“I’ve matured in my faith. I’ve matured in my policies. Today you have a forty-something woman running for office. Not a 20-year-old. So that’s a big difference.”
— CHRISTINE O’DONNELL, Delaware Republican candidate for Senate …
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Senate Makes Itself Useful, Votes to Ban Loud TV Commercials
What issue has been weighing most heavily on the minds of Senators? Taxes? Immigration? Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell? Well, perhaps. But luckily they’ve managed to focus and come together to tackle the really big issue–the volume of …
Liveblog: Stephen Colbert Testifies Before Congress
The Colbert Report host is set to speak before the Senate about a segment he filmed with the United Farm Workers Association. Will he be in character? Follow along at The Page.
Quotes: Harry Reid Thinks Sen. Gillibrand is ‘The Hottest’
“We in the Senate refer to Sen. Gillibrand as the hottest member.”
–Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid referring to New York junior senator, Kirsten Gillibrand. (via Politico)
TIME on Ted Stevens, Through 40 Years
Alaska’s Ted Stevens, the GOP’s longest-serving senator, died in a plane crash today, according to CNN. He was 86.
Kagan to Take Supreme Court Oath Saturday
After being confirmed by the Senate with a 63-37 vote yesterday, Elena Kagan is taking no time to rest before being sworn in as the country’s 112th Supreme Court justice.
Quotes: Sen. Mitch McConnell on President Barack Obama’s Congress
“I am not going to be very interested in doing things left of center. It is going to have to be center right, and I think the president is a flexible man. And I am hoping he will become a born-again moderate.”
— SEN. MITCH …
Is Sen. Ben Nelson, Already Key Swing Vote, Switching Parties?
Late Friday night, Senator Ben Nelson announced he would be going against his Democratic colleagues and voting against Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Is he preparing to bail on the party altogether? (via Swampland)
Quotes: Harry Reid, on the Extension of Jobless Aid
“We have a basic responsibility to help our constituents respond to emergencies… a fundamental obligation not to deny them the help they need when they need it the most.’’
— HARRY REID, Senate majority leader, in …
Homebuyer Tax-Credit Extension: Will the Senate Follow the House?
Home is where the heart is. And, the financial discrepancies, apparently.
West Virginia After Byrd: Who Will Fill the Seat?
In the seat-counting world of Washington today, even a death cannot stop the incessant speculative adding and subtracting. Robert Byrd’s body is barely cold and already the town is abuzz about who his replacement could be.
Quotes: Rand Paul’s Rant
“When does my honeymoon period start? I had a big victory.”
— RAND PAUL, Republican Senate nominee from Kentucky, saying on “Good Morning America” Friday that he’s been unfairly criticized since winning the primary …