Newspaper article from our research archive:
|
|
House Republicans Urge Earmark Moratorium - New York Times
- Article from:
-
The New York Times
- Article date:
-
January 26, 2008
|
Copyright information (Hide copyright information)
|
WASHINGTON - House Republicans called on Friday for "an immediate moratorium" on earmarking money for pet projects. They urged Democrats to join them in establishing a bipartisan panel to set strict new standards for such spending.As an interim step, House Republican leaders said, they will insist that all House Republicans follow standards to eliminate "wasteful pork-barrel spending."Republicans set forth their intentions in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The letter reflects a fragile consensus reachedFriday after more than two hours of impassioned debate among House Republicans, who met behind closed doors at their annual conference at the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
House Republicans propose temporary ban on funding pet projects if...
AP Worldstream;
January 26, 2008 ;
289 words
...House Republicans say they are willing to...announced Friday night at a House Republican retreat in White Sulphur...money to be identified. House Republicans believe that the earmark...spends taxpayers' money, House Republican leaders said in a letter to House ...
|
|
House Republicans became what they beheld.(Commentary)
Los Angeles Business Journal;
November 29, 2004 ;
585 words
...HOUSE Republicans revised their ethical rules to...is definitively over. The 2004 House Republicans have become true successors to...after issuing that statement, House Republicans held a heating designed to gather...
|
|
Senate leader: Significant progress on bailout
AP Worldstream;
September 27, 2008 ;
700+ words
......the financial sector. House Republicans, however, said they would...as Saturday night. But House Republican leaders, who have resisted...again, they said. Many House Republicans object to several parts...were willing to include House Republicans' idea of having the ...
|
|
Bailout deal stalls as Republican lawmakers revolt
AP Worldstream;
September 26, 2008 ;
643 words
......extraordinary White House meeting. Weary congressional...hour after the lone House Republican involved, Rep. Spencer...Democrats blamed the House Republicans for the apparent...White House meeting, House Republican leader John Boehner...further away with the ...
|
|
White House, Congress push for bailout deal
AP Worldstream;
September 27, 2008 ;
700+ words
......the financial sector. House Republicans said they would not be...as Saturday night. But House Republican leaders, who have resisted...again, they said. Many House Republicans object to several parts...were willing to include House Republicans' idea of having the ...
|
|
House Republicans to join bailout talks
AP Online;
September 26, 2008 ;
700+ words
...House Republicans say they're sending a top leader to renewed...talks with key lawmakers. That's after the House GOP boycotted negotiations on an emerging...calling it unacceptable. Blunt is the number two House Republican. Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, the minority leader...Frank declared that ...
|
|
House Republicans to join US bailout talks
AP Worldstream;
September 26, 2008 ;
105 words
......attend the talks with key lawmakers. This comes after House Republicans boycotted negotiations on an emerging bipartisan agreement, calling it unacceptable. Blunt is the No. 2 House Republican. Rep. John Boehner, the Republican minority leader...
|
|
Bailout deal stalls as GOP lawmakers revolt
AP Online;
September 26, 2008 ;
634 words
......extraordinary White House meeting. Weary congressional...hour after the lone House Republican involved, Rep. Spencer...Democrats blamed the House Republicans for the apparent...White House meeting, House Republican leader John Boehner...further away with the ...
|
|
Hanna voted in to lead House Republicans.(Legislature)(The new leader will...
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);
August 31, 2007 ;
284 words
......Douglas and east Lane counties, was elected leader of the House Republican caucus. The vote came from within the 29-member GOP...Republican whip. As his caucus leader, Hanna will lead the House Republicans in three major areas: formulating the Republicans...Rep. Dennis Richardson, R-Central Point, ...
|
|
FreedomWorks Cheers House Republicans for Standing Up for Taxpayers.
Business Wire;
September 26, 2008 ;
366 words
......Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) credited the House Republicans with standing up against this monstrous...trying to blow this up. It's the House Republicans. FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe...people know it. The brave stand many House Republicans have taken in opposition to the Wall...
|
|
Congress restarts troubled bailout talks
AP Online;
September 26, 2008 ;
700+ words
......to attend the restart of talks at midday. House Republicans said they would send a top leader to the closed-door session after the House GOP earlier boycotted bargaining on an emerging...passed. Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, the No. 2 House Republican leader, was set to attend talks with ...
|
|
Bush scrambles to save $700B bailout plan
AP Online;
September 26, 2008 ;
328 words
......attend the restart of negotiations at midday. House Republicans said they would send a top leader to the closed-door session after the House GOP earlier boycotted negotiations on an emerging...statement from outside the Oval Office of the White House, acknowledging lawmakers have a right to ...
|
|
House Republican leaders back $700B bailout
AP Worldstream;
September 29, 2008 ;
112 words
...House Republican leaders say they support the $700 billion bailout for the financial...member whose conscience will allow them to support this. Senior House Republicans emerged from a lengthy closed-door meeting with rank-and-file lawmakers...
|
|
Bush v. Congress: Republican fratricide.
National Review;
October 25, 1999 ;
700+ words
......the first real conflict between House Republicans and George W. Bush. The way House Republican leaders see it, things had been...the left of the mean and nasty House Republicans. Also, the press needed to further...take the bait. He had supported House Republicans in ...
|
|
Utah.(political fund raising)(Brief Article)
Campaigns & Elections;
February 1, 2006 ;
81 words
...State House Republicans in Utah are dating for money. A new fund-raiser for the House Republican Election Committee paired the idea of speed dating, now popular among singles, and political fund-raising. For $100, Utah lobbyists...
|
See all results.
Or, try our
Advanced Search.
|