Obama Addresses Meeting With House Democrats
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 14th, 2009 4:34 am by HL
Obama Addresses Meeting With House Democrats
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hello, everybody. Madam Speaker? HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI (D-Calif.): Good morning. Thank you, Mr. President. We just completed a very productive meeting with the president, including our leader, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, our three chairs of the committees of jurisdiction…
Senate Bill Steers Transportation Policy Away From the Automobile
As stimulus spending on highways and bridges ramps up, Senate Democrats are submitting legislation today that suggests the nation’s transportation policy is headed for a major overhaul, with a strong emphasis on reducing automobile use and carbon emissions and boosting public transit, inter-city…
Challenges Ahead for DeParle, Obama’s ?Point Guard’ on Health Care
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Obama Set to Nominate Broadway Honcho Rocco Landesman to Lead Arts Endowment
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Elizabeth Edwards’s Interview Rules: Don’t Mention Rielle Hunter by Name
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