...this week that finances the departments of Commerce, Justice and State. ''This isn't the big battle,'' said John Feehery, the aide. ''The big battle will be over CJS.'' Nonetheless, President Clinton Tuesday night hailed the reversal...

...scheduled for floor debate Thursday, but it was unclear what would happen in the face of the procedural maneuvers. John Feehery, spokesman for Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., said Democratic leader Dick Gephardt was trying to pick a procedural...

...are taking advantage of. Hastert's office refused to comment directly on what the speaker planned but his spokesman John Feehery said, "We're looking at a lot of different options to restore fairness for Illinois hospitals."

...Nielson, wiping away a tear. Democrats and Republicans blame each other for the impasse over the gun control measure. John Feehery, spokesman for House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., said Democratic leaders refuse to consider any ''common-sense...

...The speaker never believed that the reformulated gasoline program was the complete answer to the problem," said John Feehery, Hastert's press secretary. "But he did believe it was an avoidable part of the problem." The EPA said the FTC...

...as a whole will look to the president-elect's plans more favorably because of a slowdown in the economy," said John Feehery, spokesman for House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. Democrats say they aren't ignoring evidence that the economy...

...House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., "has focused on other things, he's moved on," said his spokesman, John Feehery. "I don't think he's going to focus on (campaign finance reform) for a long time, if ever." But sponsors...

...next few days, Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., will yield to Democrats' demands and pass the Senate bill. John Feehery, the speaker's spokesman, said Hastert won't face that scenario. "I think we'll get an agreement before then...

...forced Republicans to cave in during past budget talks. "We're negotiating from a position of strength," said John Feehery, spokesman for House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. Republicans appeared on the House floor Sunday night with a...

...President Dick Cheney to succeed Bush, was given a full briefing on the contingency plans, said Hastert spokesman John Feehery. That briefing came before the plans were revealed last week by The Washington Post, and the speaker knew of the existence...