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Allen West Says Coexistence Must Go. Florida Republicans Say OK.

Posted on August 26 2010 by Congressional Aid

In March of 2010 as Allen West campaigned for the Republican nomination in Florida’s 22nd congressional district, he railed against a bumper sticker that angered him greatly: As I was driving up here today, I saw that bumper sticker that absolutely incenses me. It’s not the Obama bumper sticker. But it’s the bumper sticker that [...]

Tea Party Goes Down In Florida

Posted on August 25 2010 by Congress Watcher

Tea Party activist Tim Curtis ran on a platform of expanding offshore drilling, ignoring global warming, and lowering taxes paid by the wealthy.

Clean Energy Missing In Florida’s First District

Posted on August 23 2010 by Congress Watcher

Jeff Miller is a terrible choice for voters who are serious about energy reform, but Miller’s independent challengers, John Krause, Joe Cantrell and Jim Bryan, won’t take a stand for clean energy either.

Some GOP Using Offshore Drilling Against Obama

Posted on June 14 2010 by Congress Watcher

John Mica’s speech was significant in that it implicitly accepted the idea that offshore drilling is risky, and should not be rushed into.

Jim Piccillo Responds To Deepwater Horizon Emergency

Posted on May 5 2010 by Congress Watcher

Jim Piccillo’s move to address the lack of leadership in the 5th district suggests a powerful political strategy for congressional candidates in Gulf Coast states. The merging of environmental issues and economic issues could strengthen the hand of Democratic candidates for the mid-term elections.

Senator LeMieux Urges No Blame For BP

Posted on May 4 2010 by Congress Watcher

Senator George LeMieux said, “Right now is not the time to fault the administration, or BP for what they could have or should have done.” LeMieux seems more interested in protecting BP than protecting Florida’s shores.

Bill Nelson Stands Firm Against Offshore Drilling

Posted on May 4 2010 by Congress Watcher

A coalition of Democratic senators is now stepping into the gap between energy reality and the Obama energy bill, promising to block any bill that fails to remove current pro-industry measures providing favors to coal mining companies and expansion of offshore drilling.

Ginny Brown-Waite And GOP Successor Nugent Do Nothing On Oil Spill

Posted on May 4 2010 by Congress Watcher

If Ginny Brown-Waite is no longer choosing to deal with the Deepwater Horizon emergency, it’s the responsibility of Richard Nugent to step forward with a plan for saving the 5th district’s beaches, to show that he’s qualified for the job of U.S. Representative

Blue Dog Boyd Won’t Talk About Oil Spill

Posted on May 3 2010 by Congress Watcher

As of yet, Blue Dog Allen Boyd has said nothing about the spill at all. It’s as if he’s pretending the problem doesn’t exist.

Jeff Miller Ignores The Oil Spill In His Own Backyard

Posted on May 3 2010 by Congress Watcher

Jeff Miller hasn’t introduced or supported any legislation to help prevent such a disaster from happening again. He hasn’t come up with any bills to provide resources to deal with the present spill either.

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