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By The Politico s Jeanne Cummings.The National Rifle Association has money, motivated members and powerful allies in Congress. But what puts the NRA in a separate class among interest groups is its track record of defeating incumbents.In Washington, that is real power.Thus, calls for new gun control measures after the Virginia Tech shootings are likely to face a difficult path on Capitol Hill mdash; even with Democrats now in charge. The NRA has pretty much set the agenda for the Congress, so we ll see, said Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., a gun control advocate who represents an urban district near Chicago stanley us . Even after Columbine, we didn t really make progress in moving stanley cup forward. In fact, the 2006 midterm elections actually may have enhanced the NRA s strength. Although many of the NRA s fiercest defenders were defeated, Democrats won control after recruiting conservative candidates who ousted Republican incumbents in western and southern states.When the new Congress was sworn in, executive director Chris W. Cox reassured NRA members by noting that the House included 24 pro-gun freshmen: 11 Democrats and 13 Republicans. In the Senate, four pro-gun freshmen took seats: three Democrats and one Republican.House Speaker Nanc stanley taza y Pelosi, D-Calif., has made it clear that protecting those fragile newcomers is one of her highest priorities. Insisting that the House vote on a major gun control bill would run counter to that mdash; and Cox wi
Sylvia stanley cup Mathews Burwell will probably be confirmed as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services, but that doesn t mean it will be smooth sailing. Republicans see Burwell s nomination as their best, most high-profile opportunity to indict President Obama s health care law before the November midterm elections, according to Reuters, and they re planning an all-out assault on the law during her confirmation hearings. Sebelius successor faces Obamacare challenges 01:59 The confirmation process is likely to focus on all of the Obamac stanley canada are-related disasters, Brook Hougesen, a spokeswoman with the National Republica stanley cup n Senatorial Committee, told Reuters. Burwell is first scheduled to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on May 8, and she will appear before the Senate Finance Committee at a later date. Those hearings may be Republicans only opportunity, certainly before the end of the summer and maybe before the election, to have a senior administration official available to answer these questions, said Lanhee Chen, a health care policy adviser to 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Higher-than-expected enrollment numbers and emerging evidence that the law will be less costly than antic Sdqi Rising in the polls, Pete Buttigieg officially enters 2020 race
By The Politico s Jeanne Cummings.The National Rifle Association has money, motivated members and powerful allies in Congress. But what puts the NRA in a separate class among interest groups is its track record of defeating incumbents.In Washington, that is real power.Thus, calls for new gun control measures after the Virginia Tech shootings are likely to face a difficult path on Capitol Hill mdash; even with Democrats now in charge. The NRA has pretty much set the agenda for the Congress, so we ll see, said Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., a gun control advocate who represents an urban district near Chicago stanley us . Even after Columbine, we didn t really make progress in moving stanley cup forward. In fact, the 2006 midterm elections actually may have enhanced the NRA s strength. Although many of the NRA s fiercest defenders were defeated, Democrats won control after recruiting conservative candidates who ousted Republican incumbents in western and southern states.When the new Congress was sworn in, executive director Chris W. Cox reassured NRA members by noting that the House included 24 pro-gun freshmen: 11 Democrats and 13 Republicans. In the Senate, four pro-gun freshmen took seats: three Democrats and one Republican.House Speaker Nanc stanley taza y Pelosi, D-Calif., has made it clear that protecting those fragile newcomers is one of her highest priorities. Insisting that the House vote on a major gun control bill would run counter to that mdash; and Cox wi
