Posts Tagged ‘Sheldon Whitehouse’
Within one day after President Obama was sworn in for his second term, Harry Reid was putting in motion the vote to eliminate most filibusters. Here is the list of the Senators that think this is such a good idea they chose to co-sponsor it: Sen Baldwin, Tammy [WI] – 1/22/2013 Sen Begich, Mark [AK] [...]
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Remember that promise of change in 2006? You know, the one where the Democrats promised to get rid of the cronyism and corruption in DC? Well, they had a chance to walk the walk yesterday. There was a bill in the form of an amendment to eliminate earmarks completely. Here’s a list of the “changelings” [...]
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Ben Cardin, Ben Casey, Bill Nelson, change, Debbie Stabenow, earmark, Jeff Bingamen, Jim Webb, Jon Tester, Kent Conrad, Maria Cantwell, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown
Posted in 2006 US Senate Races, Ethics, Government, Legislative Process | No Comments »
Yesterday Bush vetoed the Iraqi pullout bill. In that bill, it had emergency spending for the military as well. That was both expected politically, and I expected it for bigger reasons. Spending will be done one way or another until a proper funding bill is presented. The war won’t stop just because a few loonies [...]
Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, Amy Klobuchar, barack obama, barbara-boxer, Barbara-Mikulski, benedict-arnold, Benjamin-Cardin, Benjamin-Nelson, Bernie-Sanders, Bill Nelson, Blanche-Lincoln, byron-dorgan, Carl-Levin, chris-dodd, Chuck-Hagel, Chuck-Schumer, claire mccaskill, Daniel-Akaka, Daniel-Inouye, Debbie Stabenow, diane-feinstein, Evan-Bayh, Frank-Lautenberg, Gordon-Smith, H.R.-1591, harry reid, Herb-Kohl, hillary clinton, iraq, Jack-Reed, Jeff-Bingaman, Jim Webb, joe-biden, john-kerry, John-Rockefeller, Jon Tester, Ken-Salazar, Kent Conrad, Legislative Process, Maria Cantwell, mark-pryor, Mary-Landrieu, Max-Baucus, National Security, Patrick-Leahy, patriotism, Political Correctness, Politics, Polls, Richard-Durbin, Robert-Byrd, Robert-Casey, Robert-Menendez, Ron-Wyden, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, ted-kennedy, Thomas-Carper, Tom-Harkin, treason, US-Constitution
Posted in 2008 Presidential Race, Legislative Process, National Security, Political Correctness, Politics | 4 Comments »
