...and conservatives," Chambliss said.The comment came during a conference call with reporters when the state's senior senator was asked about the announcement Thursday on CNN by Tea Party Express Chairwoman Amy Kremer that her group was targeting...
...Vidalia onions from Georgia to all of the senators, and they stopped that," he said, referring to the state's senior senator, Saxby Chambliss, who is also a Republican.Speaking of food, the ban applies to meals, too. The only exception...
...seat.Weiner began his career as a legislative assistant to then-Rep. Chuck Schumer, who is now the state's senior senator. He was elected to the New York City Council before winning Schumer's House seat in 1998, representing parts of...
...caucus meeting in which he urged his colleagues to shake up the institution's cherished seniority rules.More-senior senators got better shots at inserting federal dollars for home state projects into spending bills. DeMint was opposed to...
...week-long recess didn't change any minds about one critical budget disagreement between the House and Senate, one senior senator said this morning.Lawmakers have been in recess since April 1 when the Senate sweetened legislation to levy a 1...
...desire to have the funding bill to Mr. Obama by Jan. 20. But things may not go that smoothly, said Georgia's senior senator, Johnny Isakson. "There needs to be significant due diligence and considerable congressional oversight," said...
...That's a stark contrast to the Republican side where challengers are coming forward, unfazed that the state's senior senator had $4 million in his re-election account at the end of June. Mr. Graham's unpopular stance on failed immigration...
...So has South Carolina's Jim DeMint. All of them voted against resurrecting debate on this bill. South Carolina senior senator Lindsey Graham, however, voted for it - and by doing so has repudiated the will of his Republican constituents...
...happy enough with his performance to want to keep him in the post. But Mr. Chambliss, a freshman and the state's senior senator, has already drawn the aim of two challengers. For months, DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Vernon Jones has...
...him an easy target for Democrats. Mr. Edwards has been known to speak critically of Mr. Helms. "I'm now the senior senator from North Carolina instead of Jesse Helms, which is a very good thing for this country," he said during his first...
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