Category: Congress
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GOP candidates vs. Cong. John Lewis
File under “Hey good luck with that”. But seriously, what are these two going to come up with to say about a singularly great man, powerful ally to many and one of the few statesmen in DC. Lewis, now 70, hasn’t faced a Republican opponent since the 2000 election, when he defeated Hank Schwab with…
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Bizarro Saxby
Senator Chambliss included two interesting quotes in his weekly email newsletter. The first relates to HR 4213, the extension of unemployment benefits. “During a time of economic hardship, I don’t believe we should allow provisions such as the extension of emergency unemployment benefits to expire.” The second relates to the financial regulatory bill. “While the…
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More on Rep. Price
“BP’s reported willingness to go along with the White House’s new fund suggests that the Obama Administration is hard at work exerting its brand of Chicago-style shakedown politics.” – Representative Tom “Stacheless” Price Shakedown? Paying for shit you fuck up is a shakedown? Jane Kidd’s right, “All Americans should be shocked by a sitting member…
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Rep. Price Under Investigation
This could be interesting.. Congressional ethics investigators are looking into whether votes by Rep. Tom Price and seven other lawmakers on financial industry reform legislation may have been improperly influenced by campaign contributors. The investigation includes committee members who voted both against and in favor of the legislation, but we’ll see if anything shakes out.
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Isakson’s Health
So Johnny Isakson had two visits to the hospital earlier this year, once with an irregular heartbeat. The reason? A “little infected bump” in his ear. Right. If Thurmond starts actively campaigning I have a hard time believing Isakson could keep up.
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Newsflash: Senate is full of ignorant jerks.
This needs no introduction: To get around the inconvenient fact that Mr. Shahzad is a citizen, Mr. Lieberman is even calling for a law allowing Americans accused (not convicted) of unspecified crimes to be stripped of their citizenship and retroactively deprived of due process under the law. This is not Mr. Lieberman’s first foray into…