Topic: Saxby Chambliss

Saxby Chambliss

Sparks Fly During Final Senate Debate (November 3, 2008) Chambliss retained his Senate seat after a runoff election was held December 2, 2008. Although Chambliss had won the larger number of votes, since he did not get at least 50% of the ...

Twelve senators to be on Wall Street bill panel: source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate was expected to appoint 12 senators, including banking committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, to a conference committee with the House of Representatives to hammer out a final Wall Street reform bill, said a source familiar with Senate discussions ...

Shelby, Chambliss to serve on Wall Street panel: aide

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican senators Richard Shelby and Saxby Chambliss will serve on a conference committee tasked with finalizing a sweeping rewrite of financial regulations in Congress, a Senate Democratic aide said on Monday.Shelby is the top Republican on the Banking Committee ...

Republicans want to lift bank swaps ban: senator

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks would be allowed to keep their lucrative swaps-trading desks under a softened set of regulations for the $450 trillion derivatives market proposed by U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday.The proposal could lead to a bruising Senate floor fight as ...

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* LABOR LAYS DOWN LAW: With the press increasingly reviewing his roles in the return of Elian Gonzalez to Cuba and the pardon of convicted swindler Marc Rich eight years ago, the nomination of Eric Holder to be attorney general could be ...
Ga. Senate runoff could decide balance of power as Dems seek filibuster-proof majorityGeorgia voters are returning to the polls Tuesday to decide one of two unresolved U.S. Senate races that Democrats need to win for a 60-seat majority impervious to GOP filibusters.Republican ...
Former Sen. Cleland wades into Georgia race, cites 2002 campaign ad in urging Dems to donateHarsh ads by Republican Saxby Chambliss helped unseat a Democratic senator and Vietnam veteran in Georgia six years ago. Now, Senate Democrats are hoping that rekindled memories ...