Electric companies got government money with the help of Betsy Markey. Then, yesterday, Betsy Markey got money from people representing electric companies.

The 12th district of central Ohio that Pat Tiberi represents in Congress has been hit harder than most by this economic recession. People are losing their jobs and new occupations to replace them aren’t available. The Columbus area is in crisis. In this environment, Paula Brooks has stepped up to challenge Patrick Tiberi for the [...]

Chellie Pingree says of the Ripsaw MS1 killer robots, “it is imperative unmanned technology is not only developed for the air but also developed for the ground where it’s needed the most.”

To have the power to bring back money effectively through work in Congress, Jarvis Johnson would either need to wait a long time – years – to get a powerful committee position, or he’ll need to start making some very unethical deals.

Dennis Rehberg may do a lot of talking about the need for cuts in spending, but the truth is that he’s among the biggest earmark spenders in the House of Representatives.

The federal budget is much bigger than just a few earmarks, or a portion of a Representative’s salary, and voter evaluation of Ron Kind’s fiscal responsibility needs to encompass this bigger picture, not just the posture suggested by a few convenient talking points.

If Representative Kirkpatrick is going to be truly effective in working to cut government spending, she will need to do more than just fiddle around on the margins.

Lincoln Diaz-Balart and his brother Mario (also a U.S. Respresentative) have accepted donations from Susan and Edmund Benson, the founders and directors of the Arise Foundation. Perhaps this relationship helps Diaz-Balart see beyond his opposition to federal government spending that he applies to the rest of the nation

Congressman Joe Barton managed to create an earmark of a million dollars of government spending to support fossil fuel research and development that aims to convince Americans that the dirtiest, most inefficient sources of fossil fuel energy, such as oil shale, oil sands, coal, and industrial sludges, are somehow sources of “clean” energy.

The Democratic Party is now presiding over the short changing of health care reform and climate legislation while expanding the military budget just as the Republicans did under George W. Bush. Will progressives pretend not to notice, or will the finally withdraw their support for the Democratic Party leaders who have strung them along?