It seemed odd that during National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week which was held November 16-24, 2013, that Sean Duffy (R-WI-07) issued a press release for a future December district event stating “I look forward to learning more about these issues and our neighbors who are impacted by them, ways to address them in our […]
For the past few years, John Kline (R-MN-02) has tied his campaign’s Christmas party as a benefit for Toys for Tots. Thanks to everyone who attended my campaign Christmas party tonight to benefit @ToysforTots. pic.twitter.com/r4o0YMUKMg — John Kline (@Kline4Congress) December 8, 2013 That is a commendable act … while one toy may bring a smile […]
John Kline (R-MN-02) has a simple election strategy … don’t speak, vote per the special interests goals, and issue press releases promoting your self-described successes. Thus it is, that during the month of November, Mr. Kline spoke twice on the House floor (once to thank Canadian veterans and once to protest Obamacare) and once this […]
Today marks the nine-month mark since H.R. 1010 was introduced … it has been assigned to Chairman John Kline and the Education and Workforce Committee. H.R. 1010 is the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013. Some Members want to address the issue (as illustrated by the fact that it has 151 co-sponsors.) However, there is […]
RollCall ran a story yesterday citing John Kline … asserting “entrenched members boast brands that transcend the competitive natures of their recently redrawn districts.” “Democrats argue that Kline is vulnerable this cycle. They say they plan to spend resources in his district to help one of their recruits, former state Rep. Mike Obermueller.” [NOTE : […]
John Kline’s voting record is that he supports a $40 Billion cut in SNAP (over ten years … so for discussion sake, let’s call it $4 billion a year). The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides payments to low-income people that they can use to buy eligible food in authorized retail food stores (not beer, […]
Speaker John Boehner pledged that the Republican-controlled House would operate by a new set of rules. Introduced as “Pillars of a New Majority”, Mr. Boehner made some interesting observations : Leaders overreach because the rules allow them to. Legislators duck their responsibilities because the rules help them to. And when the rules don’t suit the […]
The week of Thanksgiving, Time magazine published 17 essays on thankfulness. I was especially struck by the contrast between two of those essays; one from John Boehner, Speaker of the House, an old, corrupt political hack who among other faults, handed out tobacco lobby payoff checks to conservative members of Congress on the floor of […]
Remember when hunger wasn’t a partisan issue ? First District voters remember Republican Congressman Gil Gutknecht visiting and speaking strongly in behalf of Kids Against Hunger in Mankato …. and current Congressman Tim Walz has continued his support … heck, Congressman Walz announced that he will donate his GOP-shutdown pay to the ECHO Food Shelf […]
As Minnesotans remembered the one-year anniversaries of the murder of Officer Tommy Decker and Sandy Hook Elementary School murders, the GOP House might finally be ready to vote on a gun bill. No, not Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN-06) H. R. 43 to rename the Cold Springs Post Office in Officer Decker’s memory (that is still waiting […]
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What’s Happening in Congress, Rick Nolan
