NAII Comments on Elections Around Country

The Republican Party regained control of the U.S. Senate, expanded its majority in the House of Representatives and re-elected all of its incumbent governors except one in a history-making election last night. President Bush joins Franklin Roosevelt and Bill Clinton as the only presidents in the past century to gain seats in a mid-term election. As the balance of power shifts on Capitol Hill, there will be important changes among the leadership of key Senate Committees. "The change in leadership will mean that many bills that have been bottled up in committee may now receive a full hearing. ...