Monthly Archives: January 2010
McConnell Favors Deficit Reduction Commission Focused Solely on Spending
The leading Republican “in the Senate pushed aside concerns that some members of his party had engaged in rank partisanship when they recently rejected a proposal for a bipartisan commission that would have made binding recommendations to Congress on ways … Continue reading
Filed under Budget, Party Leadership, Sunday Shows
Illinois Senate: Primary Voting Set to Begin Tuesday
The Illinois primary is Tuesday, and candidates are vying for the opportunity to run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Senator Roland Burris (D-IL), who won’t be running. The Washington Post has a good primer on the state-of-play … Continue reading
Filed under Election
Alexander Suggests Attorney General Eric Holder Should Step Down
A top-ranking “Senate Republican suggested that Attorney General Eric Holder should ‘step down’ one year into the job,” The Hill reports. GOP Conference Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) said on "Fox News Sunday" that the embattled Holder likely made the … Continue reading
Filed under DOJ, Sunday Shows
Bayh May Oppose Funds to Assist Cities in Paying for Domestic Terror Trials
Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) “on Sunday signaled he might not support the White House’s proposed $200 million fund to help cities defray the costs of hosting domestic terror trials,” The Hill reports. "It’s hard to justify spending more money," Bayh … Continue reading
Filed under Budget, Sunday Shows, Terrorism
Alexander Responds to Criticism of Deficit Commission Defeat
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) on Sunday “fired back at the president’s remark last week that Republican politicking was to blame for the defeat of the debt-commission proposal in the Senate,” The Hill reports. Rather, Alexander stressed President Barack Obama should … Continue reading
Filed under Budget, Party Leadership
Congress in Your Pocket
