| any change in the way lawmakers debate issues or interact with one another on the floor could be as short-lived as a 30-second ad in a primary campaign. And Republicans in the 112th Congress, newly in control of the House and a stronger force in the Senate, said they would still fight to undo much of the legislation that emerged from the 111th, in which Democrats held sway in both chambers. But in interviews and television appearances over the weekend, lawmakers in both parties voiced clear recognition that the Arizona massacre has put them on notice that it is time to dial down the rhetoric with which they publicly express differences |
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