Posts Tagged ‘Republican Senators’

Does Anybody Actually Like the Baucus Health Care Bill? – Atlantic Online

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

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Does Anybody Actually Like the Baucus Health Care Bill?
Atlantic Online
This is the agony of compromise. Sen. Max Baucus was the supposed gang leader of the Senate's Gang of Six, a group of three Democrat and three Republican senators charged with reaching a bipartisan compromise on health care. Today Baucus released his
Baucus seeks co-ops, insurer taxes in Senate health-care billBizjournals.com
The Senate Is Ready to Act on Health CareWall Street Journal
What's in Baucus' health care proposal?CNN International
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The Fix: No Republicans Sign On to Health-Care Bill – Washington Post

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Washington Post
The Fix: No Republicans Sign On to Health-Care Bill
Washington Post
That's the number of Republican Senators who ultimately signed on to the health care bill put forward by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) this morning. For months, Baucus and an increasingly small group of
Senate's 10-year health fix would cost US 6BMiamiHerald.com
Sen. Max Baucus unveils his healthcare overhaul planLos Angeles Times
Baucus seeks health co-ops, not public planBizjournals.com
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Obama’s health care speech doesn’t end fight – San Francisco Chronicle

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
Obama's health care speech doesn't end fight
San Francisco Chronicle
President Obama mustered all the force of his famous eloquence – including a stirring tug at the bonds of friendship between Republican senators and their late Democratic colleague Edward Kennedy – to push the reset button on health care Wednesday
Lawmakers react along party lines to Obama remarksHouston Chronicle
Obama offers compromises to get health care bill passedMiamiHerald.com
Obama Hits Reset on Health Debate to Win Wavering DemocratsBloomberg
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In healthcare debate, both sides cite… – Reuters

Sunday, August 30th, 2009
In healthcare debate, both sides cite Kennedy
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The day after US Senator Edward Kennedy's burial, leading Democratic and Republican senators on Sunday seized on his reputation for compromise to call for cooperation in the healthcare debate but showed little
Democrats: Honor Kennedy through civil debateThe Associated Press
Transcript: Kerry, HatchABC News
Public option not likely to pass in the Senate, Hatch saysCNN Political Ticker
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Sotomayor vote could impact Fla. Senate race – The Associated Press

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

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Sotomayor vote could impact Fla. Senate race
The Associated Press
MIAMI — If there is one place where any bad feelings from the hearings on Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination could have lasting consequences, it's Florida, the pesky swing state that the second-largest Puerto Rican community outside the island
Sotomayor and Woodrow Wilson's visionBoston Globe
Sotomayor Wins ConfirmationWashington Post
How Republican Senators Voted on SotomayorNew York Times
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After Swearing In, Sotomayor to Face Numerous Changes – Washington Post

Friday, August 7th, 2009

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After Swearing In, Sotomayor to Face Numerous Changes
Washington Post
If Sonia Sotomayor's spot on the Supreme Court is already known — on the end, farthest from the chief justice's left — the role she will play might become apparent only after years of service. Even a federal judge as experienced as
Sotomayor vote could impact Fla. Senate raceThe Associated Press
New Yorkers Celebrate Confirmation of SotomayorWNYC
How Republican Senators Voted on SotomayorNew York Times
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Sotomayor Faces Heavy Workload of Complex Cases – New York Times

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
Sotomayor Faces Heavy Workload of Complex Cases
New York Times
Judge Sonia Sotomayor was greeted in her West Village neighborhood on Thursday after the Senate confirmed her nomination. By ADAM LIPTAK The political calculus for Republican senators who oppose confirmation of the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.
Senate Confirms Sotomayor in Largely Partisan 68-31 VoteWall Street Journal
8 m agoNYC Latinos celebrate Sotomayor confirmationNewsday
Latinos Celebrate Sotomayor ConfirmationCBS News
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Sotomayor confirmation vote set for Thursday afternoon – CNN

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

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Sotomayor confirmation vote set for Thursday afternoon
CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Judge Sonia Sotomayor was expected to easily win Senate confirmation Thursday as two more Republican senators announced their support for the country's first Hispanic high-court pick. If confirmed, Sonia Sotomayor would be the
Democrats Rally for SotomayorWashington Post
Sotomayor gains more Republican support in the SenateLos Angeles Times
Sen. Bond says he will vote for SotomayorKansas City Star
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House rushing to fix 'Clunkers' but Senate GOP looking to turn off … – New York Daily News

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

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House rushing to fix 'Clunkers' but Senate GOP looking to turn off
New York Daily News
Republican Senators are vowing to turn off the gas pump on the wildly popular "Cash for Clunkers" program, saying it's just another bailout that heaps debt on future generations.
Car dealers applaud clunkers program as big shot in the armUSA Today
'Clunkers' Rebates at Risk Unless Senate ActsWall Street Journal
Crowds seeking Cash for Clunkers flood LI car dealersNewsday
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Hatch to vote against Sotomayor's Supreme Court bid – Salt Lake Tribune

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Voice of America
Hatch to vote against Sotomayor's Supreme Court bid
Salt Lake Tribune
Washington – For the first time in his 33-year Senate career, Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch will vote against a Supreme Court nominee. Hatch decided Friday to oppose Sonia Sotomayor when her nomination comes before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Republican Senators Cornyn and Hatch to Vote Against SotomayorBloomberg
Utah's Hatch opposes Sotomayor nominationThe Associated Press
Cornyn won't vote to confirm Sotomayor to Supreme CourtDallas Morning News
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Analysis: Sotomayor would be beholden to no one – The Associated Press

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
Analysis: Sotomayor would be beholden to no one
The Associated Press
CHAPEL HILL, NC — Once Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed to the Supreme Court, all those hours of predictable questions and cautious replies at her Senate confirmation hearings will be filed and forgotten as she judges the way she sees fit.
Two Republican Senators Question Sotomayor's JudgmentFOXNews
Leahy: 'Stop the racial politics' on SotomayorPolitico
Leahy on Sotomayor: 'Stop the racial politics'CNN Political Ticker
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Life Lessons Should Count on Top Court – New York Times

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

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Life Lessons Should Count on Top Court
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Senator Lindsey Graham, the engaging South Carolina Republican, lectured the Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor last week that if he had made a comment like hers that a “wise Latina woman” often reaches better
Senate GOP chief: Sotomayor won't get my voteThe Associated Press
Two Republican Senators Question Sotomayor's JudgmentFOXNews
As Sotomayor and White House Avoid Ideology, Some on Left See Washington Post
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Sessions remains troubled by Sotomayor's record – The Associated Press

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

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Sessions remains troubled by Sotomayor's record
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says he remains troubled by some of Sonia Sotomayor's remarks and rulings. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama says he isn't ready to say whether he will vote for or against President Barack
Two Republican Senators Question Sotomayor's JudgmentFOXNews
As Sotomayor and White House Avoid Ideology, Some on Left See Washington Post
Diversity a touchy topic at Sotomayor hearingsLos Angeles Times
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As Republicans press, Sotomayor declines to detail abortion views – MiamiHerald.com

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Washington Post
As Republicans press, Sotomayor declines to detail abortion views
MiamiHerald.com
WASHINGTON — Republican senators tried hard but failed Wednesday to get Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to detail her views on abortion, as the veteran judge said she couldn't answer questions about abortion law "in the
Sotomayor: Judges look at specific cases, not broad policiesCNN
Republicans keep heat on SotomayorWashington Post
Legalese in Sotomayor hearing explainedThe Associated Press
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Sen. Klobuchar Questions Judge Sotomayor at Supreme Court … – Washington Post

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

New York Times
Sen. Klobuchar Questions Judge Sotomayor at Supreme Court
Washington Post
LEAHY: There's been an interest expressed by — I was going to say by all of the senators, but most senators have left the hearing room, but don't think that doesn't mean that there's not going to be more questions, Judge, because there will be this
Republican Senators Press Sotomayor on Abortion ViewsNew York Times
Legalese in Sotomayor hearing explainedThe Associated Press
Sotomayor Says Obama Didn't Question Her on AbortionBloomberg
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