Earmark Rejection Spurs Ethics Complaint
“He makes judgments on what is in the best interest of the country and what is in the best interest of the 6th Congressional district. This unfortunately was not one of them.”
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“He makes judgments on what is in the best interest of the country and what is in the best interest of the 6th Congressional district. This unfortunately was not one of them.”
their delivery by air.
Several Republican Members of Congress took to the stage by the monument to whip up support for the GOP ahead of the November midterm elections. “This is our moment,” Rep.
If Larry Kissell is at one end of the campaign quality spectrum, Rep. Jim Marshall (D) is at the other. Yet both constitute missed Republican opportunities.
“Journalism is so fun, but when I look back at my résumé, it’s all I’ve ever done,” Hess said.
As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the most serious environmental problem that we face is not global warming or the pollution of our air, water, land and food.
This year, he’s trying to restart his political career by waging a long-shot bid for the seat of retiring Sen.
The office of Cantor’s political action committee, Every Republican is Crucial PAC — ERICPAC — is on the second floor.
This cycle, Spartanburg County Solicitor Trey Gowdy (R) expects to have raised close to $400,000 for his campaign by the end of the month, and state State Sen.
Posey’s office said he submitted a single request in support of the president’s budget request for an Air Force base, which doesn’t count as an earmark.
[IMGCAP(1)]This is not to say that I am aggregating these three states into some kind of axis-of-evil or rogue state conglomerate, because I am not.
Paul is not alone in his decision to reject the ban.
The late Sen. Edward Kennedy’s (D-Mass.) career-long fight to reform American immigration policy is being explored in a new documentary, “The Senators’ Bargain,” set to air tonight on HBO2.
He served as a gunner in the Air Force during World War II and as a Mormon missionary in New York and Pennsylvania.
Last Monday, Obama lobbied him on Air Force One on a joint trip to Ohio and twice called him out in a speech there. Two days later, Kucinich endorsed the overhaul.
to search for the proper words and when he found them plucking them from the air, his face brightening.
“This is probably the weakest delegation we’ve ever had,” Kronberg said. “So there’s some thought that Barton needs to be protected.
“I would not have challenged John Dingell except for the fact that I felt at this unique moment in time I would be able to do a better job and be a stronger chairman dealing with two very difficult
But she said the system — the Infrastructure Maintenance Management System — is also used by agencies such as the Library of Congress and departments in the Army, Navy and Air Force.
Kaufman is filling the spots on both committees left open by former Sen. Paul Kirk (D-Mass.), who temporarily filled the seat of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.).