John Kline’s StopThePork website has gone dark since May, 2011 but before that it was common for him to remind voters how Congress was “helping” grape growers citing examples like : U.S. wine sales last year topped $30 billion, and yet California and New York lawmakers used your money to provide them $90 million in [...]
If you were the last kid picked in dodge ball (espeically if you have a slight case of dyslexia), you might like the Republican proposal HR 1891 – Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act as after all, it promotes the philosophy that “supporting physical education [is] an inappropriate federal role”. John Kline’s (R-MN-02) Education [...]
Anyone who watched the spectacle during the debate approving Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010, learned that Republican House members are extremely concerned that this legislation was being rushed … there was not enough time to study the recent survey that was released on November 30th. {SIDE COMMENT : The 115,000 surveys that [...]
The words of soon-to-be-Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R-OH-08) forewarns where the key decisions will be during the next Congressional session : “The Appropriations Committee will be the scene of much action in the next Congress as we work to implement the Pledge to America, which calls for cutting spending to pre-‘stimulus’ levels, repealing [...]
When historians evaluate the TaxEnoughAlready movement, they made conclude that it started when a bi-partisan Congress approved TARP. After all, the “TEA party” was pretty quiet in January 2008 when George Bush proposed a $150 billion economic stimulus package. Bush’s proposal had a little for everybody – checks in the amount of $600 to $1,200 [...]
All Tim Walz has done since being elected to represent Minnesota’s First District is to stay in contact with his constituents … from listening sessions at HyVee grocery stores throughout the district to formal town hall meetings to discuss Afghanistan policy choices, Congressman Walz has reached out to get citizens input. Heck, Representative Walz has [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02) was doing Double Duty on Friday. Mr. Kline, as the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, had to issue a statement on the U.S. Department of Labor jobs report : “American workers and employers are looking for some glimmer of hope that the ruling party in Washington sees their [...]
I miss Jim Ramstad. His profile was that of a statesman … putting what is right ahead of what the party leaders dictate … thinking of Minnesota, not of special interests. Too bad that he retired from Congress … he is missed. If Congressman Ramstad was the MN-GOP’s candidate for Governor, he would have my [...]
It seams that there are a lot of angry people out there. No, not the ones fighting over “burn’in” or “building” … no, I am sensing a real anger being represented through the newspaper editorial boards. The anger is being expressed based on the unwillingness by candidates to responsibly discuss fiscal positions in anything other [...]
Dave Mindeman on his MNPact.org blog notes that Dakota County Commissioner’s plan to raise property tax rates for transit improvements after failing to obtain the final $20 million through a Federal appropriation : Republican U.S. Rep. John Kline has refused on principle to seek earmarked federal funding for Cedar Avenue, (Dakota County Commissioner Will) Branning [...]
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Graphic artist and blogger Mario Piperni, that's who. Amazing graphics, great stories.
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