Louisiana Political Storm Brewing
Littlefield said that Romero has in essence suspended his campaign in the wake of Hurricane Rita, which left several thousand homes in his state Senate district under water.
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Littlefield said that Romero has in essence suspended his campaign in the wake of Hurricane Rita, which left several thousand homes in his state Senate district under water.
Rick Santorum’s (R) campaign recently announced he had suspended some of his fundraising activities this month in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a move that cost him an estimated $1 million in funds.
Congress of Mayors and other groups to provide displaced children with five areas of service — mentors or tutors, health checkups and immunizations, after-school activities and day care, support at school
“I would certainly look at the opportunity to run for Congress,” she said. “I don’t think there’s anyone who would know the district as well as I would because I grew up in the district.”
“But it’s nice to be able to talk, and for our Members of Congress to be able to listen to them and get their perspective as well.”
Much to the chagrin of GOP officials, Thune suspended all campaign activity once it was announced in the spring that Ellsworth was being targeted for closure.
The GOP leaders said the panel, which will be able to issue subpoenas, will have six months to conduct its investigation and must report its findings to Congress no later than Feb. 15, 2006.
Beth Harwell (R), a former state GOP chairwoman, announced Wednesday that she has suspended her Senate campaign.
As Congress returned to work this week to grapple with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, there appeared to be only minor disruptions to the normal political routine of campaigning and fundraising.
Jollie said that Congress had a track record of designating federal sites to private groups for use.
Harman, the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, would not go as far as to say that Bush should fire Rove, but she added that he “should have his security clearances suspended.”
“Everything we have proposed [to Congress] is backed up by scientific data that is proven to work.”
The Club for Growth will begin tracking Members of Congress on certain key votes and score them accordingly, the group announced this week.
Barring that, a large-scale protest by the nation’s governors could force Congress to revisit the law in the near future, he said.
The Indiana Republican’s bill, H.R. 1243, has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee for action, although that panel failed to act on a similar proposal he introduced in the 108th Congress
Former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso will deliver the fourth annual Kissinger Lecture on Foreign Policy and International Relations tonight at the Library of Congress.
Henry Waxman (D) in Congress, and as a Republican, Wilson feels disenfranchised voting for a GOP candidate who is a sure loser.
Shays, one of the leading advocates of campaign finance reform in Congress, had raised more than $1 million with $657,000 in the bank as of June 30.
Still, it’s hard to see how coattails and testimonials alone will propel the underfunded and lesser-known Donnelly to winning a seat in Congress.
That is not exactly the message either candidate wants to send back home or to Congress as they push to open ANWR to drilling.