Senator Ernest Hollings, a South Carolina Democrat, and Richard Gephardt, the House minority leader, support Mr Helms's idea.
"It's a tough environment for Republicans, there's no question about it, " said Rep. John Boehner, the House minority leader.
If Democrats fail to gain control of the House, the question on the table for Gephardt would be whether to stay as the House minority leader while actively campaigning for president.
Vice-President Al Gore is keen to strengthen his ties with Richard Gephardt, the House minority leader and a champion of the steel industry, who is backing his presidential bid next year.
Sources told CNN the notion of a Gephardt candidacy has been actively promoted by three Gore aides with close ties to the House minority leader -- campaign manager Donna Brazile, campaign chairman Bill Daley, and media adviser Robert Shrum.
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And I think -- again, I would point you to comments made by the House and Senate leaders, including the Speaker of the House and the Senate Minority Leader, about their desire to avoid a shutdown.
Word recently leaked that the former House Minority Leader, Edwards and Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack are being vetted by the Kerry campaign for VP.
We take leaders of the Congress, the Speaker of the House and the Senate Minority Leader at their word that they do not want a shutdown, which is why we believe that there is still reason to hope that if everyone sits down at the table and is reasonable, that we can find an agreement.
Sometimes it's blatant -- like the time current House Minority Leader John Boehner handed out checks from big tobacco companies to lawmakers on the floor of the House of Representatives.
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The consequences, as Secretary Geithner and many others, including the Speaker of the House, Senator Minority Leader, Congressman Ryan have pointed out, the consequences of not -- of failing to raise the debt ceiling would be Armageddon-like in terms of the economy on -- the impact on interest rates, on job creation, on growth would be devastating.
This is the approach of House minority leader Dick Gephardt, who as a likely presidential contender in 2000 has to weigh the benefits of reform against the risks of turning off the money spigot.
While one Democratic source said the Senate version could get taken up in the House if Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell or Boehner don't raise a blue-slip objection, Republican sources rejected that scenario.
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After the meeting, leaders in both parties said they would begin work on the legislation immediately, and House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Missouri, suggested Congress try to pass legislation creating the new department by the September 11 anniversary -- so that it could be up and running by the first of 2003.
Yesterday, the complaints came from House Minority Leader John Boehner.
"In our caucus a number of members brought up the idea of trying to move to postpone this vote until the ethics process is finished with the speaker, " House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt told reporters.
His advisors met earlier in the day and some progress was reported in winning Democratic votes, although several sources said it remained an uphill fight because of the aggressive opposition of House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.).
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The first is the effort led principally by Democrats like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senators John Kerry and Carl Levin aimed at ending the U.S. involvement in Iraq.
Some Democrats would criticize Gephardt's support of the war in Iraq and his inability to lead Democrats to majority status in the House during his years as minority leader.
The core of support for the GE engine lies among legislators like House minority leader John Boehner of Ohio, whose district stands to gain hundreds of jobs from the program.
Speaking on the Senate floor Tuesday, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also said the White House should have spoken up sooner.
If the GOP suffers another electoral rout in the House, one would assume that Minority Leader John Boehner and Minority Whip Roy Blunt would be pushed out of their posts.
Other Democrats musing on their chances include Dick Gephardt, minority leader in the House of Representatives, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts and the Reverend Jesse Jackson, perennial standard-bearer for America's minorities.
House Minority Leader John Boehner downplayed the New York developments Sunday but conceded that his party was affected by forces beyond its control -- and predicted a rocky road ahead.
Other Democrats considering throwing their hats in the ring: former Vice President Al Gore, House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri, Sens.
Other Democrats considering throwing their hats into the ring include: former Vice President Al Gore, House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri, Sens.
In the past month, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, and others have given speeches describing ways in which they believe the Republican Party should reposition itself.
Others who also took part in the White House gathering were Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Appearing with Daschle, House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Missouri, blasted the House leadership's move to bring up the bill, though he conceded the GOP had enough votes lined up to get it passed there.
But House Minority Leader John Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, saw the report in a different light.
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