When was first elected to Congress, a story “Base Closures a Top Concern For Incoming GOP Lawmakers” profiled John Kline (R-MN-02) : As they begin to establish their presence on the House Armed Services Committee, incoming Republicans are gearing up to fight for their local military bases. In anticipation of a round of base closures [...]
Everyone WINS in John Kline’s (R-MN-02) Annual Congressional “Artistic Discovery” competition : “The Congressional art competition offers a unique way for young artists to display their talents and I am pleased to provide this opportunity,” said Kline. “I look forward to viewing the artwork and proudly displaying the winning entries in the U.S. Capitol and [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02) expressed his concerns about mandatory federal budget cuts, “The cuts are mindless cuts — Republicans and Democrats would like to have an alternative to sequestration. We don’t want sequestration, because these cuts are not prioritized cuts.” The impact has been slow … and thus far, citizen have not seen any impact … [...]
A number of voices have offered their thoughts on the sequester : “I am a government defense worker. I am just one of many Americans who work day-in-day-out to support the U.S. military. I am an engineer with schooling and training that qualify me to work on many important and sensitive projects. I haven’t asked [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02), a 25-year veteran of the Marine Corps, took time this morning to enjoy breakfast with Minnesota DAV I appreciated hearing from fellow veterans this morning at the #Minnesota DAV breakfast. #veterans twitter.com/repjohnkline/s… — John Kline (@repjohnkline) February 27, 2013 What was discussed is unknown; yet, most likely the subject of the impending [...]
“The trouble with sequestration is that there is no ability to set priorities. They just cut and so you can have very, very good programs that take a cut and a poor program that is executing poorly right next to it takes the same cut. We would rather have the ability to adjust those.” – [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02) is rightfully proud of his work championing “Beyond the Yellow Ribbon” legislation as stated in his press release : As the father of an Army Blackhawk pilot, the husband of a retired Army nurse, and a 25-year veteran of the Marine Corps, John Kline considers it a personal priority to ensure government [...]
Silence. Silence for three months. What has happened to John Kline (R-MN-02) ? As Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee, it was normal for him to issue a press release as soon as the monthly jobs data was available … opining on disappointment and hardship in the stagnant Obama economy. It was a pretty [...]
QUERY : Does Mitt Romney’s business philosophy work in foreign relations ? “In a free economy and in the private sector, sometimes investments don’t work and they’re not successful. It always pains you if you have to be in a situation of downsizing a business,” said Mitt Romney, who added: “This is a free-enterprise system.” [...]
Bill Clinton : “People ask me all the time how we delivered four surplus budgets. What new ideas did we bring? I always give a one-word answer: arithmetic.” That one-word answer actually tells voters a lot … can you believe the math … if not, how can you trust the person ? OK … so [...]
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