John Kline (R-MN-02) as Chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee has a poll question concerning if the Affordable Care Act should be repealed. It is an unscientific poll but surely Mr. Kline believes that it will support his often stated beliefs : The vast majority of the public does not support this government [...]
Chairman John Kline (R-MN-02) of the Education and Workforce Committee wants your input in this week’s survey : On June 28, the Supreme Court upheld the 2010 health care law. Do you believe Congress should repeal the law? A. Yes B. No C. Not Sure It’s a pretty simple survey … with no requirement to [...]
Remember when John Kline (R-MN-02) was “talking in the dark” — flying back to DC to protest the House being on recess — and that the Leadership should be in session to address budget issues ? Store that memory for a second … after all that was 2008 … and this is 2012 and the [...]
If you read Chairman John Kline’s (R-MN-02) statement commemorating the 20th anniversary of the first Charter School, you were probably not surprised that the big news out of Education and Workforce Committee was the finalization of an agreement for Washington DC Charter Schools … but for those wondering about the status of Education Reform of [...]
QUIZ QUESTION : Which party is generally more supportive of reducing the size and scope of the federal government? A.) The Republican Party B.) The Democratic Party Tough question ? Nah … not for me … but on a survey consisting of 13 questions, only 53% of the respondents provided the correct answer. I won’t [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02) is being challenged by David Gerson in the August 14th Primary Election. David Gerson has identifed the disintegration of the middle class as a problem, stating “John Kline has been complicit in causing these problems with his blind devotion to voting with house Republican leadership. John Kline has had his chance to [...]
Can you imagine a wealthy potential donor be pitched a television advertising commercial targeting Mitt Romney as being “Detached” and “Out of Touch” based on his June 8th statement that we don’t need “more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.” Hmmm … what would that script be ? MAN’S VOICE: As a fireman, I do everything [...]
When John Kline (R-MN-02) was pushing HR 9 The Small Business Tax Cut Act, which would give a one-year, 20 percent tax cut to every business with 500 or fewer employees, it was noted that would benefit not just the local shops on main street but also sports enterprises. Thus a “small business” like the [...]
Last week, John Kline (R-MN-02) traveled to Red Wing to tour Capital Safety (a company that is producing safety equipment required under newly issued guidelines – yep, Chairman Kline sometimes Safety can not only benefit the employees, but also the businesses that produce products used to comply with those regulations) and attend a forum, co-hosted [...]
ANN ROMNEY TWITTER : “It’s great to be part of the Olympics again. We are so proud of Jan and Team USA. Now let’s bring home the gold!” That’s right … the U.S. Equestrian Federation is expected to confirm that Ann Romney’s dressage horse, Rafalca, and her trainer, Jan Ebeling, earned a place on the [...]
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