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.
Continue reading ‘Liberal talk radio hires ex-con Ney’
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