congress will not oppose these cuts as strongly as they should.”
“That’s the safest thing,” he said, noting that without it, inaccurate prescriptions may get filled.
a military tribunal without appeal.
Foley added that the change should happen regardless of which party has control of the chamber in 2005.
The topic was the future of the country should terrorists effectively undermine the world’s longest-surviving democratic republic.
“These are areas which we should have questions about, and we ought to look into them,” Byrd said.
“Why should the NRA’s speech go beyond its actual membership?”
“‘Why should anybody haveta teach you the wrong son,’ Augustus said. ‘Ain’t you got eyes to see it without me tellin you?’ ‘Henry,’ Mildred said, ‘why do things the same old bad way?’
In their latest joint appearance last Thursday, not one Democratic presidential candidate said that America’s purpose in Iraq should be to “win,” “prevail,” establish a democracy — or even “persevere.”
The House Administration Committee approved Friday an exemption for subscriber e-mail lists, allowing Members to send mass e-mails to constituents without prior approval from the Commission on Congressional
That raises a difficult question for many Members: Should Congress allow a museum to be built on a prominent Capitol location on the National Mall?
But his campaign was not without some controversy as well.
Another Republican leadership aide added, “The bottom line is that our Members can’t communicate it without having the actual, real-life examples. The information is not readily available.”
in the hearing, Hantman said there was significant discussion among the 18 members of the Capitol Preservation Commission, which oversees the project, about how big and for what purpose the auditorium should
George Allen (R-Va.) suggested Estrada could still be nominated to the Supreme Court even without having been confirmed to the lower-court post.
Because GOP House leaders long ago abandoned seniority as a factor in determining who should become chairman, the House Appropriations power shift is expected to be far more dramatic and uncertain
The debate within the party is an acknowledgment that retaking control of the House in 2004 is a difficult proposition for Democrats without a strong national wind behind them and that a long-term
In our view, keeping obscurity intact for nine years is a feat that should be, at least quietly, rewarded. As with all other Congressional caucuses, even the obscure must have a chairman.
There is a strong consensus that this should include repeal of FSC/ETI. There is a dispute, however, over how best to replace it.