Posted on 04/17/2007 9:37:36 PM PDT by jazusamo
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday delayed appointing lawmakers to finish a war-funding bill, putting off the emergency legislation for the second day since returning from the House's two-week spring break.
Mrs. Pelosi, California Democrat, did not name conferees Monday because severe storms slowed some East Coast lawmakers' returns to Washington and because some lawmakers attended Virginia Tech services for the shooting victims, her office said.
"We need the conferees in order to make progress on the bill," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who will join Mrs. Pelosi and other congressional leaders at a White House meeting with President Bush today.
Patience also wore thin among Senate Democrats assigned two weeks ago to the conference committee that will reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of the $100 billion bill.
"We are going to be talking about that and trying to put some pressure on bringing that [conference committee] about," Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, Hawaii Democrat and member of the conference committee, said on his way to the party's weekly policy luncheon.
"I'm hoping we can do that sooner because it is something that we need to decide," said Mr. Inouye, chairman of the Appropriations defense subcommittee.
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You think so? : )
Don't count on it, amigo. The media is the Democrat propaganda machine and the sheeple will follow them as they circle down the drain.
Undoubtedly a LOT of truth to that. Among other well-known reasons.
Damn Pelosi.
That’s real fine, San Fran Nan, put the war and our troops on hold because of the weather and services. This is pathetic!
What did you want her to do? Walk?
The real reason: no coverage of the affair while VT shootings were front and center.
I did not hear that and it’s disgustingly predictable. I tried a quick FR search for keywords “Gonzalez” and “leahy” which didn’t turn up anything recent about what you relate.
I’d love to send that quote out to my email list.
What an ugly, evil woman.
Yes, she is...and hopefully her incompetence added to those traits will take her DOWN.
Oh, I’ll bet that is true. Pelosi can’t seem to eager to undermine our military while so many people are grieving.
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