Tag: Congress

Many Americans wonder if members of Congress, especially the Democrats, know anything at all about the U.S. Constitution. Democrat Rep. Rubén Hinojosa of Texas didn’t help quell those fears when at a recent rally he couldn’t even remember which one

Rep. John Barrow (D-GA) has refused to condemn racially-charged remarks made by Rev. Joseph Lowery, who gave the benediction at President Barack Obama’s inauguration, at a Georgia Democratic rally.  “If Obama was white, there would be no question on who

House Democrats will hold their leadership elections on November 29, and the late date has led to speculation that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will step down and groom potential successors to take her place.  According to The Hill,

Boehner protégé Rep. Charles Boustany (R- LA) is running ads against Tea Party supported Rep. Jeff Landry (R-LA), accusing Landry of raising taxes and driving the country off the fiscal cliff. Upon closer examination, it is Boustany who has supported

White House press secretary Jay Carney on Tuesday said Republicans in the House should “do a little work,” even though the White House has been repeatedly late with its budget proposals and Senate Democrats have not passed a budget in

At Monday’s third presidential debate, President Obama pointedly promised that sequestered budget cuts that will affect defense spending “will not happen.”  OBAMA: First of all, the sequester is not something that I’ve proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed. It will not happen. [emphasis added]

The Humane Society of the United States is spending $500,000 through their legislative offshoot and using deceptive tactics in Iowa to help unseat Republican Congressman Steve King in his election battle with Christine Vilsack.  The HSUS — a radical animal-rights

Democrat Congressman Jerry McNerney was elected to Congress in the Democrat wave year of 2006. Prior to serving in Congress, representing California’s Central Valley, he was an engineer working in the energy field. He was also an aspiring novelist.  His

In a Newsweek article titled, “President Obama’s Executive Power Grab,” writers Andrew Romano and Daniel Klaidman write about the “Obama power play that could forever change the way Washington works” and how American could see more of it during a second term.  After

Sean Bielat, a former Marine with a business background, is running for Congress in Massachusetts’ fourth district against a novice Democrat with less than three years of experience in the real world. If the Democrat’s last name were not “Kennedy,”

Betty Sutton, the Democrat who is running for Congress in Ohio’s 16th district,  has spent her career hiding from her uber-liberal voting record. She did it in 2006 when she attempted to replace Sherrod Brown, who left to run for

The United Football League (UFL), which includes a franchise owned by Nancy Pelosi’s husband, announced on Saturday it was suspending the remainder of its season because its franchises could not meet their operating costs and pay players and staff.  Paul

(AP) Psst, taxes go up in 2013 for 163 million workersBy STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama isn’t talking about it and neither is Mitt Romney. But come January, 163 million workers can expect to feel the pinch of a big

In September, the Obama campaign collected $2,199,204.38 in donations with non-existent or invalid ZIP codes. The Romney campaign’s September total: just $29,620.  The revelation comes from a Government Accountability Institute (GAI) report to be issued tomorrow that combed the Federal

President Barack Obama has often lamented that he “inherited” a mess from George. W. Bush. His opponents acknowledge that, but argue that Obama made the situation worse. “Did they come in and inherit a tough situation? Absolutely. But we’re going

One of Obama’s explicit election promises in 2008 was that he would close America’s prison at Guantanamo Bay. In his appearance on Jon Stewart’s show Thursday night, now-President Obama announced this was a goal for his second term.  Commenting on