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Tag Archives: Congress
Ann Wagner Considering Missouri Senate Bid
By: Tricia Miller ROLL CALL Ann Wagner, who lost a bid to be chairman of the Republican National Committee a week ago, is seriously considering running against Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), she told Roll Call on Saturday. “Exactly a week ago today we got back from the RNC race, and I’ve kind of reflected and [...]
HISTORIC: PELOSI LOSES 19 VOTES
HISTORIC: PELOSI LOSES 19 VOTES — John Bresnahan and I write about the 19 Democrats who refused to give their votes for speaker to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), marking the largest set of defections from a party leader on a speakership vote since Frederick Gillett lost 23 on the first of nine ballots in [...]
Posted in 112th Congress, Congress, Hoover Institution, Nancy Pelosi, Politico
Tagged as: 112th Congress, Congress, Nancy Pelosi
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Speaker, Madame or just Ms. Pelosi?
[Editor's Note: I have been waiting for the moment shown in this picture for two years. The moment when the zany, free spending and power-hungry darling of San Francisco's Uber-Liberals handed over the Speaker's gavel to John Boehner. Now comes the hard work of dismantling the laws that were passed during Nancy Pelosi's moment in [...]
Elijah Cummings: I’m ready for Darrell Issa
POLITICO Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) has a message for House Republicans ready to launch a slew of new investigations next year: Bring it on. With Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) chairing the powerful Government Oversight and Reform Committee, Cummings is poised to be a frequent presence on television and a foil to an aggressive Republican majority [...]
Posted in Congress, Politico, Solid Principles
Tagged as: Congress, Congressional Investigations, Darryl Issa, Elijah Cummings, House Oversight Cmte.
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111th Congress Added More Debt Than First 100 Congresses Combined: $10,429 Per Person in U.S.
By Terence P. Jeffrey CNS News The federal government has accumulated more new debt–$3.22 trillion ($3,220,103,625,307.29)—during the tenure of the 111th Congress than it did during the first 100 Congresses combined, according to official debt figures published by the U.S. Treasury. That equals $10,429.64 in new debt for each and every one of the 308,745,538 [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Congress, Deficit Spending, Democrats, Economy, History, Nancy Pelosi, National Debt, Republicans, Solid Principles
Tagged as: 110th Congress, Congress, Deficits, Democrats, Federal Deficit Spending, Nancy Pelosi, Republicans
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Charlie Rangel’s soaring Washington career comes crashing down in a crushing censure vote
EDITORIAL In the end, Rep. Charlie Rangel sat alone and teary-eyed in front of colleagues, Democrats and Republicans alike, who had judged him guilty of bringing discredit on the House of Representatives. There was in that moment, as Rangel proved unable to speak and covered his face with his hand, the first sign that the [...]
Posted in Congress, Solid Principles
Tagged as: Charlie Rangel, Congress, Congressional Ethics Violations, House Censure
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No GOP Drama: Unanimous Vote for John Boehner
By JAKE SHERMAN POLITICO House Republicans have officially elected Ohio Republican John Boehner as their nominee for speaker of the House. The unanimous voice vote came in a closed-door conference meeting in the Longworth House Office building. The two-decade veteran of Congress from western Ohio met no opposition and will ascend to the top perch [...]
Posted in Congress, Conservatism, Eric Cantor, John Boehner, Politico, Republicans, Solid Principles
Tagged as: Congress, Eric Cantor, GOP, House Speaker John Boehner, Paul Ryan
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The Definition of Insanity
[Editor's Commentary: One of the definitions of insanity says that if you do the same thing over and over again but keep hoping for different results, you have a serious mental disorder. The Democrats are said to be poised to vote to keep Nancy "Landslide" Pelosi in her Speaker position. This after THE most stunning [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Congress, Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, Solid Principles
Tagged as: 2010 Mid-Term Elections, Congress, Democrats, Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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