Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Gov. David Paterson today called talk of Senate Democrats potentially boycotting his address Monday to a joint session of the Legislature “shameful” and said “I’m even insulted by the delay” in debating whether to come. This morning, a spokesman for the Senate majority said the conference plans to attend, and aides insisted that it was never [...]
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | yesterday
... that the American people won't notice"-- the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Only 32 courageous Democrats stood up to him and voted no. Many of the rest said something to the effect of... "Well, he inherited this terrible mess from Bush; we'll give him some time to clean it up but this is the last time." Last time? I don't think so. Yesterday the NY Times let it slip that the...
The Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last night the Rules Committee agreed to allow an up-or-down vote on Bart Stupak's amendment to bar federal funding of elective abortions through the health-care bill. A number of the already-declared "no" votes had based their opposition on grounds other than abortion, so the Democrats simply couldn't afford losing 30 to 40 of their own members on the abortion issue alone....
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Senate Democratic majority will now attend Gov. David Paterson’s address Monday to a joint session of the Legislature, a spokesman said this morning. “They still don’t want to, but out of respect to the governor’s office they are going to attend,” said spokesman Austin Shafran. Shafran said the conference expects all members to attend Monday and [...]
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans....
Examiner (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Senate Democrats sidestepped a Republican boycott Thursday, pushing a climate bill out of committee in an early step on a long and contentious road to passage.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Senate Democrats sidestepped a Republican boycott Thursday, pushing a climate bill out of committee in an early step on a long and contentious road to passage.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats sidestepped a Republican boycott Thursday, pushing a climate bill out of committee in an early step on a long and contentious road to passage.
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Senate Democrats are not expected to attend Gov. David Paterson’s planned speech to a joint session of the state Legislature on Monday, saying they will return to Albany when they reach a budget deal. “The Senate will return to Albany once they have an agreement,” said Selvena Brooks, spokeswoman for Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson, D-Brooklyn. The...
Perspective Journal: News and Polit (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
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Politics Index (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
AP - Senate Democrats sidestepped a Republican boycott Thursday, pushing a climate bill out of committee in an early step on a long and contentious road to passage.
CNSNews (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Ignoring a Republican boycott, Senate Democrats pushed a precedent-setting climate bill through a key committee Thursday.
Gabrielle Cusumano (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Senate Democrats have blocked a GOP attempt to require next year's census forms to ask people whether they are a U.S. citizen. Senate blocks census US-citizenship question By ANDREW TAYLOR,...
