• Starting during the 108th Congress, Boozman served as an Assistant Whip, making him responsible for helping House Republican Whips Roy Blunt and Eric Cantor secure the votes for or against major legislation. (wikipedia.org)
  • He then served as Chairman of the HJC during the 107th, 108th and 109th Congresses. (techlawjournal.com)
  • During the 108th Congress he was the third most frugal. (freeliberal.com)
  • Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX), the current Chairman of the HSC, was also the ranking Republican on the HSC in the 110th and 111th Congresses. (techlawjournal.com)
  • In observing - with some approval - today's official transition from the corrupt, incompetent and astonishingly lazy 109th Congress, it is not without some worry that we greet the young and hopeful 110th. (blogspot.com)
  • Boozman was elected to the United States Senate in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Blanche Lincoln by a 21-point margin and becoming the first Republican to be elected to the seat since Reconstruction. (wikipedia.org)
  • He took office in January 2011 and is the ranking Republican on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade and the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies. (wikipedia.org)
  • He is also a senior member of the United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (wikipedia.org)
  • For the first seven months of the 109th Congress, Feingold was the 11th most frugal in the Senate. (freeliberal.com)
  • Feinstein chaired the Senate Intelligence Committee from 2009 to 2015 and was the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 2017 to 2021. (peoplepill.com)
  • She was also the longest-serving U.S. senator from California, the longest-tenured female senator in history, and the senior Democratic member of the Senate. (peoplepill.com)
  • Their roadblock is the Republicans in the Senate, who have threatened to filibuster the Senate resolution (the House passed its version with a narrow majority. (monoblogue.us)
  • King won Maine's 2012 Senate election to replace the retiring Republican Olympia Snowe and took office on January 3, 2013. (cloudfront.net)
  • He won a special election in 2001 to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served as assistant majority whip and sat on the Republican Policy Committee. (wikipedia.org)
  • Before his election to Congress, Boozman served two terms on the Rogers Public School Board, which governs one of Arkansas's largest school districts. (wikipedia.org)
  • Boozman was elected to Congress in a special election after his predecessor, Asa Hutchinson, resigned to become the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration. (wikipedia.org)
  • Bush, a Republican from Texas and the eldest son of George H. W. Bush , took office following a narrow victory over Democratic incumbent vice president Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election . (wikipedia.org)
  • After winning re-election by a decisive margin in the 1998 Texas gubernatorial election , Bush became the widely acknowledged front-runner in the race for the Republican nomination in the 2000 presidential election . (wikipedia.org)
  • Once conducted by ballot, now the Members call out their choice for the selection of the Speaker, a process called "vive voce," in an election that occurs at the start of each new Congress, or every two years. (rantt.com)
  • As a lawyer Rogers was in private practice and was elected to serve as commonwealth's attorney for Pulaski and Rockcastle counties in Kentucky, an office he held from 1969 to his election to Congress in 1980. (wiki2.org)
  • [6] The following year, Rogers won election to Congress. (wiki2.org)
  • Voting "yes" were 16 Democrats, 43 Republicans and 1 independent. (issuepedia.org)
  • Voting "no" were 27 Democrats, 0 Republicans and 1 independent. (issuepedia.org)
  • Because of Reid and Pelosi s incompetence, I doubt the Democrats have enough of an agenda to take control of Congress in 2006. (freeliberal.com)
  • Even more perplexing than obeisance of most Republicans is the fact that many Democrats are either not directly attacking Bush s policies or are advocating even more hawkish, anti-freedom positions than Bush. (freeliberal.com)
  • The Republican nominee was Susan Collins , Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation under Governor John McKernan and a protégée of U.S. Senator William Cohen , and at the time relatively unknown to the electorate. (cloudfront.net)
  • Rogers was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Kentucky in 1979 . (wiki2.org)
  • Meanwhile, ERA advocates claim they have the numbers but need Congress to render inoperative both the deadline and the recissions, pointing to the length of time it took to pass the 27th Amendment - first proposed as part of the Bill of Rights in 1791, it wasn't ratified until 1992. (monoblogue.us)
  • A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district from 2001 to 2011. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unfortunately, not a single Republican has had the courage to regularly stand up to President Bush on the war, spying, or seemingly anything else, including John McCain (R-AZ). (freeliberal.com)
  • Thus, while Bush s tax cuts might be history if most of them aren t gone already by 2008 Congress s out-of-control spending habits may finally be checked by a responsible adult occupying the White House who knows the meaning of the word no. (freeliberal.com)
  • In its aftermath, Congress created the United States Department of Homeland Security and Bush declared a global war on terrorism . (wikipedia.org)
  • [1] With a financial team led by Karl Rove and Ken Mehlman , Bush built up a commanding financial advantage over other prospective Republican candidates. (wikipedia.org)
  • [2] Though several prominent Republicans declined to challenge Bush, Arizona senator John McCain launched a spirited challenge that was supported by many moderates and foreign policy hawks . (wikipedia.org)
  • McCain's loss in the South Carolina primary effectively ended the 2000 Republican primaries , and Bush was officially nominated for president at the 2000 Republican National Convention . (wikipedia.org)
  • Bush had the opportunity to be warned a week after the death while the family had to root out the cause of their son's passing after a month's time. (blogspot.com)
  • He was an advocate for drug policy issues and chaired the Veterans' Affairs Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, where he led the passage of bills expanding services for unemployed veterans. (wikipedia.org)
  • The only other Member of Congress to vote against both bills was Ron Paul. (freeliberal.com)
  • The National Taxpayers Union Foundation regularly publishes a study that tallies up the cost or savings of the sum total of bills that each Member of Congress sponsors or co-sponsors. (freeliberal.com)
  • Despite continued efforts by the Republican-controlled legislature to derail her efforts, Gov. Whitmer has done her part to move the state forward, working with the GOP when it was possible and wielding her veto pen to stop bad bills when it was necessary. (voter-app.com)
  • Of course, with Republicans in control of the legislature, Gov. Whitmer's ability to pass progressive legislation has been limited-but she's made use of her executive powers to stop bad bills passed by the GOP. (voter-app.com)
  • Dixon's running mate is former state representative Shane Hernandez, who was named the most conservative member of the House in 2017 by MIRS News Service. (voter-app.com)
  • However, he is a senior member of the HSC, and he is term limited from continuing as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee (HJC). (techlawjournal.com)
  • Rep. Sensenbrenner is also a member of the House Judiciary Committee (HJC), which has jurisdiction over patent law. (techlawjournal.com)
  • House Republican rules limit committee leaders to three terms. (techlawjournal.com)
  • Will either White House or Republican National Committee e-mail correspondence show Josh's stamp on IAP Worldwide Services $120 million deal to maintain and operate Walter Reed facilities? (blogspot.com)
  • 4. The transparent White House uses Republican National Committee e-mail addresses for official government correspondence. (blogspot.com)
  • Elected by a majority of the members, as directed by Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution, the role of Speaker has evolved over time. (rantt.com)
  • The Speaker must win a majority of the Members present at the vote. (rantt.com)
  • Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is the current Speaker of the House of the 116th Congress, elected by the majority on January 3, 2019. (rantt.com)
  • He does maintain a loyal audience, though it has diminished from the days he was feted by the "new" Republican Majority. (blogspot.com)
  • According to the OIG report, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigations, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms grab the assets of thousands of people annually, and there is big money involved. (overcriminalization.org)
  • Members of Congress, Officers of Congress, and their families throughout the United States, its territories and possessions. (wiki2.org)
  • Additionally, they are charged with the protection of members of Congress , officers of Congress, and their families throughout the entire United States, its territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia. (wiki2.org)
  • First and foremost, no other Senator voted against both the Iraq War resolution and passage of the Patriot Act. (freeliberal.com)
  • In this study, known as BillTally which is available at www.ntu.org, Senator Feingold has consistently been found to be among the most frugal Members of Congress. (freeliberal.com)
  • Aged 90, she was the oldest sitting U.S. senator and member of Congress. (peoplepill.com)
  • [10] He represents one of the few ancestrally Republican districts south of the Ohio River . (wiki2.org)
  • A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. (peoplepill.com)
  • In the modern era, former Republican speaker Newt Gingrich (GA), elected to the position in 1995 and enraged by his Democratic predecessor, Texan Jim Wright, created a tone of antagonistic partisanship, setting the House to work solely on the Republican agenda, and focused his leadership efforts on fundraising and campaigns to keep his party in power. (rantt.com)
  • 2007-04-18''': [[Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007]]: a bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries. (issuepedia.org)
  • First of all, assuming Republicans maintain control of Congress beyond 2008 (I realize this is not a given), Feingold would face split-party rule. (freeliberal.com)
  • The first-and thus far, only- woman ever to serve as Speaker, Pelosi previously held the title from January 4, 2007, to January 3, 2011, when Republicans gained control. (rantt.com)
  • In 2006, Congress passed a Boozman-authored provision promoting an expanded role for drug courts in efforts to reduce drug abuse and recidivism. (wikipedia.org)
  • Actions=== * '''2007-08-05''' [http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/05/congress.energy.ap/ House OKs taxes on oil companies]: "Declaring a new direction in energy policy, the House on Saturday approved $16 billion in taxes on oil companies, while providing billions of dollars in tax breaks and incentives for renewable energy and conservation efforts. (issuepedia.org)
  • Right now, she's one of the only things standing in the way of efforts by Michigan Republicans to further attack access to reproductive health care. (voter-app.com)
  • He is a member of the Republican Party . (wiki2.org)
  • More recently, Ognian Saparev, a Member of Parliament from the Bulgarian Socialist Party, dismissed the significance of reports that the Mayor of Pazardzhik has trafficked Romani girls for the benefit of visiting foreigner diplomats. (csce.gov)
  • Pelosi, a fundraising powerhouse and the Speaker who oversaw the passage of the Affordable Care Act, represents California's 12th district, which includes most of San Francisco. (rantt.com)
  • Congressman Johnson, who represents most of Collin Co. in the U.S. House, and the other honorable congressmen explained and defended the Republican Party's many augments against passing legislation to fix what is broken in the American health care system. (demblognews.com)
  • The task force advised House Speaker Dennis Hastert on major drug policy issues and helped author legislation regarding recreational drugs, including anti-methamphetamine legislation. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Speaker of the House, an office currently held by Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), is the highest-ranking member of the Legislative Branch of government and second in the line of succession to the presidency behind the vice president. (rantt.com)
  • Though the Speaker does not have to be a Member, all Speakers to date were Members of the House. (rantt.com)
  • While any member of the House can introduce legislation, the Speaker determines how that legislation is handled and whether it sees a floor vote. (rantt.com)
  • A member of the House since 1987, Pelosi is the 52nd Speaker. (rantt.com)
  • Each 'district' is represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives . (hansandcassady.org)
  • As time has passed since Sept. 11 DHS and its immigration agencies have deemphasized the initial immigrant/terrorist linkage and have instead stressed that tough and comprehensive immigration enforcement is essential to the 'rule of law' in the United States and the integrity of the immigration system. (americas.org)
  • A few weeks back he claimed it was time to enact the Equal Rights Amendment because it had passed in 38 states. (monoblogue.us)
  • However, Congress put no time limit on that one. (monoblogue.us)
  • In 1980, incumbent Republican U.S. Congressman Tim Lee Carter of Kentucky's 5th congressional district decided to retire. (wiki2.org)
  • Its law-and-order approach to immigration policy and its particular focus on criminal aliens are an extension of the law-and-order crackdown movement that began to take hold in the 1970s as part of the wars on drugs and crime launched by President Richard Nixon. (americas.org)
  • With respect to the DHS mission of protecting the country against what DHS Secretary Chertoff called 'dangerous people,' he told Congress: '[W]e are also a nation of laws, and illegal immigration threatens our national security, challenges our sovereignty, and undermines the rule of law. (americas.org)
  • This article is about the federal police force associated with the U.S. Congress. (wiki2.org)
  • Rogers is the longest-serving Kentucky Republican ever elected to federal office. (wiki2.org)
  • Incumbent Governor John McKernan , a Republican, was term-limited and could not seek another term. (cloudfront.net)
  • Has this scenario already been in play, among members of the present ruling caste? (blogspot.com)
  • He was praised by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, earning the organization's Congressional Leadership Award in 2009. (wikipedia.org)
  • All over the conservative blogosphere today you find the same: rabid partisans who have suddenly seen the light and the errors of the Republican leadership. (blogspot.com)
  • Then his problems with drug abuse made him less a "point of light" and more an example of hypocricy. (blogspot.com)
  • On Saturday the city of Seaford agreed with me that the incumbents were worth retaining in an overwhelming fashion: Mayor David Genshaw won by a margin of 412 votes to 189 for challenger Pat A. Jones and City Council member Matt MacCoy won with an even 400 votes against challenger Stacie Spicer's 199. (monoblogue.us)
  • Republican]] opponents said the legislation ignored the need to produce more domestic oil, natural gas and coal. (issuepedia.org)
  • Yevgenii Urlashov, a city official in Yaroslavl, recently characterized all Roma as drug dealers and called for them to be deported. (csce.gov)
  • Although advocates of freedom may be justifiably angry with him (as am I) for co-sponsoring a certain free speech-limiting piece of campaign finance legislation bearing his name, at this point we more important and pressing issues are before us. (freeliberal.com)
  • And we must not stand by in silence when a member of Parliament dismisses the criminal act of trafficking of children, simply because they are Romani. (csce.gov)