Congress


Industries Spend Huge Amount in Health Care Battle
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 9:47am.
As the House and Senate near passage of health care reform legislation, it’s instructive to look at just how much the insurance and HMO's industries poured into fighting it.
. . . . .

30 former members of Congress tell Washington, D.C.: "The Time is Now For Bold Action."
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 2:00pm.
Today in Roll Call, 30 former members of Congress placed an ad calling for the current Congress to act boldly by passing the Fair Elections Now Act.
. . . . .

Clean Up Washington, D.C.
Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 10:06am.
Steve Hildebrand, former adviser to President Obama, talks with CNN about the need to reform Washington, D.C. and clean up Congress.
. . . . .

The Pressure of Fundraising
Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 9:53am.
Politico spoke to a dozen freshman congressmen about the pressures of fundraising and found that nearly all lament the arduous process.
. . . . .

Virtual Town Hall Today with Lead House Fair Elections Sponsor Rep. John Larson
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 9:19am.

Click here http://townhall.fairelectionsnow.org TODAY, February 25 at 6:00 P.M. EST for a virtual town hall meeting with Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 1826) lead House sponsor, Rep. John B. Larson (D-Conn.).


. . . . .

Big Donors to Speaker Pelosi: Pass Fair Elections
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 12:17pm.
The New York Times political blog, The Caucus, reports that big donors have wriiten a letter to Speaker Pelosi (D-Calif.) that says enough is enough - it's time to pass Fair Elections style campaign reform.
. . . . .
Syndicate content