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Sen. Mitch McConnell warns that he would postpone a Senate vote on Loretta Lynch s confirmation for the attorney general post if Democrats don t pass Republican-backed anti-trafficking legislation. We can t pass the trafficking bill right now, McConnell told CNN in an interview. And I wanted to hold a vote on stanley cup the attorney general but if I can t get this bill through first then I m going to have to delay the confirmation vote. Democrats are blocking the passage of the human trafficking bill, which would increase penalties for sex and child labor smugglers, because they say the legislation has anti-abortion language folded into its proposals. When pressed, McConnell reiterated that it s not a threat. We need to finish it. It s on the Senate floor now, the majority leader said. Then we have the budget. McConnell pointed the finger at the party across the aisle for the slowing of Lynch s confirmation process. Democrats are acting now in the minority the way that they were in the majority. They don t like stanley becher to vote! the top Republican senator said. The langua stanley taza ge they are now calling offensive was in the bill when it passed unanimously out of committee. If they want to turn to the attorney general, McConnell continued, then it is important that we turn to this human trafficking bill, which is important for our country. The contested bill, called the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act and authored by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texa Irwb Lockhart s Other House Victory
This story was written by stanley mugs CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller.There are many ways to assess President Bush s eight years in office. Countless hours of broadcast time and tons of newsprint are being consumed in that pursuit these days.And you can agree or not with what s being said and written.It s difficult for any of us to convey an objective assessment of the Bush presidency - but numbers come close to offering a bit of unbiased insight. So here - in no particular order - are some of the numbers that mark the record of the 43rd President of the United States. When no source is cited, the numbers are from the tallies I maintained during day-to-day coverage of President Bush.National Debt Increase: $4.9 trillion.National Debt as of Jan. 15, 2009: $10.6 trillionDebt when Mr. Bush took office: $5.7 t stanley cup rillion Source: U.S. Treasury Dept. Number Of Political Fund-Raisers Attended By President Bush: 338Amount Or Money Raised At These Fund-Raisers: $802,586,070 Some campaigns refused to disclose the amounts Number Of Baseball Games Attended: 12 Including Game 3 of the World Series in Yankee Stadium on Oct. 30, 2001 Number Of All Sporting Events Attended: 98 Counting the Beijing Olympics as one Number of Cabinet Meetings: 49 Number Of Times President Bush Had Dinner Out At A Restaurant: 21U.S. Military Deaths In Iraq: 4,228 Source: Dept of Defense as of Jan. 16, 2009 U.S. Mi stanley travel mug litary Deaths In Afghanistan: 634 Source: Dept. of Def
Sen. Mitch McConnell warns that he would postpone a Senate vote on Loretta Lynch s confirmation for the attorney general post if Democrats don t pass Republican-backed anti-trafficking legislation. We can t pass the trafficking bill right now, McConnell told CNN in an interview. And I wanted to hold a vote on stanley cup the attorney general but if I can t get this bill through first then I m going to have to delay the confirmation vote. Democrats are blocking the passage of the human trafficking bill, which would increase penalties for sex and child labor smugglers, because they say the legislation has anti-abortion language folded into its proposals. When pressed, McConnell reiterated that it s not a threat. We need to finish it. It s on the Senate floor now, the majority leader said. Then we have the budget. McConnell pointed the finger at the party across the aisle for the slowing of Lynch s confirmation process. Democrats are acting now in the minority the way that they were in the majority. They don t like stanley becher to vote! the top Republican senator said. The langua stanley taza ge they are now calling offensive was in the bill when it passed unanimously out of committee. If they want to turn to the attorney general, McConnell continued, then it is important that we turn to this human trafficking bill, which is important for our country. The contested bill, called the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act and authored by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texa Irwb Lockhart s Other House Victory
This story was written by stanley mugs CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller.There are many ways to assess President Bush s eight years in office. Countless hours of broadcast time and tons of newsprint are being consumed in that pursuit these days.And you can agree or not with what s being said and written.It s difficult for any of us to convey an objective assessment of the Bush presidency - but numbers come close to offering a bit of unbiased insight. So here - in no particular order - are some of the numbers that mark the record of the 43rd President of the United States. When no source is cited, the numbers are from the tallies I maintained during day-to-day coverage of President Bush.National Debt Increase: $4.9 trillion.National Debt as of Jan. 15, 2009: $10.6 trillionDebt when Mr. Bush took office: $5.7 t stanley cup rillion Source: U.S. Treasury Dept. Number Of Political Fund-Raisers Attended By President Bush: 338Amount Or Money Raised At These Fund-Raisers: $802,586,070 Some campaigns refused to disclose the amounts Number Of Baseball Games Attended: 12 Including Game 3 of the World Series in Yankee Stadium on Oct. 30, 2001 Number Of All Sporting Events Attended: 98 Counting the Beijing Olympics as one Number of Cabinet Meetings: 49 Number Of Times President Bush Had Dinner Out At A Restaurant: 21U.S. Military Deaths In Iraq: 4,228 Source: Dept of Defense as of Jan. 16, 2009 U.S. Mi stanley travel mug litary Deaths In Afghanistan: 634 Source: Dept. of Def
