Texas Rep. Pete Sessions, Chairman of the House Rules Committee, suggested possible GOP support for a tax hike as part of a deal to end the stalemate on government spending and debt. As the government shutdown enters its second week,
Republican lawmakers are running away from town halls in August. In a New York Times piece about the frustrations of one citizen activist in Texas, some prominent Republicans who have not held an August town hall are listed. They include: Rep.
President Barack Obama made immigration reform a key part of his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, talking about a path to citizenship that would be possible with new immigration laws. Yet Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas
Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava is not your typical Republican candidate. Running in a special election in upstate New York for the seat of departing Congressman John McHugh, she has, naturally, picked up the support of state and national Republican party officials.
