2003 Articles

November Articles

» As the Session Winds Down, Sniping Rises on Capitol Hill, November 08, 2003
Congress is winding down, which is causing the partisanship to be ratcheted up...

» Crashing the Party, November 08, 2003
To hear congressional Democrats tell it, this is the beginning of the end of democracy...

» Digging Scoop, November 07, 2003
A Jewish Democratic group is creating an award to memorialize Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson of Washington state, the legendary liberal internationalist who did much to win the Cold War and whose staunch support for the Jewish state helped it through some rough times...

» Rejection of 'Earmarks' Angers Democrats, November 07, 2003
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (Md.), the House's second-ranking Democrat, hoped to use funds from a $138 billion spending bill now before Congress to upgrade the computer system at St. Mary's College of Maryland, modernize laboratories at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, and support a nonprofit group that repairs the homes of poor, elderly and disabled Marylanders...

» Podesta seeks to rival Heritage, AEI, November 06, 2003
John Podesta briefed the House Democratic whip team yesterday on his vision for a progressive think tank that would rival the likes of the conservative Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute...

» Dems angry over GOP relations in the House, November 05, 2003
Enraged House Democrats say that bipartisan relations in the House — especially regarding joint House-Senate conferences — have reached an all-time low, far worse than when they controlled Congress for 40 years...

» Don’t Take Civility Out of the House Appropriations Panel, November 05, 2003
When I came to Washington, one of the first lawmakers I met was Rep. George Mahon (D), a tall, taciturn Texan who was chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. I was awed...

» For Senate, It’s Nov. 21 or Bust, November 05, 2003
Senate leaders told rank-and-file Members on Tuesday that the Veterans Day holiday has been canceled and a five-day workweek would be instituted for the remainder of the session, as Nov. 21 has now been officially identified as the new target day for adjournment...

» Partisan rancor stalls forests bill, November 05, 2003
Republicans are accusing Senate Democrats of using "a new tool of obstruction" to stall legislation designed to prevent the kinds of wildfires that devastated Southern California last month...

» Senate Republicans Weighing New Tactics to Advance Bills to Conference, November 04, 2003
Escalating a partisan dispute, Senate Republicans said Tuesday they are weighing procedural tactics to override Democratic efforts to prevent two bills from advancing to House-Senate conferences...

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