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...help make its argument, BMS added a slew of new lobbyists to its force, including GOP insider Haley Barbour. Longtime lobbying powerhouse Tommy Boggs took Bristol-Myers' CEO for sit-downs with lawmakers like John Dingell, the top- ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. And BMS made headway in arguing that a measure to fix the loophole it was trying to create should not be part of the bill - or at least that BMS should be exempted. But when lawmakers figured out that dozens of other drugs could make the same argument as BMS, including products like...
...unequivocal victory in the Senate, the bill is having trouble across the Capitol, where House Republicans are balking at a move they consider a boon to unions - and the Democratic Party. The Republican bill, sponsored by Rep. Don Young, takes a big step away from total federal control. The GOP version maintains a commitment to sky marshals and to stricter employment screening of airport employees, but allows airports to either hire federal workers or hire security jobs out to private contractors. Young is blunt in his opposition to the Senate version. "If people think there will be a change...
...Meanwhile, a coalition of House Democrats and a few moderate House Republicans are standing firm behind the Senate version. The GOP leadership, well aware of that any appearance of party-line obduracy at this sensitive moment will not play well in next year?s campaign ads, is urging Majority Leader Dick Armey to allow a vote on the Democrats? version of the airport safety bill...
Tenn. Gov. and former GOP presidential hopeful Lamar Alexander addressed Republicans from the College and the Law School yesterday in a wide-ranging speech, touching on topics from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to campaign finance reform to education policy...
Though Linsky says “We’re really looking for something not too complicated — talented people with integrity who would be good partners” for Swift, the search hasn’t been without controversy. Earlier this year, former GOP party chair and millionaire James Rappaport announced that he would seek the lieutenant governorship against the wishes of Swift, who would prefer to choose her own running mate for the Republican convention to confirm...