So Much for Priorities
Dave Obey made a big issue about the Republican effort to restructure the student loan program last year. Yet, when a Democrat bill to lower interest rates came to a vote - Obey missed it.
posted by ObeyOut2006 at 1:46 PM
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Obey needs to make his schedule public. If he has nothing to hide, what's the big deal?
The bill had 211 cosponsors. The vote was 356 to 71 (83%).
Jim Sensenbrenner and Paul Ryan voted against this tax relief measure for middle class Americans.
Online:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/19/washington/19repubs.html
Departing Chief Warns G.O.P. on Outlook for 2008 Races
By JOHN M. BRODER
Published: January 19, 2007
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 — Ken Mehlman, the departing chairman of the Republican National Committee, warned on Thursday that his party would suffer even more devastating losses in 2008 than it did in 2006 if it did not reach out to minorities and address voter concerns about ethics.
In his farewell speech after two years as chairman, Mr. Mehlman said that the 2006 elections, in which Republicans lost control of both houses of Congress, was not a fluke that could be attributed to the calendar, a few scandal-tainted candidates and the tough going in Iraq.
“Each of these factors combined to create an environment that was unfavorable for Republicans,” said Mr. Mehlman, one of the chief architects of President Bush’s two national election victories. “But, folks, these factors cannot be an excuse.”
He said that if Republican officials shrugged off the repudiation of the party in the 2006 elections they would lose the White House in 2008 and remain in the minority in Congress indefinitely. He said the party had to recommit itself to political reform, fiscal restraint and personal ethics.
Great catch! I'm sure in his mind he was tending to something "that really makes a difference" rather than voting. Sheesh!
Behind the Republican Revolt
Friday, Jan. 19, 2007 By KAREN TUMULTY, MASSIMO CALABRESI
As George Bush takes the lectern in the House chamber for his State of the Union address, he can finally claim that he is fulfilling the promise of his 2000 presidential campaign to be a “uniter and not a divider”. With his proposal to increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, Bush is indeed bringing Democrats and Republicans together. The problem for him is that the bipartisan front they are forming is against him.
It has the potential to lead to the most serious foreign policy confrontation between a President and Congress since the Vietnam War.
Though Democrats are now in charge of both houses, the lawmakers to watch are the Republicans, who for the first time are charting their own course on Iraq. At least a dozen G.O.P. Senators have expressed opposition to Bush's "surge" plan, and one-- potential presidential contender Chuck Hagel of Nebraska--is even working with leading Democrats to pass a resolution against it. Hagel, a twice-wounded Vietnam veteran, has said Bush's plan to increase U.S. troop strength in Iraq by 21,500 represents "the most dangerous foreign policy blunder since Vietnam, and I intend to resist it."
Online at: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1580425,00.html?cnn=yes
Obey misses vote, online at: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070119/GPG0101/701190646/1207
By BRIAN TUMULTY
Press-Gazette Washington bureau
WASHINGTON —
HR 5 College Student Relief Act passed 356 to 71 with Petri among the 124 Republicans joining 232 Democrats in passage. Sensenbrenner and Ryan were among the 71 Republicans opposed. Obey missed the vote because he was ill, but was co-sponsor of the bill. The other four Wisconsin Democrats voted yes.
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