The idea that House and Senate GOP leaders would write two tax reconciliation numbers in the budget -- $550 billion for the House and $350 billion for the Senate -- is not only a cry of desperation by our Republican friends, but also an outrage and a farce! |
The issue here is the abuse of power -- and it's not just Tom DeLay, ... It's Republican abuse of power. It's abuse of power in the House rules. It's abuse of power in the ethics process. |
There has been a process going on in Washington for over half a decade of undermining democracy. We see another example of that today. |
There is a direct link between the Democratic party's strong showing on Tuesday and the refusal of moderate and marginal Republicans to put their political necks in the guillotine by voting for this bad budget bill, |
This bill brings some very significant reforms. It answers many of the questions that were raised by last year's extraordinarily difficult election. |
This resolution is a very important statement by the House of Representatives that we support equal treatment for our democratic ally, the state of Israel, which too often has been the target of unequal treatment in international bodies, including the United Nations , |
Today, the U.S. Congress declares America's independence from hanging chads, butterfly ballots and a broken outdated election system that nearly provoked a constitutional crisis two years ago. |
very concerned by OPM's announcement tonight of a significant increase in health insurance premium costs. |
We are breaking a promise, and that is unfair to the people who fought so long and so hard for this legislation. |
We don't want the perfect to be the enemy of the good. This is a good bill. Is it a perfect bill? Probably not. Do we ever pass a perfect bill? Probably not, |
What the American people saw today during the vote on this energy bill was the continuation of the corrupting of the democratic process, |
What the panel seems to offer with one hand, it apparently wants to take away with the other. |
What they have proposed will not offset Katrina. It will offset their tax cuts, |
You see him. You recognize him, |