Instead we get Congressman Joe Wilson (SC) calling the President a liar.
In fact, Rod never spoke to Jackson directly about a purchase of the Senate seat; instead, Robert told Rod that he could get Congressman Jackson's supporters to give Rod $1 million.
They got congressmen on the Senate and House judiciary committees, which oversee the patent office, to lobby Jon W. Dudas, its director.
The President's job is to do what's right for the country, not to get Democratic congressmen reëlected.
But it will take some partisanship and some serious wheeling and dealing on Obama's part to get enough congressmen on board, something he should do while the iron is still hot -- while the Baucus bill is still being talked about as the dud it is.
Other hard-to-get congressmen will be rewarded with roads and bridges for their districts, opponents of the bill allege.
"I've got to take Congressman Barr on this issue, because I know what it's like to have people under me that have been hurt by them".
Claimants qho are dissatisfied have to get their congressman to introduce a bill in their behalf.
When Ellsberg couldn't get a Congressman or senator to put them out he went to the newspapers.
