Lenders Turn to Democrats Amid Calls for Subsidy Cuts
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With the House set to take up legislation that would sharply cut subsidies to student loan companies by about $19 billion, lenders are trying to appeal to Democrats.
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Democrats say failed Republican policies are behind rising Medicare premiums that are leaving millions of older Americans scrambling for basic health care.
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There are plenty of signs that Republicans are hunkering down against an aggressive and well-financed Democratic effort to reclaim the House majority it lost in 1994 Ã¢ÂÂ including the $12.5 million in Ã¢ÂÂindependent expendituresÃ¢ÂÂ that the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) reported making in September.
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As part of their campaign to soothe an anxious middle class, congressional Democrats are preparing legislation that would significantly expand federal aid to the most obvious victims of the global economy: workers whose jobs move offshore or are lost to foreign imports.
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The centerpiece of an economic aid plan should be a tax cut for the middle class, and the overall proposal could include relief for business and spending incentives for the unemployed, a leading Democratic lawmaker said Sunday.
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Democratic lawmakers said yesterday that they had requested copies of correspondence between the White House and Sallie Mae, the student loan company known as the SLM Corporation, after stock sales by the chairman days before the share price fell with the release of President Bushâs budget.
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An economic aid plan to send rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers passed a key test Monday in the Senate, where Democrats are pushing to add more than $40 billion in help for seniors, disabled veterans and the unemployed.
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The Democrats are facing a long and possibly divisive nomination battle after Super Tuesday, while Republicans are closer to an opportunity to rally around a nominee.
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Democrats and Republicans clashed over deficits and tax cuts Thursday as Congress moved toward sending President Bush an $800 billion boost in the government&#39;s debt limit.
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Democratic Party leaders said Wednesday they want to know why Sen. John Kerry ended his presidential campaign with more than &#36;15 million in the bank, money that could have helped Democratic candidates across the country.
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Congressional Democrats say when they take the gavel from Republicans next month, they will put money in the pockets of college students and closely examine a law reforming elementary and secondary schools. How they will pay for their plans isn't clear.
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House Democrats, desperate to leave for the Memorial Day recess with a policy victory, are banking on a scaled-back lobbying bill to give them something to tout when they go home.
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The Democratic senators are pushing the Democratic Party further from the business-friendly posture once championed by Bill Clinton.
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Democrats face a host of risks as they move toward more substantive steps to tie President Bush's hands with funding restrictions on the Iraq war.
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WASHINGTON -- Democrats seeking votes for their Iraq-withdrawal plan have stuffed a war funding bill with billions of dollars for homeland security, healthcare, farms, New Orleans levees, home heating, and other causes.
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Democrats seeking votes for their Iraq-withdrawal plan have stuffed the bill it's in with billions of dollars for farms, flu preparedness, New Orleans levees, home heating and other causes.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Ã¢ÂÂ Sequestered in a gated resort, House Democrats are considering the direction their caucus will take on issues including the minimum wage, global warming and Iraq.