On Wednesday, the House of Representatives approved Tim Walz’s (D-MN-01) Veterans Jobs bill as he explained : Our responsibility to our veterans is our Nation’s highest moral responsibility. After years of war, we have millions of returning veterans who deserve our respect and support. This piece of legislation helps us keep a promise to those [...]
Yesterday, the Do-Nothing House of Representatives did something … well, actually one good thing … it passed Tim Walz’s Veterans Jobs bill … but they also took a debated and voice-voted to approve HR 3541 – PRENATAL NONDISCRIMINATION ACT (PRENDA) OF 2012 after which the sponsor cleverly requested a roll call vote … so that [...]
How long is too long to wait for Education Reform ? President Obama has pledged to change the 10-year-old No Child Left Behind Law, saying its focus on standardized-testing dumbs down teaching, narrows school curriculums and labels even high- achieving schools as failing. John Kline (R-MN-02), the current Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee, [...]
QUERY : What legislation will the Do-Nothing House approve this week ? The Republican-controlled House of Representatives will return to Washington today (Wednesday May 30th after leaving town on May 18th … when they take a long-weekend Memorial Day break, they take a long-weekend.) On top of the schedule for Roll Call votes is H.R. [...]
“We have two courses we can follow: One is to follow the pathway of Europe. To shrink our military smaller and smaller to pay for our social needs. And they of course rely on the strength of America and they hope for the best. Were we to follow that kind of course, there would be [...]
QUERY : Does the Richard Grenell incident foretell the weakness of Mitt Romney ? This November, citizens will elect a Commander in Chief … essentially, the choices are between one that has been battle-tested (President Obama has used drones in six countries – Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Libya – as well as exercising our [...]
As the school year is coming to a close and graduates are looking to join the workforce, there is no better time to review John Kline’s (R-MN-02) progress as Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee. The major assignment was to reform the No Child Left Behind legislation and the status can best be described [...]
We will take bold steps to ensure our system welcomes and rewards the best teachers. As president, I will make it my goal to ensure that every classroom has a quality teacher. There are currently 82 programs in ten agencies that spend $4 billion on teacher quality. As president, I will consolidate these programs, and [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02) would never let a good fundraising opportunity go to waste … so with the Second District being considered as “”A Race To Watch”, on May 17, Mr. Kline sent out a fundraising challenge : As we prepare for our toughest race in recent memory, I need your help to raise $20,000 in [...]
Kentucky State Senator Alecia Webb-Edgington thought she had a good chance to represent the Fourth District in next year’s Congress … after all she had picked up endorsements from the retiring Representative Geoff Davis and ex-U.S. Senator Jim Bunning, another former 4th District congressman. The Susan B. Anthony List, the conservative answer to EMILY’s List, [...]
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