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- Now's the Time to Reform the Filibuster 4 Jul 2009 03:31 GMT
... Franken has been seated as the junior senator from Minnesota, there´s likely to be much ... to be much talk of a "filibuster-proof" Senate. But having the ability to cut off ... of Democratic moderates such as Max Baucus, Ben Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, and Arlen Specter, who often ...
- Sen. Nelson: No Partisan Vote Despite 60 Senators 3 Jul 2009 15:50 GMT
... Sen. Nelson: No Partisan Vote Despite 60 Senators Al Franken's victory in the long-running U.S. Senate race in Minnesota gives Democrats their 58th senator and gives them — with help ...
- Five key Senate Democrats on card-check 3 Jul 2009 14:31 GMT
... Sen. Al Franken’s victory in Minnesota means Democrats ... Democrats now hold 60 seats in the Senate, and increases pressure on centrists in the ... alternative that could pass the Senate. Other senators to watch include Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), ...
- Press: Now all the Democrats need is backbone 3 Jul 2009 06:00 GMT
... suddenly Democrats have 60 votes in the Senate - and no more excuses. For six ... (Democrats in Name Only) - think of Ben Nelson or Mary Landrieu - whose votes you ... all his life. As for those wayward senators like Nelson or Landrieu, there's only one ...
- Kennedy committee releases health plan 2 Jul 2009 21:32 GMT
... billion over 10 years. (But because the Senate Finance Committee holds exclusive jurisdiction of other ... room for "bipartisanship" when 39 of 40 Senators of the Party of No are already ... !! Teoll THAT to: Evan Bayh (D-IN) Ben Nelson (D-NB) Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Mary Landreiux (D-LA) ...
- Randall Terry to Make 12 City Tour to Mobilize Opposition to Sotomayor 2 Jul 2009 21:00 GMT
... WASHINGTON, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was ... midst. Pro-life voters are calling on pro-life Senators to filibuster Sotomayor. "A Senator cannot say, ... Sam Brownback (KS), or pro-life Democrats like Ben Nelson (NE) or Robert Casey (PA), we have ...
- Sen. Nelson On Democratic Majority In Senate 2 Jul 2009 20:32 GMT
... Sen. Nelson On Democratic Majority In Senate Audio for this story will be available at ... 58th Democrat in the Senate. Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska talks about what that means ...
- >Democrats' Senate Supermajority Not as Strong as Advertised - Political News - FOXNews.com 2 Jul 2009 18:30 GMT
... former comedian Al Franken is now Minnesota's senator-elect -- thanks to the state Supreme Court's ... -- giving Democrats enough members in the Senate to hit a filibuster-proof majority. This is ... of the chamber suffer from poor health. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., has rarely visited the ...
- >http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/01/democrats-senate-supermajority-strong-advertised/ 2 Jul 2009 17:12 GMT
... former comedian Al Franken is now Minnesota's senator-elect -- thanks to the state Supreme Court's ... -- giving Democrats enough members in the Senate to hit a filibuster-proof majority. This is ... of the chamber suffer from poor health. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., has rarely visited the ...
- The Early Word: More Lost Jobs 2 Jul 2009 14:11 GMT
... home on Capitol Hill, the addition of Senator-elect Al Franken of Minnesota to the chamber ... flexing my muscles.” Keeping occasional mavericks like Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Evan Bayh of Indiana and ... House last week will succumb in the Senate. “It’s dead in the water,’’ he said ...
- Franken doesn't guarantee Democrats' success 2 Jul 2009 11:40 GMT
... Al Franken's victory in the marathon Minnesota Senate race gives Democrats control of 60 seats, ... R-Tenn. Meaning that any of the 60 senators — 58 Democrats and two Democratic-leaning independents ... to the extent that he can hold Sen. Bernard Sanders, a Vermont liberal, and Sen. ...
- Democrats' supermajority may be illusory 2 Jul 2009 10:02 GMT
... Having finally reached the magic 60-vote threshold, Senate Democrats Wednesday were already trying to tamp ... for supposedly 'moderate' Democrats," the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the campaign arm of Senate Republicans, ... the leverage of Republican moderates such as Sen. Olympia J. Snowe of Maine in the ...
- GOP adjusts strategy in aftermath of Franken win 2 Jul 2009 08:14 GMT
... Al Franken's victory in the disputed U.S. Senate race in Minnesota, the Republican Party plans ... limited. While the Democrats now have 60 senators, theoretically allowing them to pass bills without ... Steele said on MSNBC's Morning Joe . Sen. John Cornyn, R-Tex., head of the National ...
- GOP plan: divide democrats 2 Jul 2009 07:33 GMT
... Al Franken’s victory in the disputed U.S. Senate race in Minnesota, the Republican Party plans ... limited. While the Democrats now have 60 senators, theoretically allowing them to pass bills without ... Michael Steele said on MSNBC’s "Morning Joe." Sen John Cornyn, R-Tex., head of the National ...
- Taxed Enough Already? Nationwide July 4 TEA Parties Scheduled 2 Jul 2009 07:33 GMT
... a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Upper Senate Park near First Street and Constitution Avenue ... three-day event including visits with congressmen and senators, workshops and seminars and gatherings at area ... is getting through to politicians such as Sen. Ben Nelson, (D-Neb.), whose office was slammed ...
- Franken doesn't guarantee Dems success 2 Jul 2009 07:10 GMT
... Al Franken’s victory in the marathon Minnesota Senate race gives Democrats control of 60 seats, ... R-Tenn. Meaning that any of the 60 senators — 58 Democrats and two Democratic-leaning independents ... to the extent that he can hold Sen. Bernard Sanders, a Vermont liberal, and Sen. ...
- 60 seats won't mean Democrats will have it made 2 Jul 2009 06:12 GMT
... In the current lineup, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can be certain ... to the extent that he can hold Sen. Bernard Sanders, a Vermont liberal, and Sen. ... conservative, together, along with 58 other strong-minded senators of varying views and priorities. Pragmatically, there ...
- Congressional Memo: What's So Super About a Supermajority? 2 Jul 2009 05:13 GMT
... The persistent absences of two veteran Democratic senators because of serious illness, the varied ideological ... much rather have that than the alternative. Senate officials say Mr. Franken, who accepted the ... care and energy. Keeping occasional mavericks like Ben Nelson of Nebraska, of Louisiana in the fold ...
- Franken wins, but don't get all excited about those 60 votes 2 Jul 2009 03:30 GMT
... Franken's victory in the long-contested Minnesota U.S. Senate race means that Democrats will control 60 ... a final vote. However, two key Democratic senators are battling serious illnesses, two others are ... to the underlying issues more quickly," said Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del. In a pinch, Senate ...
- What's So Super About a Supermajority? 2 Jul 2009 01:40 GMT
... The persistent absences of two veteran Democratic senators because of serious illness, the varied ideological ... much rather have that than the alternative. Senate officials say Mr. Franken, who accepted the ... care and energy. Keeping occasional mavericks like Ben Nelson of Nebraska, of Louisiana in the fold ...
- Analysis: Franken doesn't guarantee Dems success 1 Jul 2009 21:52 GMT
... Al Franken's victory in the marathon Minnesota Senate race gives Democrats control of 60 seats, ... R-Tenn. Meaning that any of the 60 senators — 58 Democrats and two Democratic-leaning independents ... to the extent that he can hold Sen. Bernard Sanders, a Vermont liberal, and Sen. ...
- New Million Dollar Ad Campaign Urges Sen. Ben Nelson to Stop the Employee Free Choice Act 1 Jul 2009 21:51 GMT
... /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Employee Freedom Action Committee ... Congress. This new ad campaign comes as Democratic leaders are poised to send a compromise ... "The ad campaign is designed to urge Nebraskans to tell to oppose closing debate on ...
- New Million Dollar Ad Campaign Urges Sen. Ben Nelson to Stop the Employee Free Choice Act 1 Jul 2009 21:30 GMT
... WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Employee ... releasing TV ads in Nebraska urging Democratic Senator Ben Nelson not to compromise on EFCA. The campaign ...
- Analysis:New US senator no guarantee for Democrats 1 Jul 2009 20:30 GMT
... the marathon race to elect Minnesota's second senator gives Democrats control of 60 U.S. Senate seats, the number needed to overcome any ... to the extent that he can hold Sen. Bernard Sanders, a Vermont liberal, and Sen. ...
- Franken Doesn't Guarantee Dems Success 1 Jul 2009 20:00 GMT
... Al Franken's victory in the marathon Minnesota Senate race gives Democrats control of 60 seats, ... R-Tenn. Meaning that any of the 60 senators -- 58 Democrats and two Democratic-leaning independents ... to the extent that he can hold Sen. Bernard Sanders, a Vermont liberal, and Sen. ...
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