Results for: House Democrat

Happy Anniversary! 3 Years Without a Budget
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/elisabethmeinecke/2012/04/29/happy_anniversary_3_years_without_a_budget
– mark-ups scheduled and then suddenly cancelled at the last minute by the Senate majority this year 0 ————————–– Number of Democrat … Senators who voted for any budget in the last two years 0 ————————–– Number of votes in the House and Senate in support of President … of combined votes against 51 ––––——————– Number of votes needed to pass a budget in the Senate 0 ————————–– Number of Democrat
A Plumber To Snake The DC Drain
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2012/04/29/a_plumber_to_snake_the_dc_drain
– The district leans strongly Democrat. It’s a combination of Marcy Kaptur’s and Dennis Kucinich’s old districts. … They vote Democrat because they’ve always voted Democrat – as did their parents. … But they’re the people who have been most harmed by Democrat policies that shutter factories and manufacturing plants.…
Are We Still Serious About Our Republic
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinhill/2012/04/29/are_we_still_serious_about_our_republic
– Recall in October of 2009, when then-Speaker of the U.S House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi was asked about the formulation of the … History provides a lesson about this matter, becausePresident Obama is not the first White House occupant to desire more power than … “occupy” movement, and the burgeoning “99% Spring” uprising, and eventually one could include all the prevailing powers of the Democrat
Carter Redux?
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2012/04/27/carter_redux
– Singles vote Democrat. In 1980, 60 percent of American households featured a married couple. By 2011, only 48 percent did. … As for Florida, Democrats lost the governorship, four house seats and a senate seat to the Republicans in 2010.…
The Right Running Mate
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2012/04/26/the_right_running_mate
– to imagine a Romney vice president who would inspire a story like the one in The Onion: "Shirtless Biden Washes Trans Am In White House … Dick Cheney brought the GOP the shimmering promise of Wyoming's three electoral votes, which hadn't gone to a Democrat since 1964.It's … Cheney's days as White House chief of staff doubtless served him well in helping George W.…
Senate Democrat: We Can Save the Postal Service with Wind Farms!
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/erikajohnsen/2012/04/25/senate_democrat_we_can_save_the_post_office_with_wind_farms
– There's at least one Congressional Democrat convinced that the Postal Service "needs to be thinking boldly" about its self-preservation … Hat tip to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee -- they've been having a bit of tongue-in-cheek fun tweeting about some…
Transparency: GOP Introduces 'Midnight Regulations' Ban in Congress
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katehicks/2012/04/25/transparency_gop_introduces_midnight_regulations_ban_in_congress
– The Midnight Rule Relief Act, H.R. 4607, follows an April letter from House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Republican Leader … Daley, who was the White House chief of staff at the time. … The lawmakers behind the bill -- Reid Ribble (R-WI) in the House and Ron Johnson (R-WI) in the Senate -- recognize the danger of a…
More DWS: Americans Really Don't Care About the Budget "Process"
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/04/25/more_dws_americans_really_dont_care_about_the_budget_process
– (3) Wasserman Schultz holds up the president's budget as a serious alternative to the House-passed blueprint.  … Is she aware that Obama's last two budgets have been defeated 511-0 in Congress, a number that includes scores of Democrat 'no' votes … She's a House member, yes, but she's also the Democratic National Committee Chairwoman. …
Jim McGovern's War on the Constitution
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2012/04/25/jim_mcgoverns_war_on_the_constitution
– US REPRESENTATIVE JIM MCGOVERN, a Worcester Democrat, generated some unwanted controversy two years ago when he publicly declared: … At last week's forum House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi endorsed the crusade to exclude corporations from the Constitution's safeguards…
Sigh: DWS' Lie of the Day
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/04/24/sigh_dws_lie_of_the_day
– “But the people who control the agenda right now in the House of Representatives are the Republicans. … The House Republicans "haven't brought a single jobs bill to the floor" since January 2011?  This is a wildly false claim.  … Now he's (5) signed a job creation bill championed by House Republicans. …
CBO: Obama Budget Will Hurt Economy
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbeauprez/2012/04/24/cbo_obama_budget_will_hurt_economy
– The House defeated the 2013 White House budget 414-0 last month. … Obama says he knows how to fix things, and is making his case for a second term, but apparently not even one Democrat on Capitol Hill … The House Republicans approved a budget presented by Rep.…
Aww: Obama's Tough Friday
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/04/20/aww_obamas_tough_friday
– With the House vote, Mr. … "Two-hundred-ninety-three votes in the House is a gigantic number. People want this thing. … (3) "Moderate" West Virginia Democrat Sen.…
Advance II
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2012/04/20/advance_ii
– It will spread to the military - not so much the White House Communications Agency (WHCA) - but to the guys who handle the dogs and … volunteers hired hookers to come to their hotel rooms, but I'm pretty sure someone on Capitol Hill will suggest the Director of White House … Domestic or foreign, being on an advance team (again, this is the same for Republican as well as Democrat Administrations) is very…
Enthusiasm Craters for Obama Amongst Young Voters
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/kevinglass/2012/04/20/enthusiasm_craters_for_obama_amongst_young_voters
– A new poll out shows that the youth vote that helped propel President Obama to the White House in 2008 won't be there for the Democrat … of youth voters in 2008 was emblematic of the excitement felt for Barack Obama as he rode a powerful electoral wave to the White House
Tea Party Hails Lugar Defeat
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2012/05/09/tea_party_hails_lugar_defeat
– Then controlled by Democrats, the House passed the bill, but it went nowhere in the Senate. … “Lugar planted 200 acres of trees on his farm that has no house on it in order to get carbon credits from the Chicago Climate Exchange … “The fact that so many of the posts on the website are directly supporting the agenda of the Democrat Party should have caused the…
Time to End the U.S. Debt Accelerator Baseline Budgeting
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2012/05/07/time_to_end_the_us_debt_accelerator_baseline_budgeting
– Have you ever wondered how President Obama's budget can be unanimously defeated by both the House (414-0) and the Senate (97-0) and … Paul Ryan's House budget be "radical," "social Darwinism" when it actually increases both government spending and our debt? … There was no fanfare in the media, and, under Senator Harry Reid, the bill is unlikely to see the light of day in the Democrat-controlled…
No Recovery: This is Just the Eye of the Storm
https://townhall.com/columnists/craigsteiner/2012/05/07/no_recovery_this_is_just_the_eye_of_the_storm
– Paul Ryan seems to be the only one even somewhat serious about the problem, but House Republican leadership is essentially ignoring … Two years ago the White House kicked off what was supposed to be "recovery summer." … that conservative principles will become dominant even if Republicans hold the House and take the Senate and presidency.…
Five Reasons Why Liberals Shouldn't be in Charge of Anything
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2012/05/06/five_reasons_why_liberals_shouldnt_be_in_charge_of_anything
– However disliked, Presidents of the United States are NOT "kicked out" of the White House!! … They are voted out of office by the American electorate and have to leave the White House. … I'm voting for Romney and when he is elected, Obama will leave the White House.…
Is America Moving “Forward” With Barack Obama?
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinhill/2012/05/06/is_america_moving_forward_with_barack_obama
– Then there was former Obama White House Communications Director (now a Democrat Party political strategist) Anita Dunn. Ms. … During his tenure at the White House, Czar Ron Blum became famous for noting that “the free market is nonsense,” and that “Chairman … After less than two years at the White House, President Obama had successfully put in to place a system of tremendous governmental…
Ohio, PA House Races Impact Obama
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2012/05/06/ohio_pa_house_races_impact_obama
– And Barack Obama is not your father’s Democrat – which is a problem for two Democrats running for House seats bordering this highway … Obama is the problem for Critz, Wilson and a score of other Democrats campaigning for House seats across the country. … In 2006, House Democrats ran and won against Bush – and then Bush disappeared from the scene two years later.…
Obama's Afghan War Unhindered by Partisan Fights
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2012/05/06/obamas_afghan_war_unhindered_by_partisan_fights
– terrorist targets and (Pakistani) President (Pervez) Musharraf will not act, we will," Obama asserted.Hillary Clinton, Obama's rival Democrat … Obama frequently denounced the $10 billion-per-month cost of the Iraq War.With Obama in the White House, you don't hear many demands … think more cautiously about the consequences of an abrupt withdrawal with a Democrat as commander in chief.May is not so sure.…
Democrats Fantasizing About Retaking the House
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/kevinglass/2012/05/05/democrats_fantasizing_about_retaking_the_house
– 2010 midterm election that saw them swept from power, Congressional Democrats are fantasizing again about holding the levers of the House … Politico's Arena has a discussion among both Democrat and Republican legislators that sees a surprising optimism for Democrats. … Democrat Congressman Tim Ryan of Ohio thinks the Ryan budget will be the GOP's millstone, claiming they want to "dismantle" Medicare…
Obama bin Biden 2012
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2012/05/05/obama_bin_biden_2012
– The result was a nasty primary contest that spilled into the Democrat National Convention in 1980. … And scores of Democrat voters will reject him too. Why? … West Virginia’s newest Democrat Senator, Joe Manchin has been a little more direct about his distaste for Obama.…
The Best Reason to Vote Against Obama: Self-Defense
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2012/05/03/coal_strikes_back_at_obama
– The result was a nasty primary contest that spilled into the Democrat National Convention in 1980. … And scores of Democrat voters will reject him too. Why? … West Virginia’s newest Democrat Senator, Joe Manchin has been a little more direct about his distaste for Obama.…
Righting the Wrongs of Illegal Immigration
https://townhall.com/columnists/russellpearce/2012/05/02/righting_the_wrongs_of_illegal_immigration
– I didn’t mind facing off against senior Democrat U.S.Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and the other witnesses testifying … This fear campaign started by the White House, the media and the pro-amnesty groups that Arizona and other states would start trying…
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