Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]

Get serious, Sarah

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...guy didn't win, the support given to him by Palin (and other GOP conservatives, such as Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Club for Growth types) should not be discounted. For a third-party candidate, Hoffman did ver

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Zelaya Says Honduras Deal Is Off

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...that critics said was aimed at keeping him in power beyond his term. Mr. Zelaya denies that was his intention.Republican Sen. Jim DeMint lifted a hold Thursday he had placed on two key Obama administration nominees to top Latin American posts. Mr. DeMin

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Florida's new senator blocks diplomat's nomination

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Shannon to discuss my concerns about his nomination and U.S. foreign policy in the region." South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint had blocked Shannon's nomination, along with that of Arturo Valenzuela to be assistant secretary of state for Western

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In NY-23, a potentially troubling preview for the GOP

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...members of the more conservative wing of the GOP – former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint – have already announced that they will support conservative challengers to Republican front-runners in US Senate races

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Citing change in Honduras policy, DeMint ends holds on nominees

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...opposition to two State Department nominees, saying that the administration has reversed course. South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint said on the Senate floor that he'd spoken with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who told him that the administ

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GOP's moderates, conservatives at odds

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...backing of some national party officials, but tea party activists already have circled in on her as their next casualty. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., endorsed her primary opponent, conservative State Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, by citing his "willingness to

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Commentary: Bringing Guantanamo detainees to U.S. is necessary

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

... "It is dangerous to bring these terrorists onto U.S. soil and make targets out of our own communities," said Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C. "Guantanamo Bay may cause the Obama administration heartburn, but shutting it down puts American lives in danger." DeM

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Graham, DeMint want military detainee trials

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...should be sent to the state, but say they will work together to keep the accused terrorists out of federal courts. U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint said Thursday he'll support U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's federal spending amendment that would bar putting taxpayer dol

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GOP Folds On Unemployment Benefits Fight: 14-Week Extension Passes

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...Reid (D-Nev.) called for the third cloture vote on the bill to break a GOP filibuster. It passed 97-1. (That would be one Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) as the lone Republican to object in public on this round.) At that point, the GOP could have elected to requir

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Fiorina Next Target For Teabaggers?

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...in. A California Republican aiming to unseat Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) next year has gotten a boost from conservative Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC). DeMint announced last night his Senate Conservatives Fund was... A California Republican aiming to unseat

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Senate Hops Last Hurdle Before Final Passage of Unemployment Benefits Extension; DeMint is Only ‘No’ Vote

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...legislation to extend unemployment insurance benefits as long as 20 weeks nationwide. The count was 97 to one, with Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) the only lawmaker to oppose the measure. The lopsided vote clears the way for final passage of the bill, whi

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NY 23, Palin 0, Erick Erickson = 1

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...recruitment so much as it is to back away from the impression that they're in the business of anointing candidates.ITEM: Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) endorses conservative California Senate candidate Chuck DeVore on the day that the NRSC-recruited candidate,

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Our take on: Obama, a year on

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...been. Some of the blame rests with the Republicans who have decided they'll be against anything Mr. Obama is for. GOP Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina epitomized this mentality when he advocated blocking health-care reform to "break" the president. Now

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Where Is Reid’s Obamacare Bill?

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...(CBO) and the American people are still not allowed to see Sen. Reid’s (D-NV) version of Obamacare. Late last week, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) authored a letter to Reid demanding that Senators be given the opportunity to read the same bill that Reid sent

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N.Y. race could foreshadow Fla. primary

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

...are also similar in important ways. Like the Club for Growth, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, the RedState.org blog and the National Review magazine have all endorsed Hoffman, and also endorsed or spoken favorabl

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Honduras breakthrough is win for democracy

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

...elections, corrupt manipulation of the courts and orchestrated violence. In Washington, meanwhile, Republicans such as Sen. Jim DeMint (S.C.), who helped to prolong the Honduran crisis, should have no more excuse to hold up the confirmation of the admin

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Barrett warns of detainees in S.C.

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

...detention center ordered closed by President Barack Obama to the U.S. Navy brig at Charleston, S.C. On Thursday, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., became a sponsor of a bill that would prohibit the use of federal funds for such a transfer, while in Columbia, S.C

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Pennsylvania Avenue Whores

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...me about economics.” Robertson had attacked Grayson for his efforts, along with Republicans like Congressman Ron Paul, Sen. Jim DeMint and others, to audit the Federal Reserve. Probably most famous for saying Republicans who opposed Obama’s healthca

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What's on your nightstand? Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...also reading John’s Story by Tim LaHaye. I read [Dan Brown’s] The Lost Symbol, and I’m reading Saving Freedom, which is [Sen. Jim] DeMint’s [R-S.C.] new book. What magazines do you read regularly? Field and Stream, Outdoor Life, Popular Science,

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2 wounded in legs as gunman attacks LA synagogue

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...conservative U.S. senator. The chairmen, Edwin Merwin Jr. and Jim Ulmer, wrote the newspaper in backing Republican Sen. Jim DeMint's opposition to congressional earmarks. "There is a saying that the Jews who are wealthy got that way not by watching doll

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