Word: arlene
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...support it, said Representative Eric Cantor, the No. 2 Republican in the House. Almost all Republicans in both chambers oppose the budget, though there are a few moderates still making up their minds. "I intend to listen, and I intend to be willing to think about things," Senator Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, told reporters on Wednesday...
...representative before the Supreme Court, was initially met with enthusiasm by Senators on both sides of the political aisle, but yesterday’s vote brought unexpected Republican opposition. Much of Kagan’s bi-partisan support evaporated in recent months after a spat with Sen. Arlen Specter over her unwillingness to answer several questions from the Pennsylvania Republican about her legal views. During debate on the Senate floor yesterday, Republican Senators criticized Kagan as a result. “I think we have to pay a little more attention, and I’ve gone to some length...
Specter, Sen. Arlen • interesting speculation about political future...
...nurses association wanted more investment in the nursing workforce. The head of the hospitals association wanted more money for hospitals. The head of the American Medical Association wanted higher Medicare reimbursement rates for doctors. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., wanted more money for community healthcare centers. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., wanted a better focus on investigations of white collar fraud in the healthcare sector. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., wanted greater investment in HIV-AIDS prevention. Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., spoke of greater National Institutes of Health Funding. It went on. (See the most common hospital mishaps...
...final hiccup in a three-week process that was full of hiccups was over the approximately $10 billion added to the state-stabilization fund that House Democrats wanted to see directed toward school construction. The three Senate Republicans - Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, without whose votes the bill would not have passed the Senate - wanted to leave how the funds would be spent up to governors. Ultimately, the two sides agreed to allow governors the option of spending the money on school construction but not limit the money to that. "There...