Results for: House Democrat
All Independent Candidates Are Not Created Equal
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2009/10/28/all_independent_candidates_are_not_created_equal
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2009/10/28/all_independent_candidates_are_not_created_equal
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According to poll numbers and to observers on the district, the Democrat currently enjoys a slight lead (with 35%) over the Republican … This makes sense because Hoffman has promised that if hes elected, he will caucus with the GOP in the House of Representatives (adding … hes committed to caucusing with the GOP, and would add one more clearly conservative voice to the beleaguered Republicans in the House…
Lobbying Groups go Full Speed Ahead on Health Care
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/11/16/lobbying_groups_go_full_speed_ahead_on_health_care
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/11/16/lobbying_groups_go_full_speed_ahead_on_health_care
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The 60-Plus Association is the first Republican group to join the fray. 60-Plus is targeting Earl Pomeroy, a Democrat from North Dakota … won't forget,” the ad says. 60-Plus has committed $2 million in the past to trying to defeat health care; now that it’s passed the House … “This is the first time a health care bill has ever passed the House,” it reads. “How did they vote? Click here!…
Health Care Bill Important to Everyone but the American Public
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2009/11/13/health_care_bill_important_to_everyone_but_the_american_public
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2009/11/13/health_care_bill_important_to_everyone_but_the_american_public
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Many leaders in the House of Representatives are crowing about what they consider their crowning accomplishment, the health care bill … And that goes double for moderate Democratic U.S. senators if they vote for anything like the House bill. … The public remembers the arrogant misdeeds of the self-congratulatory political class, be the wrongdoers Democrat or Republican.…
Winning the Abortion Battle but Losing the Pro-life War
https://townhall.com/columnists/meredithturney/2009/11/12/winning_the_abortion_battle_but_losing_the_pro-life_war
https://townhall.com/columnists/meredithturney/2009/11/12/winning_the_abortion_battle_but_losing_the_pro-life_war
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With the House of Representatives’ passage of HR 3962 late Saturday evening, the United States moved closer to the statism America’ … Granted, any exclusion of abortion funding in a Democrat-controlled Congress is significant. … a radical new government program that will increase public dependence on a gargantuan centralized government is paramount for Democrat…
The Senate's Big Cloture Vote
https://townhall.com/columnists/hughhewitt/2009/11/12/the_senates_big_cloture_vote
https://townhall.com/columnists/hughhewitt/2009/11/12/the_senates_big_cloture_vote
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When they do, each and every Democrat will forever "own" whatever comes out the other end of the legislative sausage factory. … The bizarre, extreme bill that emerged from the House last week puts new pressure on the Senate Demcrats. … The House ideologues want a fiery confrontation with the moderates and the conservatives. …
A Minority View: Constitutional Contempt
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2009/11/11/a_minority_view_constitutional_contempt
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2009/11/11/a_minority_view_constitutional_contempt
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Speaker Pelosi's constitutional contempt, perhaps ignorance, is representative of the majority of members of both the House and the … It's not a matter of whether you're liberal or conservative, black or white, male or female, Democrat or Republican or member of any … It's a safe bet that if and when Republicans take over the Congress and White House, they will not give up the massive increase in…
Conventional Wisdom Recycles Lies About Recent Elections
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2009/11/11/conventional_wisdom_recycles_lies_about_recent_elections
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2009/11/11/conventional_wisdom_recycles_lies_about_recent_elections
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As recently as 1950, New York State sent 45 members to the House of Representatives in Washington, compared to the 29 elected today … came out in formidable numbers, comprising a bigger proportion of the electorate (16%, according to exit polls) in support of Democrat … somewhat from the previous gubernatorial election in 2005, even if Creigh Deeds had won every single vote cast for the victorious Democrat…
The Myth of the Moderate Democrat
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/2009/11/10/the_myth_of_the_moderate_democrat
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/2009/11/10/the_myth_of_the_moderate_democrat
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The chicanery and deception that led up to the vote underscores the myth of the moderate Democrat. … But the Democratic margin in the House meant that the leaders did not need 258 Democrats, they only needed 219. … In Virginia, in both years, an incumbent Democrat sat in the state house but was not permitted to run again.…
Dede's Revenge: Democrats are Nice, Republicans are Mean and Conservatives are the Worst!
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/11/10/dede…_nice,_republicans_are_mean_and_conservatives_are_the_worst!
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/11/10/dede…_nice,_republicans_are_mean_and_conservatives_are_the_worst!
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Her reasoning behind throwing her last-minute support behind the Democrat? … Steve Israel traveled to the district to meet with her at the behest of the White House and they discussed "precedents for a Republican … dropping out of a primary to endorse a Democrat."…
Good News about the 2009 Election
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2009/11/10/good_news_about_the_2009_election
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2009/11/10/good_news_about_the_2009_election
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In the most controversial election on Nov. 3, New York House District 23, Republican Party leaders made the mistake of nominating a … pro-abortion, pro-same-sex-marriage, pro-Obama stimulus package and pro-card-check feminist (who ultimately endorsed the Democrat) … The conservative, Doug Hoffman, lost narrowly to the Democrat (who got 49 percent of the vote), but the race taught several valuable…
Obama's Environmental Policies Could Hurt 2010 Dems, Too
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2009/11/09/obamas_environmental_policies_could_hurt_2010_dems,_too
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2009/11/09/obamas_environmental_policies_could_hurt_2010_dems,_too
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appears to be putting Democrats in West Virginia in a vulnerable position:West Virginia Congressman Nick Rahall II -- the loyal Democrat … 2008 helped to put him in this tough situation. … Last summer, Rahall had a major role in the congressional drama that led to the House…
Time for an Alternative to PelosiCare
https://townhall.com/columnists/alexgage/2009/11/25/time_for_an_alternative_to_pelosicare
https://townhall.com/columnists/alexgage/2009/11/25/time_for_an_alternative_to_pelosicare
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House in the dark of night cannot find the necessary votes in the Senate, it is time for leaders to explore alternatives that have … Support for this step by step approach grew as we added more components of the Republican and Democrat plans: support for the GOP plan…
Nurse Ratched Democrats
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2009/11/24/nurse_ratched_democrats
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2009/11/24/nurse_ratched_democrats
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Democrat is prescribing heating pads. … The bills currently under consideration in the House and Senate will cost taxpayers more than $3 trillion over the first 10 years of…
Pro-life Democrats let down movement, leaders say
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/23/pro-life_democrats_let_down_movement,_leaders_say
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/23/pro-life_democrats_let_down_movement,_leaders_say
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Unlike the measure approved by the House of Representatives in early November, Reid's bill allows federal funds for abortions in a … A "nay" vote by any Democrat -- including solid pro-life advocate Ben Nelson of Nebraska or sporadic pro-lifers Robert Casey of Pennsylvania … The Senate language on abortion is similar to that in the House bill before pro-life Democrats joined Republicans to amend it to prohibit…
Talk About "Inconvenient" Fiscal Truths!
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2009/11/22/talk_about_inconvenient_fiscal_truths!
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2009/11/22/talk_about_inconvenient_fiscal_truths!
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who are trying to sprinkle the stinking health care budget numbers with fairy dust and fantasy:
Perhaps the biggest of those [Democrat-sponsored … I guess those costs will come the next time the Democrats have the White House and 60 Senate seats?…
Stupak-Pitts Amendment Speaks Truth to Power
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/townhallcomstaff/2009/11/21/stupak-pitts_amendment_speaks_truth_to_power
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/townhallcomstaff/2009/11/21/stupak-pitts_amendment_speaks_truth_to_power
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Bart Stupak, Michigan Democrat, and Joe Pitts, Pennsylvania Republican, succeeded in amending H.R. 3962 so that no government funds … now would be highly dishonest, and, if Stupak-Pitts can count votes, it will lead to the defeat of Obama-Pelosi health care in the House…
Obama's Indecision
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2009/11/21/obamas_indecision
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2009/11/21/obamas_indecision
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He believes that the American people and, most significantly, America’s allies, are being demoralized by what the White House calls … said the Prime Minister, who had been a lifelong anti-communist, “I would at least make favorable reference to the devil in the House … Harry Truman was a liberal Democrat. And he was thrust suddenly into the White House. But Harry could make a decision.…
Obamacare Can Be Stopped: ReverseTheVote.org
https://townhall.com/columnists/hughhewitt/2009/11/19/obamacare_can_be_stopped_reversethevoteorg
https://townhall.com/columnists/hughhewitt/2009/11/19/obamacare_can_be_stopped_reversethevoteorg
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Would a member of the House of Representatives vote to pass Obamacare if he or she knew it was going to lead to an electoral loss … Even if a "yes" vote on Obamacare significantly increases the likelihood of a loss without guaranteeing it, would a member of the House … If at least three of the 220 House members who voted yes on Obamacare on November 7 fall into the category of those who would rather…
Thousands of Jobs Scammed or Created
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2009/11/18/thousands_of_jobs_scammed_or_created
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2009/11/18/thousands_of_jobs_scammed_or_created
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On Sept. 11, 2009, Democrat congressman Eric Massa of the 29th Congressional District of New York -- yes, this district actually exists … Shaw, White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers was paid $5.2 million in 2008 and 2007 by the company -- to work for one day a … valuable insight into the practical realities of Wall Street, insight he is now putting to use in shaping economic policy in the White House…
The Silver Lining of the Left in Power
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2009/11/17/the_silver_lining_of_the_left_in_power
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2009/11/17/the_silver_lining_of_the_left_in_power
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silver lining for conservatives and for America's future thanks to the foreign and domestic policies of President Obama and the Democrat-controlled … House and Senate: For the first time in their lives, millions of Americans are coming to understand the left.…
Amends. could mandate abortion coverage
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/12/04/amends_could_mandate_abortion_coverage
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/12/04/amends_could_mandate_abortion_coverage
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Ben Nelson of Nebraska, the most solid pro-life Democrat in the chamber, said Dec. 2 he would sponsor an amendment to bar federal funds … The House of Representatives approved its version of health-care reform Nov. 7 with an amendment prohibiting government coverage of … On Murkowski's proposal, Nelson was the lone Democrat to join all 40 GOP members in favor.…
Dubai Ports World Offers Deal Change
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/marykatharineham/2006/03/09/dubai_ports_world_offers_deal_change
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/marykatharineham/2006/03/09/dubai_ports_world_offers_deal_change
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Harry Reid looked really silly and deflated in the Democrat press conference, saying meekly, "we want an up-or-down vote" and bashing … Via Michelle, Mark Levin notes the silliness of the Reid response and the political gains for Republicans:
Thanks goes to the House…
Painting the Map Red: Talking About the '06 Canvas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/marykatharineham/2006/03/30/painting_the_map_red_talking_about_the_06_canvas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/marykatharineham/2006/03/30/painting_the_map_red_talking_about_the_06_canvas
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give you the quotes I got, and probably comment just a bit along the way:
Hugh had just come out of a meeting with Republican House … "If the Democratic Party wins either House of Congress, I think we will lose the war." … Even if you're a Democrat, Beckel says buy it, read it, and hope it comes true.…
Mo' Regulation, Mo' Problems
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/marykatharineham/2006/04/05/mo_regulation,_mo_problems
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/marykatharineham/2006/04/05/mo_regulation,_mo_problems
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A vote on House-Republican-pushed 527 reform (H.R. 513) is supposed to take place today around 2 p.m., from what I'm hearing. … The Wall Street Journal ($) has editorialized convincingly against it:
The worst chiselers are House Republicans, who opposed McCain-Feingold … This time they're right, though you'd think that some Democrat somewhere would be red-faced about this egregious switcheroo.…
Leaky Coverage
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/marykatharineham/2006/04/24/leaky_coverage
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/marykatharineham/2006/04/24/leaky_coverage
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But they questioned whether a double standard exists that lets the White House give reporters secretly declassified information for … think it is totally wrong for our president in secret to selectively declassify certain information and empower people in his White House … Harman was referring to White House staff members disclosing the classified identity of CIA case officer Valerie Plame in 2003.…