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Aaron Blake of the Washington Post asks which seats might be surprisingly competitive this year? Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.): Kline’s redistricting fate [the state legislature deadlocked and left the issue to the courts] – the courts drew a surprising map, and he drew the short straw. His district now would have given Obama 50 percent Follow this link to read more of: MN-02: Kline -v- Obermueller Contest Makes National Top Ten List Monday will be a day for Minnesota voters to see Congress in action. Monday, the House is not in session but two Members of Congress will be working in Minnesota. Working will be Jon Runyon (R-NJ-03) and Tim Walz (D-MN-01). The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) will hold a Follow this link to read more of: Kline Holds Assistance Organizations Fair; Runyon, Walz Hold Veterans Hearing The Ultimate Question : “What were we afraid of ?” Speaker John Boehner (R-OH-08) said at his weekly Capitol press conference: “The president can talk about it all he wants. I’m going to stay focused on what the American people want us to stay focused on, and that’s jobs. We’ve got a lot of members Follow this link to read more of: Gay Marriage : Boehner -v- Akins : Distraction -v- Protecting Rights Food for thought … to address budget constraints, what should be “on the table” ? The Republican-controlled House is preparing to vote on H.R. 5652, the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act. This bill would eliminate the discretionary cuts to 2013 spending that are required under the Budget Control Act, known as the “sequester,” and replace them Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : Food Stamps and How Kline Spent $2,609 Taxpayer Dollars Last century, when I lived in Indiana, I voted for Dick Lugar … he always seemed reasonable … a statesman looking out for the better interest for our country – domestically and in his tenure as Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. Dick Lugar was defeated in the Republican primary by Richard Mourdock. Mr. Mourdock Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : Kline Campaign Theme – We Are All Conservatives QUERY : Is there any tax loophole that the Republicans would be willing to close as an offset for maintaining Stafford Loan interests at the present level ? For those who doubt Mitt Romney’s assertion that Corporations are people, need to consider Gingrich Holdings, Inc. or the John R. Edwards, P.A. … yep, just a Follow this link to read more of: Republicans Reject NEWT Act To Offset Student Loans The Wall Street Journal headline says it all : Private Jobs Turn Positive for Obama Presidency Private-sector Jobs With the latest report, total private payrolls are now higher than they were in January 2009. The latest count put private-sector jobs at about 111 million in April (reported as 111.02 million), or 35,000 jobs more than Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : Kline Responds to Jobs Report By Promoting Cuts to Woman’s Jobs Program Finally, the race is on … no, not the preliminary AnyoneButRomney time-waster, but the real race … the money race … and on Thursday, Mitt Romney was in full “open-your-wallet” mode. Approximately, 700 donors paid $2,500 to have dinner with the presumptive Republican nominee at the White Palace (surely, they were hoping to enjoy a Follow this link to read more of: Who Will Respond : You’re nothing but a worthless coal miner. $10.6 billion is a lot of money … even spread out over ten years … and for what … spreading manure … well at least that’s the way that Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA-07) described the program that was declared the YouCut winner earlier this year : The Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Stewardship Program makes Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : House Ignores YouCut Targeted Kline Subsidized Farm Expanding on Holly Cairns piece on the Senate’s rejection of Republican efforts to changing proposed NLRB procedures, it is appropriate to note the efforts in the House. John Kline (R-MN-02) as Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee was presented with a companion resolution that matched the Senate’s — HJ Res 103. Chairman Kline was Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : Businessman Questions Kline’s Claims – Ambush Elections Wreck Havoc Today Minnesota’s native son, Norm Ornstein, along with Thomas E. Mann penned a Must-Read OpEd entitled : Let’s just say it: The Republicans are the problem. We have been studying Washington politics and Congress for more than 40 years, and never have we seen them this dysfunctional. In our past writings, we have criticized both Follow this link to read more of: GRIDLOCK UPDATE : Kline Still Sitting on Military and Veterans Education Protection Act Todd Akin (R-MO-02), a candidate for Senate said during a debate last weekend that government involvement in student loans has given the government a “stage three cancer of socialism”: AKIN: America has got the equivalent of the stage three cancer of socialism because the federal government is tampering in all kinds of stuff it has Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : TEA Party, Kline Win Student Loan Battle It’s very early in the political process, as John Kline does not who is the DFL challenger is yet, but based on a recent MPR set of poll questions, Mr. Kline should be concerned. The polls were taken during an online forum featuring two of the three candidates who are competing for the DFL endorsement. Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : Polls Brings Bad News for John Kline At an October 25, 2011 hearing of the Higher Education and Lifelong Learning Subcommittee, Chairman John Kline (R-MN-02) and other members agreed that a 6.8% interest rate is too high for student loans. Consider that Treasury bonds are being sold at a 2 percent yield and a 30-year fixed home mortgage is under 4 percent Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : Kline OK With Cutting Women’s Health For Student Loans Last week, the Republican-managed House successfully passed HR 9 The Small Business Tax Cut … the cost $45.95Billion … for one year … with a projected 39,000 jobs created … with no offsets – so the National Debt will rise. The Republicans plan to find offsets later. This week, the Republican-managed House is focused on Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : After Passing Unpaid Business Tax Cut, Will Kline Increase Student Interest Rates Pay For It ? |
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