Mr. Paterson brought up as an example Representative Steve Israel, a Long Island Democrat who is interested in the seat.
For example, Representative Tom DeLay of Texas, the majority leader, said an amendment should be a last resort.
For example, Representative Vito Fossella, a Republican elected in 1996, might find his safe Staten Island congressional district including a larger Democratic base in southern Brooklyn.
For example, Representative Doug Ose, Republican of California, said the executive order "violates not only the spirit but also the letter of the Presidential Records Act".
For example, Representative Christopher Shays, a Connecticut Republican, says he studied intensive Spanish in August to help him converse in Spanish-speaking countries.
For example, Representative Charles Stenholm, a Texas veteran who voted for the Reagan tax cuts 20 years ago, is rightly offended at bypassing the budget process.
For example, Representative Pete Sessions of Dallas heads the National Republican Congressional Committee, which raises money and recruits political candidates in races across the country.
For example, Representative Robert Hurt, Republican of Virginia, toured a distribution center for Dollar General, a retailer previously owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
For example, Representative Ellen O. Tauscher, Democrat of California, expressed support for Mr. Bush's initiative but raised the kind of home-state issue that will most likely emerge again and again.
A few months ago, for example, Representative Michele Bachmann announced on the House floor that Obamacare needed to be repealed "before it literally kills women, kills children, kills senior citizens".
