Some Early Reaction To A Democratic House
Around the time CNN projected the Democrats would win the House, Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., told a crowd of Democrats gathered for a victory party for senate candidate Jim Webb in Tysons Corner, Va., they would be proud to be Democrats with the new leadership of the House. "You will be proud of the agenda we will pursue." Moran added that Webb "deserves to be in the senate." Hundreds of people packed the Sheraton ballroom, and overflow areas while a tow truck worked outside to remove cars that parked creatively when the garage filled
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Consumer Electronics Association President Gary Shapiro, meanwhile, said at a party he co-hosted at Morton's Steakhouse in Tysons that his group would work with a Democratic House much the same way they worked with Republicans. "This is the industry where the growth is. Democrats and Republicans respect that," Shapiro said.
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