A new study finds that the Obamacare tax on medical devices killed 33,000 jobs. The study, conducted by the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), said the Obamacare tax slashed 14,000 industry worker jobs and quashed the hiring of 19,000 more.
Politicians agree upon little in the Age of Obama, but bipartisan concerns greeted the proposed $45 billion merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable. The matter should intensify in the coming weeks as hearings flesh out the details behind the plan.
Minnesota Senate Democrats Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar, along with others from their party, will answer to their constituents and leaders in the medical device industry for voting against the repeal of ObamaCare’s medical device tax in the continuing resolution battle
The fingerprint sensor on the new iPhone 5S, which was released on Friday to much fanfare, is causing privacy concerns among lawmakers in light of revelations that the National Security Agency has collected information from nearly all of the country’s
On Wednesday, MN businessman Mike McFadden announced he would challenge first-term Sen. Al Franken in next year’s midterm elections. McFadden released a three-minute video introducing himself to voters. A serious challenge to Franken expands the Senate map next year, giving
Radio Equalizer: GERALDO RIVERA (04 Jan 2013) (regarding the last time he saw Al Gore): [Gore and Al Franken] were in the [Fox News] building. They were screening a movie. They may have been screening, actually, Al Gore’s climate-change movie.
Many powerful Democrats, even some of the most liberal among them, are supporting what amounts to a dismantling of President Obama’s signature health care law. Using “Republican” language to make their case, these Democrats are attempting to repeal some of
Former Minnesota Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty on Thursday stepped down as co-chair of Mitt Romney’s campaign to become the CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable, one of K Street’s most prestigious jobs in Washington, D.C. Romney said Pawlenty
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Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood and NARAL/Pro-Choice America’s president Nancy Keenan, together with Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown University flunky Barack Obama drags around to help legitimize the contraceptive mandate, are all slated to be guest speakers at the DNC
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) spoke at an event for first responders in Minnesota and reflected on the past ten years since the September 11th attacks on America.
On his national radio show, Ed Schultz had some choice words for Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) his former Air America colleague.
Last weekend Americans For Prosperity once again held its RightOnLine conference, this year in beautiful downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Consequently, the Atlantic Magazine decided to do a report on what went on at RightOnLine. Unfortunately, the whole thing was filled with
Minnesota electing Al Franken to the Senate is making a lot more sense now.
First, some background. Two years ago, on a cloudy and cold Saturday morning, I met a guy in a K-Mart parking lot to hand him the cash in exchange for the goods. We nervously approached each other, after he arrived
One year ago today, on January 21, the Supreme Court released its landmark decision in Citizens United v. FEC. The decision corrected an anomaly in campaign finance law, and in doing so was a tremendous victory for the First Amendment
It took years, but there is something I finally agree with Barack Obama and Al Franken on. Obama and his propaganda machine in the mainstream media, not to mention his party of corruption, are calling for an investigation of “foreign
Since Bush v. Gore was decided in 2000, recounts have received far more attention; it’s almost like they’ve become a routine part of a campaign. Each year, candidates, state parties, and election lawyers across the country prepare for these post-election
Now that Steven Colbert’s congressional “testimony” has had its fifteen minutes, I think it’s time for someone to say his whole shtick has run its course. I don’t want to discuss if it was appropriate for a comedian to be
The Hill: “Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is still getting the hang of presiding over the Senate. Franken, the most famous member of the Senate freshmen class, has logged dozens of hours as presiding officer of the chamber, a duty often
Sen. Al Franken speaking at the left-wing Netroots Convention describes Rep. Darrell Issa’s constitutional obligation of oversight a “Witch hunt”. He claims that Rep. Issa is “promising to double his staff” to accomplish this “witch hunt”. Apparently, the Senator is
I have a request for Whoopi Goldberg. I wish that she would go back to using her birth name Caryn Johnson, at least the Johnson part. Because of her adopted last name, some people may think she may be Jewish.
It may not be full REM stage sleep, but Sen. Al Franken certainly appears to be ‘resting his eyes’ during Elena Kagan’s opening remarks.
Pop singer Shakira is boycotting the State of Arizona. I know, horrible news if you’re an Arizona rancher near the border or a construction worker standing in an unemployment line. Since your state has actually tried to do something about
