thehill.com - 4/28/2009
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The House may not vote on a climate change bill this year, according to a high-ranking Democratic leader. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) told The Hill on Monday that leaders could opt not to bring a climate measure to the floor if the bill has little chance of passing the Senate. Democrats, ...
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 4/22/2009
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The stakes in the torture debate just shot
up dramatically with the revelation late yesterday that Obama's
intelligence chief, Dennis Blair , wrote a memo in which he said he believed that torture had in some cases yielded "high value information."
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What Obama’s Intel Chief Really Believes About Torture…
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Newspaper Roundup for Apr. 28, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines —
... majority of Americans switch religions Politico: Diplomats' book warned of 'fiascos' Obama nominee warns about reversing foreign policies of Bush administration Washington Times: Saudi says Pakistan can survive Taliban Urges U.S. out of Afghanistan Washington Times: Gun owners attack Rush Limbaugh s support for anti-hunting Humane Society Talkster backs animal welfare group Washington Times: Lawmakers cut flu money from stimulus The Hill: Democrat: Climate bill could wait Washington Times: Lawmakers among 106 arrested ...
The Oceans Will Rise for One More Year
The Corner on National Review Online —
... ] The Hill reports that House Democrats would prefer to let climate legislation wait another year if it doesn't have sufficient support in the Senate. They interviewed DCCC Chairman Christopher Van Hollen (D, Md.). The first thing we need to do is see whether we can come together around a consensus position in the committees in the House, and that s what we re working on. And then, of course, if we were able to arrive at that, the question is whether you would take it to the floor, or do you wait to see if anything develops on the Senate side, Van Hollen said. The chances ...
ThinkFast: May 4, 2009
Think Progress —
... boiled over in a House Democratic leadership meeting Thursday,” when Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) lashed out at Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) for publicly suggesting Congress delay acting on a climate bill. “’This is not helpful,’ Waxman told Van Hollen, citing reports that presented the party’s campaign chief as opposing aggressive action on the bill.” ...
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Murphy to get sworn in on Tuesday —
CNN Political Ticker 4/28/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) - New York's newest congressman, Democrat Scott Murphy, will officially get sworn in on the House floor on Tuesday.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will also hold a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday afternoon.
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House passes budget with no GOP votes —
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From NBC's Mark MurrayEarlier today, the House passed the conference report on the budget -- once again without a single Republican vote.
The vote was 233-193, with 17 Democrats siding against it. The budget now heads to the Senate for final approval. ...
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