Thursday, December 6, 2012
In a move that perplexed and angered Democrats, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell today offered and then promptly filibustered his bill, which would have prevented a repeat…
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s remarks on Sen. Mitch McConnell’s proposal on the debt limit. Press briefing held on Dec. 6,…
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Thirty-eight Republican Senators voted yesterday to block the ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, brushing aside pleas from veterans groups, disability advocates,…
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Accusing Republicans of holding the middle-class “hostage”, House Democrats on Tuesday filed a discharge petition in an attempt to force a vote to extend the Bush-era tax cuts…
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Transcript of House floor remarks by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on the discharge petition to bring the Senate-approved “Middle-Class Tax Cut Act” to a vote in the House…
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of the press briefing Q&A with Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on requesting additional federal funding for Hurricane Sandy…
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at a press briefing on the fiscal cliff on Nov. 29, 2012:
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Monday, November 19, 2012
Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on former CIA Director David Petraeus’s testimony on…
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Monday, November 19, 2012
Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) on former CIA Director David Petraeus’s testimony on the Benghazi consulate attack at a press briefing…
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Monday, November 19, 2012
Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) on former CIA Director David Petraeus’s testimony on the Benghazi consulate attack at a press briefing…
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What The Folly?!
McConnell filibusters his own debt ceiling bill
Thursday, December 6, 2012
In a move that perplexed and angered Democrats, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell today offered and then promptly filibustered his bill, which would have prevented a repeat…
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Transcript: Harry Reid on Mitch McConnell’s proposal on the debt limit
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s remarks on Sen. Mitch McConnell’s proposal on the debt limit. Press briefing held on Dec. 6,…
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Senate Republicans blocked ratification of U.N. treaty to protect people with disabilities
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Thirty-eight Republican Senators voted yesterday to block the ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, brushing aside pleas from veterans groups, disability advocates,…
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House Democrats file discharge petition on middle-class tax cut bill
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Accusing Republicans of holding the middle-class “hostage”, House Democrats on Tuesday filed a discharge petition in an attempt to force a vote to extend the Bush-era tax cuts…
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Transcript: Remarks by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on the discharge petition to bring the Senate-approved “Middle-Class Tax Cut Act” to a vote
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Transcript of House floor remarks by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on the discharge petition to bring the Senate-approved “Middle-Class Tax Cut Act” to a vote in the House…
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Transcript: Press briefing Q&A with Reid & Schumer on additional federal funding for Hurricane Sandy relief
Friday, November 30, 2012
Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of the press briefing Q&A with Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on requesting additional federal funding for Hurricane Sandy…
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Transcript: Reid says Democrats are “still waiting for a serious offer from the Republicans”
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at a press briefing on the fiscal cliff on Nov. 29, 2012:
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Transcript: Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s remarks on Gen. David Petraeus’s testimony on Benghazi
Monday, November 19, 2012
Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on former CIA Director David Petraeus’s testimony on…
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Transcript: Sen. Bill Nelson’s remarks on Gen. David Petraeus’s testimony on Benghazi
Monday, November 19, 2012
Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) on former CIA Director David Petraeus’s testimony on the Benghazi consulate attack at a press briefing…
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Transcript: Sen. Kent Conrad’s remarks on Gen. David Petraeus’s testimony on Benghazi
Monday, November 19, 2012
Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) on former CIA Director David Petraeus’s testimony on the Benghazi consulate attack at a press briefing…
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