Rep. Flake Takes on Ariz. Reform Law
“It goes without saying, that when you have taxpayer-financed elections, you’re going to have dirtier elections than you’d otherwise have.
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“It goes without saying, that when you have taxpayer-financed elections, you’re going to have dirtier elections than you’d otherwise have.
With the doubling of individual contribution limits this cycle, the Club should “hit $500,000 for Toomey rather easily,” according to one supporter of the Congressman.
The 1st Congressional district should be represented by a conservative.” Colburn said he has not begun raising money yet and has not been in touch with the organizations that supported Fischer.
Ron Kind (D-Wis.) had been seeking the Resources subcommittee on fisheries conservation, wildlife and oceans job, but Pallone instead grabbed the position without ever indicating an interest beforehand
But in all likelihood, that pledge could be broken without much fallout; plenty of Representatives, especially those in safe districts, have won re-election handily after breaking such promises.
Offices have been encouraged in the strongest possible terms to designate an emergency action coordinator, who should plan escape routes, determine meeting places outside of the Capitol office buildings
“If they wanted to recall Gray, they should have done it before his second term [in the November 2002 election],” said Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.).
This time he supplied the details,” said one lobbyist who thinks that the White House should have stuck with its earlier model.
With so many filibusters coming, Graham said Republicans should get the Democrats on the record as supporting that tactic, then let the pressure mount.
And, of course, even if this worked, it would still leave the country without a Congress for two months, at the worst possible time.
A coalition of groups calling itself Win Without War plans a “virtual march” on Washington on Wednesday.
The FCC can’t regulate cable without legislation, can they? McCAIN: I think they can do things that would make satellite more available and accessible.
However, what should have been an uncontroversial moratorium was temporarily held hostage because some wanted to chainlink it to much more controversial and complex issues regarding how to collect
George Voinovich (R) may be invulnerable, but that doesn’t mean that Springer’s nomination would be without impact.
The report to Congress, which is to be delivered by the Defense Department within 90 days of this law’s enactment, should more fully explain the intentions and scope of the TIA program.
While he questions whether there should be any sort of public financing system at all considering the low percentage of taxpayers who agree to donate part of their federal income tax to the system
Everything should be on the table. The commission should have begun its investigation 10 years before last month’s takeoff of Columbia.
Despite Knowles’ superstar status in Democratic circles, his victory would be no sure thing should he decide to run.
As Lugar noted, “Without U.S. assistance Russia cannot meet the timetable of its obligations under this treaty.
“So far the courts have said that their allegations are without foundation and we were merely exercising our First Amendment rights,” she added.