AARP Faces Heat
When the Medicare measure passed in December, some press reports said AARP had pledged to spend $25 million on convincing the public the bill was a good one.
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When the Medicare measure passed in December, some press reports said AARP had pledged to spend $25 million on convincing the public the bill was a good one.
“We are losing thousands of jobs because more candy is being made outside of the country,” said Graham, a former Republican Congressional aide.
Despite the fine, Pelosi has not shuttered her second political action committee, new campaign finance reports show.
Lobbying reports show that Chet added a few new clients to his roster in 2003, including the National Association of Air Traffic Specialists and Kentucky’s Georgetown College.
Due to a GOP-led redrawing of the Lone Star State’s Congressional lines, Frost will face off against Rep. Pete Sessions (R) in the new 32nd district while Neugebauer matches up with Rep.
The story was then circulated by both the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Specter’s Republican primary opponent, Rep. Pat Toomey.
[IMGCAP(1)] It is true, of course, that the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct can initiate its own investigation, based on anything it wants, including news reports.
According to published reports, Smith charged that GOP leaders and lobbyists promised money and support to his son’s Congressional campaign in exchange for his ‘yes’ vote on the Medicare bill.
The National Republican Congressional Committee remained the dominant fundraising force among the four Congressional campaign committees in 2003 — the first full year newly implemented fundraising guidelines
“They really tried to prime the pump,” said another Congressional insider.
“I never at this stage say what I will or will not do,” he added, cautioning that he didn’t have any current plans to try for Engel’s seat but was “talking to the [Republican National Committee]
Reid is far from alone, as many Congressional leaders in both parties can boast of a close relative or two in the lobbying profession. In 2002, his final year as GOP leader, Sen.
“It’s the first Congressional race out of the hat,” said Buford. “[Bush] cannot afford to be on the losing side.”
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has blasted Rep.
While the lobbying coalition has not confirmed Congressional supporters to appear at the Feb. 12 media event, a number of Members have thrown their support behind their effort.
requests from Congressional staff and Members in fiscal 2002, may go unobserved.
House Administration Chairman Bob Ney (R-Ohio) responded forcefully to the heads of five Democratic 527 organizations who declined to appear at a November committee hearing convened to look into their
Each party will select its nominee for the special election at an executive committee meeting later this month.
The National Republican Congressional Committee, which posted $14 million in the bank for the first six months of 2001, had just $6.5 million in its war chest on June 30 of this year, mostly because
Some committee Republicans agreed that the tone had worsened, but they argued that there was plenty of blame to go around.