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Deputy Editor, CQ Weekly Report

David Baumann is deputy editor of Congressional Quarterly's Weekly Report. He has covered Washington for almost 20 years and covered Congress for 14 years for National Journal Magazine and CongressDaily. He was a member of a team that won a 2005 National Headliner Award for a National Journal special report on "The State of Congress." He has a B.A in Political Science from George Washington University and a master's degree in journalism from Indiana University. He lives in Annapolis with his wife, his 22-year-old daughter having flown the coop.

Featured Statements

Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 25, 2008 in Denver:

"Whether in Illinois or Washington, Barack Obama has bridged partisanship to bring about significant reform."

By Robert Farley • August 25, 2008
Republican National Committee
stated on November 26, 2007 in Web "Spend-O-Meter":

"If Sen. Hillary Clinton could enact all of her campaign proposals, taxpayers would be faced with financing more than $777.6-billion in new spending over one White House term."

By David Baumann • November 26, 2007
Republican National Committee
stated on November 26, 2007 in a Web site.:

"Hillary's baby bond proposal would give $5,000 to each of the 4-million babies born in the U.S. each year, totaling $20-billion per year, multiplied by four years = $80-billion."

By David Baumann • November 26, 2007
Mitt Romney
stated on October 6, 2007:

"Mayor Giuliani's lawsuit killed the line-item veto."

By David Baumann • November 7, 2007
Mitt Romney
stated on October 9, 2007 in an interview on CNBC.:

"John McCain is right on that one. The line-item veto is the best tool the president has to rein in excessive spending."

By David Baumann • November 7, 2007
Chris Dodd
stated on October 3, 2007:

"With the resources it takes to execute just over three months of the Iraq war, we could fully fund the expansion of health care for needy children that Bush vetoed."

By David Baumann • October 15, 2007
Joe Biden
stated on October 15, 2007:

"With one stroke of his pen, President Bush has denied health insurance to 3.8 million kids who were due to get it under this bipartisan expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program."

By David Baumann • October 15, 2007
John McCain
stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.:

"Another one he should veto is the SCHIP program, which he should say 'Take the C out of, because now it's for everybody, like every other entitlement program.'"

By David Baumann • October 15, 2007
John McCain
stated on October 8, 2007 in a campaign Web site.:

"Earmarked dollars have doubled just since 2000, and more than tripled in the last 10 years."

By David Baumann • October 12, 2007
John McCain
stated on July 25, 2007 in a speech in Nashua, N.H.:

"We spent $223-million on a bridge in Alaska to an island with 50 people on it."

By David Baumann • October 12, 2007