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McConnell warns against reconciliation
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
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Senate Republicans issued a blunt warning to their Democratic colleagues today: Don’t even think about using reconciliation to ram through a health care bill. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that Democrats suffer a severe backlash if they...
Tags: Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, health care, Congress, Senate Republican, leaders mitch, minority leaders, John Boehner, Washington
New Iowa House GOP assistants set
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Republicans in the Iowa House on Tuesday elected Rep. Matt Windschitl, R-Missouri Valley, and Rep. Dave Deyoe, R-Nevada, to serve as assistant minority leaders...Windschitl is a gunsmith and works for the Union Pacific Railroad. Deyoe is a farmer. "They...
Tags: Iowa House, House GOP, Dave Deyoe, minority leaders, Matt Windschitl, Des Moines
Pelosi makes final plea for signature legislation
Washington :: DC :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility Pelosi addressed the chamber for two minutes after Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio) spent over an hour in the chamber in a filibuster-like speech designed to delay the vote. Democrats had objected to Boehner's lengthy speech but House tradition...
Tags: John Boehner, House of Representatives, House Passes Milestone Energy, Nancy Pelosi, house floor, Barack Obama, climate change, minority leaders, leaders john
Penry gives a peek at trail ahead
Denver :: CO :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility State Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry ripped Democratic spending Wednesday but also let loose on fellow Republicans in a speech that signals what may come on the campaign trail. The Grand Junction Republican spoke to the Lincoln Club of Colorado at...
Tags: Josh Penry, Colorado Republicans, Colorado Senate, minority leaders, Lincoln Club of Colorado, leaders josh, senate minority
Assembly leaders withdraw staffers' pay hikes
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | 7 months ago
Credibility Speaker Karen Bass and minority leader Michael Villines acknowledge that the raises for 136 were ill-advised, given the state's budget crisis. April 23, 2009 "I absolutely don't want the people who oppose public education to use this as some sort of...
Tags: Assembly Democratic, State Assembly, Speaker Karen Bass, pay hikes, pay raises, assembly speaker, assembly leaders, minority leaders, assembly aides
Democrats’ ‘apology’ Web site mocks Limbaugh
Rush :: Ireland | 9 months ago
Credibility Democrats launched a Web site Wednesday that mocks GOP leaders for apologizing to radio host Rush Limbaugh for criticizing or publicly disagreeing with him. This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 at 6:30 pm and is filed under Politics .
Tags: Rush Limbaugh, Barack Obama, Obama for America, White House press, GOP, John Boehner, Republican Party, minority leaders, stock market
Penry vows GOP fight on bridge, roads bill
Denver :: CO :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility Democrats eager to drive a multimillion-dollar road-funding bill through the state Senate today can expect a jarring ride from conservative lawmakers, Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, pledged ahead of the vote. Penry said Democratic...
Tags: Full Senate, Senate Appropriations Committee, Senate Democrats, Josh Penry, Republican, republican leaders, minority leaders, leaders josh, senate minority
Moriarty hopes polls to be free, fair
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | 11 months ago
Credibility During a visit to the capital's Dhakeshwari Temple in the afternoon, Moriarty reiterated USA's commitment to religious freedom that has been enshrined in the Bangladesh constitution. He also held a meeting with the leaders of Hindu community and applauded...
Minority leader wants answers from Sansom
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 11 months ago
Credibility Minority leader Franklin Sands of Weston said Monday that legislators will be working under a pall until Sansom answers questions about his new job at a college in the Panhandle. Sansom took a $110,000 job with Northwest Florida State College on the same...
Tags: Ray Sansom, Florida House, Republican House, Northwest Florida State University, house speaker, Florida Legislature, leaders franklin, Florida Democrat, answers questions, minority leaders
Reid torn over Lieberman Senate role
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., says he's torn over how to handle rebellious former Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. On one hand, Lieberman stumped on national television for Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain, R-Ariz.,...
Tags: obama, Mitch McConnell, Joe Lieberman, Joe Lieberman, Joe Lieberman, Senate, John McCain, Harry Reid, leaders mitch, minority leaders
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