John Kline (R-MN-02) held a Public Town Hall meeting at the Shakopee Junior High School yesterday … what a prefect venue — a taxpayer-funded public school … a place where 99% of us know only too well … an appropriate place for taxpayers to hear the accomplishments and goals from their elected Representative while they [...]
Michele Bachmann makes an interesting point on Page 106 : Core of Conviction – My Story “The politicians and bureaucrats in both Washington and St. Paul were using our tax money to make our problems worse. I asked myself: What is wrong with this picture? What terrible thing they are doing with our taxes.” It’s [...]
Chairman John Kline (R-MN-02) of the House Education and Workforce Committee issued a statement reacting to President Obama’s State of the Union address with a brief mention of the prime area of his Committee’s responsibility by slamming the President actions by stating “the audacity to circumvent the people’s elected representatives by granting No Child Left [...]
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Reforming No Child Left Behind (NCLB) should have been at the top agenda when John Kline (R-MN-02) assumed the Chairmanship of the Education and Workforce Committee last year. But 2011 was a wasted year … as previously noted, Mr. Kline opted for a five-step approach … one of his steps has been approved by the [...]
Sit right down, kids, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride. Listening to Laura Ingraham’s radio program (broadcasted on KOWZ AM-1170 out of Owatonna notable for Mike Parry’s (R-SD-26) “Inside the Senate” program) yesterday, a Winning-Our-Future PAC commercial was aired promoting Newt Gingrich’s candidacy. Okay, the caucuses will be February 7th and since Mr. Gingrich won [...]
“I am happy to announce Senator Coleman as an adviser to my campaign. His advice will be critical as I lay out my vision for improving our economy at home and strengthening our partnerships around the world.” – Mitt Romney 9/21/2011 Press Release “It’s a new world and how it plays out, I’m not sure.” [...]
QUERY : How should a Committee Chairman respond when the President proposes consolidating a number of overlapping federal agencies ? A. Hold hearings and quickly send the legislation to the President for signature and implementation. B. Hold hearings and let Party Managers decide when (and if) they want the Full House to vote on it. [...]
QUERY : Why is it that my respect grows for politicians after they leave office ? ANSWER : ‘Cause they are finally free to be statesmen and not beholden to Party Managers … but why do they wait so long to be honest with their constituents ? The MN-GOP has had more than their share [...]
This week, U.S. Ambassador at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer and Betty McCollum (D-MN-04) visited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh. Representative McCollum has introduced legislation that declares child marriage to be a human rights abuse, and advocates for the elimination of child marriage as a U.S. foreign policy goal. The Prime Minister reaffirmed [...]
MN Blue Blogs: Ten articles from Minnesota blogs
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What’s Happening in Congress, Rick Nolan Union News: 10 articles from national union blogs
