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By Jackie Kucinich
House Republican leaders on Tuesday challenged Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to release a plan to lower gas prices that they say Democrats touted when they were in the minority. Continue reading ‘House GOP challenges Pelosi for gas price plan’
By Jackie Kucinich
Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) has not paid any dues to the House Democrats’ campaign committee since being passed over to head the Intelligence panel a year and a half ago.
Harman and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have had a rocky relationship, which became more strained after Pelosi tapped Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) for the top spot on the Intelligence Committee after the 2006 elections. Continue reading ‘Harman’s DCCC dues unpaid’
By Jackie Kucinich
House Republican leaders did not mention mortgage foreclosures or the word “housing” in materials given to their members before the March recess.
The 21-page document distributed on March 13 addressed economic concerns ranging from overspending to tax hikes to earmarks but did not address the foreclosure crisis. Continue reading ‘Housing, foreclosures notably absent in House GOP recess kits’
Wanted: Conservative members of Congress with expertise in healthcare, taxes and trade. Must fundraise well and be willing to endlessly debate Democrats. Plenty of openings available.
House Republicans are looking for more than a few good men and women to fill slots on arguably the most important committee in the lower chamber.
Of the 24 Republican members on the Ways and Means Committee in 2006, only nine will return in 2009 — and that’s assuming every GOP panelist wins reelection this November.
Continue reading ‘Republicans seek to fill holes on powerful Ways and Means’
Former Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) has landed his first job since being released from prison last month.
Ney is working in Columbus, Ohio, for the Talk Radio News Service (TRNS), thanks to his longtime friend Ellen Ratner.
Ratner, a self-described “proud liberal” who is the TRNS bureau chief, confirmed that Ney is working for the communications company as the ex-lawmaker stays in a halfway house.
Welcome to my site! I’m gearing it up one step at a time … not that this is going to be terribly interesting stuff but even the mundane should be readable.