Remember Minnesota’s Second District Congressman Jason Lewis complaining over the size and associated costs of the federal criminal code and prison system ? “Criminal justice reform is one of my absolute priorities”, said Congressman Lewis in a November 7, 2017 press release. Adding, “There are better ways to spend Americans’ tax dollars and keep our […]
There was some angst in some sectors of the Party Of Trump that Brad Finstad was not “Trumpian” enough resulting in a Special Election Primary that was extremely close… well, those concerns can be laid to rest based on Congressman Finstad’s votes during his first full week in Congress. All ya gotta do is check […]
Jim Hagedorn’s death could have meant the end of the House Ethics Committee investigation into whether he had allowed the use of official funds for impermissible expenditures … but the Committee has not announced its conclusion yet. Now questions are already being asked about Hagedorn’s replacement — Brad Finstad. There were numerous issues for the […]
The results are not official but it appears that unless Jeremy Munson can convince election officials to find 389 votes, Brad Finstad will be the MNGOP primary winner. Oh, so close …. too bad that J R Ewing was on the Republican ballot … his ninth place finish of 157 votes would have helped. Worse […]
Dear Residents of the First Congressional District, I’m Jeremy Munson, and I am running to represent you in the US Congress. You will soon be bombarded with political mailers from multiple candidates using buzzwords and providing little to no meaningful information, or worse yet, negative attacks. [SNIP] I know that real power belongs with the […]
Dear Residents of the First Congressional District, I’m Jeremy Munson, and I am running to represent you in the US Congress. You will soon be bombarded with political mailers from multiple candidates using buzzwords and providing little to no meaningful information, or worse yet, negative attacks. Jeremy Munson is correct … voters need “meaningful information” […]
In the previous commentary, a review of Matt Benda detailed the extent of campaign donations that the Benda For Congress committee received from New Fashion Pork … well, turns out he is not the only one that has supporters in the pork industry. Brad Finstad has received $11,600 from individuals associated with Christensen Farms / […]
Jim Hagedorn’s last legislative proposal before his death, was House Resolution 931, which was to place a national debt clock in the House Chamber because “reckless spending have caused inflation to skyrocket and fueled a national debt increase that has become unmanageable“. That was Congressman Hagedorn efforts to remind Members that “programmatic requests” or “community […]
The first FEC reports from candidates for Minnesota’s Special Election to replace Jim Hagedorn are out …. and it provides just a hint of what to expect prior to the May 24th primaries — lotsa money …. well at least on the MNGOP side. The FEC reports cover the monies raised and spent up to […]
“We will build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways, and waterways all across our land. And we will do it with American heart, and American hands, and American grit” — President Donald J. Trump February 18 2018 Trump had his dreams but never delivered … and when President Joe Biden offered his infrastructure plan, First […]
“Cannabis is no longer the partisan issue it once was” according to Ohio’s Fourteenth District Republican Dave Joyce, the co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Cannabis Caucus … and that sentiment will be tested this week when the House considers H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act. The bipartisan proposal would decriminalize marijuana, expunge […]
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