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Sen. Nelson: 'I Don't Support Closing Guantanamo Bay' At This Point
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said he does not support closing the Guantanamo Bay prison where enemy combatants are held.
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Lieberman Calls For Legalizing Bisexual Behavior in the Military
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said "yes," his bill to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy would legalize bisexual behavior in the military.
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Lieberman Calls For Legalizing Bisexual Behavior in the Military
Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) said "yes," his bill to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy would legalize bisexual behavior in the military.
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Sen. Nelson: 'Premature' To Rule on Repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said it is "premature to make any decision" about repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy and that he is awaiting a study of the issue.
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Boehner: Senate Health Bill Mandates $1 Per Month 'Abortion Fee'
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) explained that the Senate health bill mandates that every person who gets a health policy in the "so-called exchanges will pay a monthly abortion fee" of $1 per month.
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Rahm Emanuel's Brother Jokes About 'R-Words'
Ezekiel Emanuel, who advises the Office of Management and Budget on health care, and whose brother is White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, joked that words beginning with “R” have become a touchy subject in the prominent Chicago family.
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Speaker Pelosi Claims 'No Federally Funded Abortion' In Senate Health Care Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) maintained that there is no federal funding of abortion in the Senate health care bill contrary to the claims of other members of Congress and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Sen. Hatch: Biden Will 'Go Down In History As a Real Dolt' If He Interferes With Reconciliation
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said that if Vice President Joe Biden interferes with the parliamentary procedure of reconciliation with the health care bill in the Senate, he will "go down in history as a real dolt."
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Sen. Hatch: Democrats 'Whining, Moaning, Groaning' But 'They Have 59 Votes in Senate'
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said he gets "a big kick out of" Democrats "whining, moaning and groaning" about votes when they have "59 votes in the Senate."
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Sen. McCain: Bunning 'Entitled To Exercising His Rights as Senator'
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.), in delaying a $10-billion extension bill, was 'entitled to exercising his rights as senator."
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Sen. Levin: $10-Billion in New Borrowing and Spending Was 'Emergency'
Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) would not say whether Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) was right in delaying a $10-billion extension bill, but said that such funding should always be treated as "emergency" funding.
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Sen. Inhofe: Bunning Was Right
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) was right in delaying a $10-billion extension bill because "we need to be paying for these things."
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Sen. Ensign: Bunning Was Right
Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) said that Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) was correct in delaying a $10-billion extension bill because the legislation needed to be "paid for by spending cuts in other places."
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Sen. Bond: Bunning Was Right
Sen. Christopher 'Kit' Bond (R-Mo.), in reference to Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) delaying a $10-billion extension bill, said that Congress need "to pay for things" without deficit spending, and should have been able to debate how the extension was funded.