by Bill Scher | Apr 19, 2007 | Blog
At the start of today's Senate testimony of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., warned Gonzales to limit his use of "I don't recall" when responding to questions. After questioning began, it took Gonzales 1 minute and 11 seconds to say, "I...
by Bill Scher | Apr 19, 2007 | Blog
Senate Environment and Public Works Chair Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., delivered a speech on global warming Wednesday, and announced a key development, which she deemed a "breakthrough": I have been informed ... by Senators [Tom] Carper [D-Del.], [Lamar] Alexander...
by Bill Scher | Apr 18, 2007 | Blog
The pharmaceutical lobby joined forces today with the Senate's conservative minority and killed legislation empowering Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices, which would have saved us $30 billion a year. Fixty-six senators tried to carry out the will of 85...
by Bill Scher | Apr 18, 2007 | Blog
The pharmaceutical lobby joined forces today with the Senate's conservative minority and killed legislation empowering Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices, which would have saved us $30 billion a year. Fixty-six senators tried to carry out the will of 85...
by Bill Scher | Apr 18, 2007 | Blog
Today, the pharmaceutical lobby joined forces with the Senate's conservative minority and killed legislation empowering Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices, which would have saved us $30 billion a year. Fixty-six senators tried to carry out the will of 85...
by Bill Scher | Apr 17, 2007 | Blog
Yesterday's headline from the Associated Press read: "EPA chief: Bush climate policy working." And why is that? Says the AP: The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday the growth of greenhouse gases by less than 1 percent in 2005 shows the...
