second-termer

As Representative Dan Miller of Florida, a second-termer, said: "We have a good plan.

That latter shows the comedown a second-termer can expect; in a similar question when Obama first took office, far more, 68 percent, expressed optimism about the policies he'd pursue.

Neither of the two, Tom Daschle, a second-termer from South Dakota, and Christopher J. Dodd, a third-termer from Connecticut, has staked out any clear philosophical differences from the other.

Kirpal Singh, another second-termer, is joined by Pat Bennett to take Te Aroha College Old Boys through the season and they will be looking to capitalise on the potential displayed last season.

Blake Farenthold, a second-termer from Texas, adds: "I think it's premature to talk about raising the debt limit when we haven't even figured out what we're going to do with the [continuing resolution passed by the House].

The only thing anyone was talking about Wednesday night at the reception before the Washington Press Club Foundation's annual congressional dinner was the New York second-termer's Craigslist come-on and abrupt resignation just hours earlier: How could anyone be so clueless?

The most generous donors from each party were Representative James H. Scheuer, a Queens Democrat who also has hired a lobbyist to represent him in Albany, and Mr. Paxon, a second-termer who is trying to counteract his lack of seniority with aggressive lobbying.