And the couple do entertain in the official residence a great deal, bringing together United Nations diplomats, United States congressmen, senators, generals, cabinet members and an eclectic list of American movers and shakers, from corporate executives to rock singers to fashion designers.
Jim Talent, who defeated Senator Jean Carnahan in Missouri, promoted his prescription-drug plan as bringing together "the best of the Democratic and Republican proposals".
Bringing together complementary skills.
Bringing together ninety-two patients.
The legislation — drafted largely behind closed doors by the group of eight senators — brought together an unlikely coalition of Democrats and Republicans; business groups and labor unions; farmworkers and growers; and Latino, gay rights and immigration advocates.
There is broad bipartisan concern in Congress about Vietnam's troubling human rights record: it is an issue that unites members from both parties, and has brought together liberals and conservatives from Senators Patrick Leahy to John Cornyn to work together on legislation and resolutions.
Calling the fiscal showdown a "shameful" and "agonizing odyssey," McCain said Wednesday on the Senate floor that at the very least the episode brought together a bipartisan band of 14 senators who crafted a deal that looked very much like the one that Senate leaders ultimately unveiled.
First to resume this morning will be the efforts by Senator Max Baucus to bring together Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee to approve a draft bill to join those already adopted before the summer recess by other relevant committees in the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Called Greenhouse Glasnost, the meeting brought together Soviet and American scientists, politicians and celebrities, including Senator Bill Bradley, Tom Brokaw, Carl Sagan and Jane Pauley.
"Hurlyburly" brings together both constituencies.
