Showing posts with label US political parties. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US political parties. Show all posts

Friday, 16 March 2012

How far have political parties gained influence in Congress? Now even Republican moderates are turning to the right.



Fred Upton - one of the few Republicans considered a moderate, consensus seeking House member has turned away from bipartisan, "across the aisle" agreements.


Now this ascending group of House Republicans appears to be clear on one thing: They have a chance to reject the sitting president’s agenda and possibly unseat him in a year’s time. And Upton, ever a competitor, is determinedly part of that mission.
That makes onetime Democratic allies wonder what became of their friend Fred, who once pushed for mandates that all light bulbs be more energy-efficient but who now upbraids the Environmental Protection Agency for protecting the environment.

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