Results for: House Democrat

Devos May Be In But The Fight Over School Choice Is Just Warming Up
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomaswcarroll/2017/02/08/de…but-the-fight-over-school-choice-is-just-warming-up-n2283274
– For starters, if anyone in the White House once thought this effort could be bipartisan in the current political environment, they … Every Democrat in the U.S. Senate voted no on the DeVos nomination.  …
She's Back: Jill Stein Slams Democrats For Allowing DeVos To Be Confirmed (Even Though All Of Them Voted Against Her)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/02/08/shes-back…ms-the-democrats-for-allowing-devos-to-be-confirmed-n2282907
– Stein took to Twitter to voice her dismay at the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as education secretary, despite the fact that every Democrat … Every Democrat voted against DeVos. The Republicans are in the majority in the Senate—that’s why she got confirmed. … They didn't have the vote--and surely your party will never see a member ever take a Senate or House seat ever, so let's try to get…
No More Excuses — Filibuster Must Go
https://townhall.com/columnists/fletcherarmstrong/2017/02/08/no-more-excuses--filibuster-must-go-n2283140
– Voters gave them the House, but got mostly excuses in return. They waited. … Democrat solutions do not work, as we saw with Obamacare. It’s just that simple. … But when Democrats again control the House, Senate, and presidency, the filibuster will go.…
Trump's Rational Response to Testimony of Obama's CIA, FBI
https://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2017/02/08/trumps-rational-response-to-testimony-of-obamas-cia-fbi-n2282924
– Comey issued a key warning in the House Homeland Security Committee on Oct. 21, 2015. Rep. … Bennie Thompson, the committee's ranking Democrat, asked Comey about an assistant FBI director having informed the committee that - … Back on June 11, 2014, for example, he warned the House Judiciary Committee.…
Trump Executive Order Forces Choice: Mob Rule or Constitution?
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertcharles/2017/02/07/tru…utive-order-forces-choice--mob-rule-or-constitution-n2282787
– These Democrat activists were actually behind the policies necessitating the order.      … security, historical and legal precedent, constitutional prerogative, and material facts on terrorism – tips hard for the White House … If that occurred, mob rule wins, Democrat Senatorial intimidation continues, and the activist bench has infiltrated the High Court.…
The NYT Is Horrified That Members Of The New England Patriots Organization Are Friends With Trump
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2017/02/04…ngland-patriots-organization-are-friends-with-trump-n2281034
– Patriots Owner Robert Kraft is a Democrat who happens to be friends with Donald Trump. … And given that Brady skipped out on the White House visit to meet Obama, he may even be (gasp!) a Republican.…
GOP’s Hold On White Working Class Traps Liberals With An Electoral College Nightmare (Even With Favorable Demographic Shifts)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/02/22/lets-face…laim-rural-america-and-that-looks-like-a-tall-order-n2273643
– They’ve lost control of Congress; the White House is now Republican, and two-thirds of the governorships are Republican.Plus, a whopping … hard truth: the Democratic Party is in exile, restricted to their coastal and urban strongholds, which are not enough to win back House … Democrats lost the House in 2010 before Republicans had redrawn the maps.…
Former CIA Operative: I’m A Democrat, But This Effort By America’s Spies To Hamstring Trump Is Troubling
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/02/21/former-ci…t-by-americas-spies-to-hamstring-trump-is-appalling-n2288748
– now there have been reports that America’s intelligence community might be conducting a silent campaign to keep the Trump White House … Now, Bryan Dean Wright, a former CIA operative and self-identified Democrat, is calling out his former colleagues for what he sees … You don’t stick around to wage a silent war against the White House, nor do you hang around in the hopes that your opposition would…
Democratic Rep Floats Idea of Using 25th Amendment to Remove Trump From Office
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/02/21/democ…of-using-25th-amendment-to-remove-trump-from-office-n2288591
– One such Democrat is Congresswoman Jackie Speier, who recently said that if Trump doesn’t start “[acting] presidential,” the 25th Amendment … The California Democrat continued to talk about times in American history the 25th Amendment would’ve been relevant, such as after … announced he’s creating "a working group to clarify and strengthen the 25th Amendment,” noting the “erratic behavior out of the White House…
Bill Maher: Russia Fixing The 2016 Election Is 'The Worst Political Scandal In American History'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/02/20/bill-mahe…was-the-worst-political-scandal-in-american-history-n2287557
– compromise that sought Democrats wouldn’t make a mess of things since Hayes won the Electoral College, but lost the popular vote to Democrat … The Obama White House accepted the results, saying it reflected the will of the people.…
Interview of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2017/02/16/interview-of-secretary-of-education-betsy-devos-n2286164
– There have been many programs to improve public education through Democrat and Republican administrations. … It's a framework and we'll be working closely with the White House to make sure we are in step with the president's vision.…
President Trump to Host Marco Rubio For Dinner at The White House
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/02/15/presid…p-to-host-marco-rubio-for-dinner-at-the-white-house-n2286487
– President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will host Republican Senator Marco Rubio and wife Jeanette at the White House Wednesday … Rubio has been a critic of Trump's rhetoric on Russia and of his criticism of Democrat Congressman John Lewis.…
Congressmen Have a Right to Kill Themselves?
https://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2017/02/15/congressmen-have-a-right-to-kill-themselves-n2286092
– Democrat Rep. … Gerry Connolly of Virginia spoke these words Monday to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as he defended what he … In House floor speeches last week, he and five others explained why the law is wrong.…
America Is Tired of Hypocrisy – Conway Comment in Perspective
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertcharles/2017/02/14/ame…s-tired-of-hypocrisy--conway-comment-in-perspective-n2285525
– Two dozen stories over the past three weeks hit the Trump White House and cabinet.   … Every Democrat in Congress has their hair is on fire.   Here is some perspective.   … White House advisor Kellyanne Conway is no favorite of the media, for sure.  …
Hanging Tough in the White House
https://townhall.com/columnists/dwwilber/2017/02/14/hanging-tough-in-the-white-house-n2285517
– The furor created over his telephone call with the Russian ambassador just before the Trump Administration moved into the White House … showing the American people how corrupt the political process has become in this country, and in particular the corruption of the Democrat…
Are Republicans in Congress About to Betray Pro-Lifers While “Fixing” Obamacare?
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankcannon/2017/02/14/are-r…ss-about-to-betray-prolifers-while-fixing-obamacare-n2285313
– Nevertheless, the pro-life forces in the House, Democrats and Republicans alike, held the balance of power. … The votes of pro-life Americans across the country delivered a pro-life GOP majority to the House and the Senate. … What a tragedy it would be if, in trying to “fix” Obamacare, a Republican House, Senate and White House approved a law that could in…
Bullies With a Russian Fetish
https://townhall.com/columnists/susanstamperbrown/2017/03/04/bullies-with-a-russian-fetish-n2293950
– In fact, Fox News reports seven Democrats met with Kislyak in 2013 and the Daily Caller reports Kislyak visited the Obama White House … Trump should have his DOJ investigate the Democrat-Russian connections along with the Obama administration scandals Democrats ignored…
Fake Journalism
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackkerwick/2017/03/04/fake-journalism-n2293902
– A friend and colleague—a Democrat—sent me a text the other night.  … Though the failing Democrat Party salivates over the prospect of people thinking otherwise, there was no scandal here.  … Suppose, let’s say, that they blew the lid off of something so huge that it drove Trump from the White House for good. …
Here's a List of Democrats Who Also Met With The Russian Ambassador
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/03/03/heres…democrats-who-also-met-with-the-russian-ambassador-n2293775
– House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi 11. Etc. … According to official visitor logs, Kislyak visited the White House 22 times during President Obama's tenure. … Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 3, 2017  As a Senator, Democrat or Republican, meeting with ambassadors from all kinds of countries…
Had Putin Not Fixed the Election…
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackkerwick/2017/03/03/had-putin-not-fixed-the-election-n2293637
– Obama, would have Americans believe that had Vladimir Putin not “hacked” the election, Hillary Clinton would now be in the White House … Americans that the only time (that we know of) when an American politician colluded with Russia to rig an American election was when a Democrat…
Trump Hits a Home Run
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2017/03/03/trump-hits-a-home-run-n2293232
– He will remind you that he has the word "president" in front of his name, while 16 other Republicans and one prominent Democrat at … House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sat on her hands, glowering all night. Many Democrats refused to shake his hand.…
Low Expectations Make Trump Speech Seem Like a Triumph
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2017/03/03/low-expectations-make-trump-speech-seem-like-a-triumph-n2293143
– protectionism and a few points about immigration, the substance could have been delivered by any moderate Republican or moderate Democrat … House of Representatives by the President of the United States."…
Analysis: On Sessions Firestorm, Context Matters, Recusal Appropriate, Resignation Ridiculous
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/03/02/analysis…matters-recusal-appropriate-resignation-ridiculous-n2293063
– In written testimony, Sessions responded to a question from Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, who asked if Sessions had engaged with … Nevertheless, Sessions' over-broad response does feed the Trump/Russia controversy in an unhelpful way for the White House.…
White House: President Trump Has Total Confidence in Sessions, Shouldn't Recuse Himself
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/03/02/white-house-no-sessions-shoudnt-recuse-himself-n2293110
– According to the White House pool report from Norfolk, where Trump spoke to Navy sailors Thursday, when asked about his confidence … House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy echoed Chaffetz. … The leading Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee is calling for a special prosecutor to investigate alleged ties between the…
Resist: Since Trump's Win, Dems Have Flipped Zero Seats in Four Blue State Special Elections
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/03/02/resist-si…ed-zero-seats-in-three-blue-state-special-elections-n2292477
– In Minnesota, Democrats went all-in to flip House District 32B. Governor Mark Dayton, U.S. … Senators campaigned for the Democrat candidate. … In other words, a flurry of status quo outcomes on Democrat-friendly terrain.  Why is this important?  …
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