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 […]
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 […]
Word of the Day : calumny Defination 1 : a misrepresentation intended to harm another’s reputation 2 : the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations — maliciously calculated to harm another’s reputation Used in a sentence : The Congressional Leadership Fund has launched a continuous series of calumnies at Dan Feehan, Angie Craig, Dean […]
PREFACE : Erik Paulsen regularly issues a video Correspondence Corner in which he responds to constituent questions. It is a great ploy — Congressman Paulsen determines what question is to be answered … thus, providing him an opportunity to portray himself as effectively responding to issues that he wishes to address as if they are […]
It was a sham vote … designed to shame Democrats … and it failed. Ya gotta wonder how badly Speaker Ryan wanted to trash Democrats when he allowed a vote under a provision called “suspend the rules” meaning that to be approved would require a two-thirds approval. These are bills that normally are non-controversial such […]
John Kline, former Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee, warning after the Sandy Hook massacre should ring in the ears of today’s Members — (as reported by MPR) : “The sort of knee-jerk reaction to say, ‘We just have to pass a bill and make this stop’ doesn’t work,” Kline said. “It really takes […]
“There is not a department or agency in the federal government that can’t tighten its belt- no serious observer believes otherwise. “As I’ve said so many times, the way to get our fiscal house in order is real ‘shared sacrifice’, where everyone has skin in the game when it comes to budget restraint. Instead, we […]
Iowa’s First District Congressman, Rod Blum got himself a little publicity he didn’t want … in the Des Moines Register and on Twitter News of Blum's undisclosed business comes the same day @ppppolls finds him with underwater approval and trailing a Dem competitorBlum approval: 37%-47%Trump approval: 40%-55%2018 matchup: Abby Finkenauer 43%, Rod Blum 42%#IA01https://t.co/hn4kxvx0cMhttps://t.co/7GLdepCps8 — […]
Déjà Vu ? Or is it prep time for November’s election ? If you have followed the headlines, you are probably aware that this week, the funding for the government will end January 19th without congressional action. Most likely, you are also aware that funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) will run out […]
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