Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones suffered a brain aneurysm yesterday. Sources reported to the Plain Dealer that Tubbs Jones was removed from life support at 12:19 p.m, but CNN reports that, while earlier reports said that she had died, she was still alive with limited brain function, according to the chief of staff at Huron Hospital.
Tubbs […]
The U.S. Senate still files all disclosures on paper. The process costs taxpayers $250,000 every year and creates a blind spot in campaign contributions: during the four to six weeks it takes to process paper disclosure forms, the public does not know who has contributed to a given candidate’s campaign. That blind spot occurs just […]
There’s a title in front of John McCain’s name: Senator. But does he really deserve it? Since January 2007, he’s missed 63 percent of the votes held in the Senate. The last time he was present for a vote was April 8.
Of course it takes a lot of time to campaign for president. Barack […]
The Bush administration has admitted that the national budget deficit is edging towards $490 billion. The current record is only $413 billion, from 2004.
Of course, that $490 billion isn’t precisely accurate. There are about $80 billion in the U.S.’s military spending that didn’t make it into that estimate, due to the way the budget […]
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T. Boone Pickens - the legendary oil man and venture capitalist testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee this week, imploring the Senators, and Congress in general, to support his plan to release the US from their dependency on foreign oil (and oil altogether).
His plan focuses on using one of the […]
Can you spot Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in the above clip from The Dark Knight? We only see him from the back, but he’s the gentleman that says: “We’re not intimidated by you thugs.”
The Joker (Heath Ledger’s character) responds: “You know, you remind me of my father. I hate my father.”
This isn’t the good senator […]
Congressmen John Culberson (R-TX) and Tim Ryan (D-OH) have made a point of reaching out to their constituency through social networking tools like Twitter and Qik. There’s been a lot of positive responses to their efforts — after all, who doesn’t want a clearer idea of what their congressional representatives do on a daily basis?
But […]
In an election year, Congress’ summer and fall agendas can go two directions: legislators will try to push through bills while half the building is out campaigning in an effort to look good to their constituencies, or they’ll duck and cover so as not to make waves for their fellows who are in tough races. […]
Today Ted Kennedy’s family is still involved in politics, especially his son, Patrick J. Kennedy.
In 1988, when Patrick was just 21 years old, he won a seat in the Rhode Island State Assembly. He was, at the time, still a student at Providence College.
In 1994, Kennedy, the younger, set his sights on a national office. […]
Ted Kennedy has served as the Chairman (or Ranking Democrat) of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee since 1987.
Healthcare: Senator Kennedy has made it a priority to fight so that all Americans will be covered by health insurance. He has worked diligently to improve the health of American children and families […]
Because politics is big business.
Written by Madeline Martin [email], and Thursday Bram [email] for b5media.
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