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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 06:33 AM
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Landrieu balks at giving Lautenberg Byrd's subcommittee chairmanship
Maybe the party doesn't think Landrieu is capable of handling environmental decisions?


Landrieu balks at giving Lautenberg Byrd's subcommittee chairmanship
By Alexander Bolton - 06/29/10 08:33 PM ET


Sen. Robert Byrd’s death has sparked a battle between two Democrats for control over an Appropriations subcommittee that covers environmental disasters and terrorism.

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) is fighting party leaders’ decision to name Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) interim chairman of the Appropriations Homeland Security subcommittee.

Landrieu says the post should be hers.

“I haven’t agreed to that,” said Landrieu. “I’m next in line to be chair.”

Before this week, Landrieu outranked Lautenberg on the subcommittee, of which Byrd (D-W.Va.), who died on Monday, was head.

She was shocked when Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) announced Tuesday that Lautenberg would take the gavel for the foreseeable future.

“I have spoken to leadership about it, but I’ve not agreed,” Landrieu said. “If anyone is going to be the interim chair, it would probably be myself until things get worked out.”

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  - Sorry Mary  rpannier   Jun-30-10 06:43 AM   #1 
  - He shouldn't get it, either.  Pab Sungenis   Jun-30-10 06:45 AM   #2 
  - Agree with you there  rpannier   Jun-30-10 06:42 PM   #4 
  - Why not have a lottery.. It's good enough to use for charter school entry  SoCalDem   Jun-30-10 06:53 PM   #7 
  - Cry yourself to sleep Mary. You'll NEVER be the chairman of ENVIRONMETAL issues!!!!  Major Hogwash   Jun-30-10 06:59 AM   #3 
  - Cry me a river, Mar.  City Lights   Jun-30-10 06:48 PM   #5 
  - There's something about Mary..  SoCalDem   Jun-30-10 06:53 PM   #6 
 
rpannier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 06:43 AM
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1. Sorry Mary
We need people who will practice oversight
Not people that will overlook
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Pab Sungenis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 06:45 AM
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2. He shouldn't get it, either.
Edited on Wed Jun-30-10 06:45 AM by Pab Sungenis
Lautenberg is in the pocket of big business as much as any Republican. We need someone tougher than either of them.
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rpannier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 06:42 PM
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4. Agree with you there
No to Mary and no to Lautenberg
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 06:53 PM
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7. Why not have a lottery.. It's good enough to use for charter school entry
and they love to gamble..let's have a lottery :)
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Major Hogwash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 06:59 AM
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3. Cry yourself to sleep Mary. You'll NEVER be the chairman of ENVIRONMETAL issues!!!!
Not even over my dead body.
Go back to New Orleans and cry me a river.
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 06:48 PM
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5. Cry me a river, Mar.
:nopity:
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 06:53 PM
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6. There's something about Mary..
a stench of oil & dirty money.. butt out mary
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