Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by Scott Nance
Democrats are expressing support for President Obama’s new proposal to jumpstart healthcare reform ahead of this week’s White House meeting with the GOP, but some prominent lawmakers appear to no longer be betting all their hopes that comprehensive legislation will be enacted.
They are either talking up specific provisions of reform that could be approved individually, [...]
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Filed under: California, Consumers, Corporatism, Healthcare, In The News, Obama Administration, Political News, Republicans, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Senate, White House
Posted on July 25th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
From The Hill on Wednesday:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) wants to hold Rules Committee hearings in September on the presidential primary process, an effort that could remind the public of her party’s contentious nomination battle just two months before the general election.
Feinstein, chairwoman of the committee, says the hearings will be limited and won’t be conducted [...]
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Filed under: California, Democrats, Election '08, In The News, John McCain '08, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Election, Presidential Primaries, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Voters
Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
As Stuart noted below, today, the Supreme Court declared “that the Constitution protects an individual’s right to have a gun, not just the right of the states to maintain militias.”
Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority in the landmark 5-to-4 decision, said the Constitution does not allow “the absolute prohibition of handguns held and used [...]
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Filed under: Civil Rights, Democrats, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Politics, Republicans, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Senate, Stuart O'Neill, Supreme Court, World News
Posted on November 2nd, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced a measure to establish a federal ban on phthalates in children’s toys on Thursday. The bill is modeled after California’s landmark ban on phthalates.
Phthalates are chemicals that added to common plastic products to make them soft and pliable and they can be found in a variety of children’s toys and childcare products that [...]
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Posted on September 12th, 2005 by Pamela Leavey
The Roberts’ Supreme Court nomination hearings are off to a rousing start today. As expected, “Republicans advised Roberts against responding to probing questions on controversial topics.”
“Some have said that nominees who do not spill their guts about whatever a senator wants to know are hiding something from the American people,” said Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. [...]
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Posted on July 25th, 2005 by Pamela Leavey
Roberts, nominated by Bush last week to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, was asked by a reporter about the discrepancy during a morning get-acquainted meeting with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
He smiled but didn’t reply
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