The recent reaction of Representative Ander Crenshaw to the American Clean Energy and Security Act is an example of the kind of rhetorical disaster that can result when a politician repeats political party talking points without thinking about them first. The ...Read More
Word was leaked today that U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney has decided to challenge appointed U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for the 2010 Democratic nomination to New York State's junior Senate seat. Given that this contest would be one Democrat against ...Read More
Consider how, throughout the American invasion and occupation of Iraq, Republican members of Congress has sought to undermine the role of Congress in overseeing and making decisions about the funding for the conflict. Republicans have argued that Congress shouldn't ...Read More
This morning That's My Congress has released a report scoring the legislative performance of members of the LGBT Equality Caucus of the House of Representatives in the 111th Congress. The report takes 12 bills identified by the caucus as ...Read More
U.S. Representative Barney Frank is mostly thought of these days as the voice of financial reform in the House of Representatives. Yet, last week, he offered an important bill that has little to do with Wall Street or home ...Read More
There were many good reasons for Democrats in the House of Representatives to vote against passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act. The legislation had been wrecked by industry lobbyists by the time it reached the floor ...Read More
You've heard the old saying about beating swords into plows. Congressional candidate Jeremy Cloward proposes applying the same logic to the fossil fuel industry. Cloward wants to put an end to the Shell Oil's operations refining crude oil ...Read More
An amusing little exchange took place on the floor of the House of Representatives today. U.S. Representative Jeff Flake was attempting to stop a bunch of earmarks dealing with flood control in certain districts. Flake thought that the ...Read More
The Green Party of the United States is regrouping and refocusing on congressional campaigns in 2010. Among the top issues the Greens can speak to is the economy. As the Democrats and Republicans alike have supported huge government ...Read More
A much-needed piece of legislation has been introduced by U.S. Representative Brian Baird, dealing with an institutional barrier to citizen activism on congressional issues. Anyone who's spent much time trying to track legislation going through Congress knows that there ...Read More
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