I miss John Kline … well sorta … don’t get me wrong Angie Craig is a vast improvement … but sometimes Kline would say thing that just made sense. Take shutdowns … remember when Kline said “Minnesotans don’t want a government shutdown. I’ll continue to fight on their behalf and call on the Senate to […]
The MN Political Roundtable has written many commentaries advocating for veterans health care as they, and their families, confront the impacts of Agent Orange … and with President Trump mantra — “I don’t think anybody’s been more with the military than I” — and a Republican-controlled Congress, this was the 115th Congress that would provide […]
President Donald J. Trump has promised to “take the mantle” and be “proud” for funding lapses during the latest government shutdown. And that funding lapse has caused some “image” concern in the political class. And as in the past, some Members are already alerting their constituents that they are requesting that their pay be withheld. […]
You’ve heard his words before … As a candidate for President, I promised to make reforming the VA one of my absolute highest priorities. In every generation there have been heroes like them, patriots who answer the call to serve, who do whatever it takes, wherever and whenever we need them to defend America. They […]
For over a decade, there was a constant refrain from Minnesota’s Third District Congressman, Erik Paulsen … the need to restoring Fiscal Discipline to Washington You deserve a government that spends its money as wisely as you do. Washington needs accountability, transparency, and more leadership to get our country’s fiscal house in order. For too […]
Guest Chaplain, Rabbi Arnold E. Resnicoff, Retired Chaplain, U.S. Navy, Washington, DC opened Tuesday’s House session with the following observance : Almighty God, we pray, reflect, meditate in different ways, but unite in condemnation when hatred rears its ugly head. On this date in 1945 we helped convene a court in Nuremberg, proclaiming some actions […]
The Republican Party lost its House majority on July 28, 2017, when Sen. John McCain ended the party’s seven-year quest to repeal ObamaCare.
Which begs the question, if Jason Lewis really felt that the problem was in the Senate, why didn’t he raise his finger and seek a seat in the Senate?
That is the tragedy in this election … Trump, the master of branding from nicknames to campaign ads, has moved voters off the issues that should matter to them, and onto fear-motivation to attract votes for his candidates.
Two undeniable facts : Today is Election Day. And tomorrow, Donald Trump will still be president. A few more undeniable facts : When Minnesota voters went to the polls during the first week of November 2016, they were paying $2.048 per gallon for gasoline. And this year, the price is $2.683 per gallon. U.S. soybean […]
Did you catch Congressman Erik Paulsen’s first television ad promoting his support for protect “Mother Earth” (well, at least the Boundary Waters) ? Ya gotta wonder if the good folks at Alaska Wilderness Action saw that and thought for sure that he would respond favorably to their request Dear @RepErikPaulsen,Please pledge to protect our denning […]
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