... congressional delegation say. While none suggested the president is out of touch with rural America, as some Democratic lawmakers from other rural states have complained, some Democrats in the Arkansas delegation have broken ranks with the ...

... largest economy? In a move with only one modern-day precedent, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Obama administration and members of Congress for federal loan guarantees to help the state out ...

... into significant Republican opposition in Congress. It also could cause heartburn for moderate and conservative Democratic lawmakers, known as Blue Dogs, who oppose large budget deficits. "Republicans want to work with the president-elect ...

... economic package, which aides refused to rule out. - Advertisement - That sequel would be designed to assuage Democratic lawmakers who fret that too little of the money is going toward public works projects that would employ their constituents ...

... to require very substantial additional action to fix the financial system and get the economy back on track." Democratic lawmakers with their ears to the ground seemed to sense that they can't keep that argument going forever. "It's hard ...

... order to do things that had nothing to do with getting us into the crisis in the first place," McConnell said. Democratic lawmakers promoted a potential plan to help move so-called toxic assets off bank ledgers. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass ...

... and lenders were "gearing up for battle. So am I." Republicans are concerned about the costs and even some Democratic lawmakers oppose the switch. Sen. Lamar Alexander, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, said ending a successful ...

... complaints of government growth and high taxes, his fiscal record could pose questions for Republicans. The former Democratic lawmaker has backed two major tax increases in recent years, supporting a 56-cent-a-pack increase in cigarette taxes ...

... Senate in Arkansas said Thursday that he referred to Sen. Chuck Schumer's Jewish faith as he criticized the Democratic lawmaker from New York. State Sen. Kim Hendren said he regretted referring to Schumer as Jewish when he criticized the ...

... deliver results rather than be viewed as seeking political advantage. That means limiting the wish list of liberal Democratic lawmakers if they are to get an agreement with Bush. Senate Democrats have taken fewer steps toward fashioning a stimulus ...