"I think that, on the whole, we've gotten a group of talented, younger, vigorous representatives," said John H. Mollenkopf, the director of the Center for Urban Research at the City University of New York.
In an era when the President-elect of the United States believes that "making America great again" translates into freedom for men to engage in locker-room talk and behavior with complete impunity, we see powerful older women presenting themselves as vigorous, beautiful representatives of the female population.
They cited one Capitol Hill meeting where Mr. Hastert found himself in a vigorous debate with Representative Dick Armey of Texas, the majority leader, and Representative Tom DeLay, also of Texas, the majority whip, over their objections to a special relief fund for the attack victims.
"It is true that Mr Vaz was probably more vigorous in his representative role than most of the other people who made representations.
And our elected representatives should lead vigorous discussions about what we can and should do about it.
In the Bronx, United States Representative Eliot L. Engel survived a vigorous challenge from State Senator Larry B. Seabrook in a fierce, racially charged contest.
A16 Gephardt on Affirmative Action Representative Richard A. Gephardt offered a vigorous defense of affirmative action before a crowd of cheering black ministers in Detroit and criticized President Bush and three of his Democratic rivals for questioning the value of such programs.
"It was so good to see him vigorous," said Senator Charles E. Schumer; he and Representative Vito Fossella of Staten Island presented the framed proclamation to Cardinal O'Connor at his archdiocese residence.
First, hospitals selected in this study may not be representative of hospitals performing vigorous patient safety and infection control practices in Japan.
During this time the Trustees and their representatives were engaged in vigorous campaigns in Parliament to protect their interests.
