CONSERVATIVES SCORE BUSH OVER NEW MEDICARE LAW.President George Bush no longer has solid support from the conservative wing of the Republican party, conservatives made clear last week at the annual meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Arlington, VA. Rep. Bob Barr
Robert L. (Bob) Barr, Jr. (born November 5, 1948) is an attorney and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia. (R-GA) acknowledged the president "has alienated his conservative base" by enacting the expensive new Medicare entitlement program and insisting on passage of the omnibus spending bill  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. at a time of record deficits.
Rep. John Shadegg John Barden Shadegg (born October 22 1949), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing Arizona's At-large congressional district (map). Shadegg is now in his sixth term. (R-AZ) criticized the president's State of the Union message for not describing more specifically how he would hold discretionary spending growth to 4 percent this year. Conservative lawmakers also were critical of the president's immigrant guest-worker program, which they consider an amnesty program for illegal aliens. House Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee may refer to:
He was reacting to the president's call for Congress to make permanent the temporary provisions of the Patriot Act in his State of the Union message. Vice President Dick Cheney spoke to the conference, focusing primarily on homeland and national security issues. "Here at home, we have a full agenda, and, I think, a record of achievement," he added. He called for improving "the health care system through medical liability reform" so doctors are "able to spend their time healing patients, instead of fighting off frivolous lawsuits for trial lawyers. "And here in Washington, DC, it's also time for the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Senate to get about the business of confirming President Bush's judicial nominees ... I might add I'm also very proud of the fact that the President appointed Charles Pickering to a recess appointment in the appellate court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court. An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed. ." |
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