Jan 6, 2009 – In about an hour, the 111th Congress will be sworn into office and the first matter we will take up is consideration of the new House … increased transparency, it also essentially shuts off debate and prevents Republicans from proposing policy alternatives to the Democrat … Democrats are denying debate through gimmicks and legislative maneuvering, suppressing alternative ideas and dissenting views.The Democrat-controlled…

Jan 5, 2009 – Markey, Massachusetts Democrat and chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, pushed a bill…

Jan 20, 2009 – Joe Biden and House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi have both declared that they're also open to prosecuting members of the Bush Administration … Members of a political party in the United States, whether it be Republican or Democrat, are simply not going to stand by idly with…

Jan 20, 2009 – a remarkable event in the history of nations, and thus a cause for all of us who love this country, conservative and liberal, Democrat … In his victory speech on November 4th, Obama said that his victory was "the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat … Symbolically, America is united around his ascension to the White House.…

Jan 16, 2009 – Doesn’t Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid live in Nevada? … But most federal employees, that are not political appointees, vote Democrat. … Creating 600,000 new jobs might help cement Virginia in the Democrat column, making it harder for Republicans to retake the White House…

Jan 15, 2009 – At this point, no Democrat has said they are stepping down. Sen. … In Florida, the young Cuban-American Marco Rubio, a former speaker of the state House, is preparing to run for Martinez's open seat … The man who helped boost the GOP's numbers in the House when the GOP was making its comeback thinks that "if you look at this in a…

Jan 15, 2009 – and to the American public," declares the outspoken Democrat. … Byrd, West Virginia Democrat, took his first oath of office to serve in the U.S. … "The White House."…

Jan 14, 2009 – Instead, Obama’s campaign -- and his supporters in the media -- promised us that his election to the White House would start a new … “Barack Obama Wins Presidency … Democrat Earns Historic Victory,” blared CBSNews.com. … Democrat Roland Burris, Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s appointee to fill Obama’s vacated U.S.…

Jan 13, 2009 – Democrat leadership in Congress and President-Elect Barack Obama have made it perfectly clear that they are dead set on renewing the … I am an original cosponsor of H.R. 205, the Death Tax Repeal Act, just reintroduced in the House.…

Jan 13, 2009 – When Gingrich took over the House in l994, however, he was liberated to pursue his own agenda. … It is sometimes said that at the end of the day, the two national parties are not the Republican and Democrat, but rather the White … House Party and the Congressional Party.…

Jan 13, 2009 – Edward Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, because, "He is relentless; he is consistent; he knows where he wants to go." … Where did Republicans err after winning the White House and both Houses of Congress?…

Jan 12, 2009 – And now, his work finished, and Bush’s destruction sown, Dean steps down from his post this January—the same month a Democrat is inaugurated … The Bush White House, charged Kennedy, was “mean-spirited.” The rage now flowed. … Dean; the father of Nick Berg blamed Bush for his son’s beheading; Ralph Nader denounced the “messianic militarist” in the White House…

Jan 12, 2009 – It took less than a month for the House to vote to impeach him. … The House vote set the stage for the Senate trial to decide on his removal. … As it happens, neither the House nor the Senate needs any reason to act. The U.S.…

Jan 30, 2009 – Lynn Woolsey's official bio states, reciting "the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Bush administration" on the House floor this week … First, however, the California Democrat pointed out that the era of foreign policy "based on pre-emptive strikes, military might and…

Jan 30, 2009 – Wednesday night’s House tally on the Democratic stimulus package, where not a single Republican voted in favor, was another shot across … Clinton economic adviser Alice Rivlin made the same point in testimony before the House Budget Committee. … Bush economist Larry Lindsey criticized the Democrat package in Wednesday morning’s Wall Street Journal, describing it as "heavily…

Jan 28, 2009 – Today, the House is set to vote on the Democrat's $825-billion dollar "stimulus" package that according to them is primed to immediately … there are serious doubts from respected economists about the bill's ability to resuscitate our stagnant economy.Republicans at the House … “stimulus” bill, and 2) the difference in tax relief that American families, workers and businesses would receive from the Democrat…

Jan 28, 2009 – Perhaps they'd lulled themselves into a false sense of security because Obama had a friendly meal over at George Will's house?   … Is anyone stunned that the so-called "Stimulus package" is a Christmas wish list for Democrat constituencies?…

Jan 28, 2009 – Today House GOP leadership met with President Obama to outline more of our ideas and concerns. … House Republican leaders conveyed our desire to work with him and the Democrat majority to improve the stimulus package. … At $825 billion, this Democrat stimulus proposal causes us great concern.…

Jan 28, 2009 – The doubting Democrat in this case: North Dakota Sen. … Among the House GOP's proposals: -- Cut the two lowest tax rates from 15 percent to 10 percent and from 10 percent to 5 percent. … All of this is good as far as it goes, but supply-side conservatives over at the House Republican Study Committee, now chaired by hard-charging…

Jan 27, 2009 – An African-American President in the White House is certainly a symbol of affirmation of the civil rights movement. … In 1996, when he ran for Illinois State Senate as a Democrat, candidate Obama pursued and subsequently received the endorsement of…

Jan 27, 2009 – percent tariff on Chinese imports, according to the highly protectionist resolution sponsored by Republican Lindsey Graham and Democrat … It certainly connects the dots between Obama policy and the rantings of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has similarly called for repeal…

Jan 26, 2009 – Last Friday, the House Ways and Means Committee concluded their markup of H.R. 598, the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment … REJECTED… WITH ONLY ONE DEMOCRAT supporting ONLY ONE of the remaining 17 measures. … of what's happened in the House since the start of the 111th Congress, check out the Majority Tracker.…

Jan 26, 2009 – Republicans in the House cannot whine about not getting a fair chance to participate in the design of legislation. … Republicans in the House have to pick their spots. … Americans separate the Obama White House from the Pelosi/Reed Capitol.…

Jan 25, 2009 – One top House Democrat, John Murtha of Pennsylvania – a man who has been a vocal critic of most aspects of the war we have been fighting…

Jan 25, 2009 – House. … She expects a net loss of between five and 10 seats in the House. … "Senate races -- more so than the House races -- recently have swung with the 'national mood' in elections," says Brown.…