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  House GOP looks for rebound week
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Last EditedArmyDem  May 12, 2008 10:23am
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News DateMonday, May 12, 2008 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionBy Jackie Kucinich
Posted: 05/12/08 12:01 AM [ET]

Beleaguered House Republicans kicked off a week in which they hope to coalesce around a single agenda with a memo from their leadership that details some of the conference's plans.

The memo argues that Washington is broken and that Democrats are taking the country in the wrong direction.

“To the American people, we say that Republicans will deliver 'the change you deserve,'” said the memo, which was sent to every member of the GOP conference. It highlighted a “positive agenda” of issues House Republicans plan to promote this week, although it gave few details.

The memo said Republican Conference Vice Chair Kay Granger (Texas) will unveil a blueprint Wednesday that will outline challenges the party believes American families face. It also promised that Republicans would announce a new energy policy the week of May 19.

The memo comes after another tough week for his conference. The GOP lost a Republican seat in a Louisiana special election on May 3, and then saw Rep. Vito Fosella (R-N.Y.) ensnared in a scandal after his arrest for drunk driving in Virginia. Days after his arrest, Fosella admitted to an affair and an out-of-wedlock child, and it is unclear whether his political life will survive the week.
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