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SHOT: This morning, in an interview on WVOM, Poliquin said five times he never voted against reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank: “One thing I want to mention Rick because I think you and George mentioned it yesterday on your show and I hate to correct you but I want to make it clear, there has been […]

– – – – – – – – – – – – – [CUT HERE] – – – – – – – – – – – – It’s been a chaotic September already on Capitol Hill – we’ve barely shaken off the August recess cobwebs and the month is already halfway over. With just a […]

Barbara Comstock’s Latest Charade to Distract from her Lousy Record on Transportation By bragging about a bill to study ways to reduce traffic congestion and improve rail safety, Congresswoman Barbara Comstock has taken her latest futile step to distract from her lousy record on transportation. Comstock is really going the extra mile, praying voters forget […]

Remember when Congressman Katko and Congresswoman Stefanik joined their Republican colleagues in adjourning the House for five weeks last summer? In August, Katko and Stefanik both opted to go home and host high-dollar fundraisers with Speaker John Boehner instead of getting critical work done in Washington — including reauthorizing the Export-Import bank. Now, New York […]

Well, this is awkward: After John Boehner’s longtime ally John Kline abruptly announced his retirement from Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, the NRCC wasted no time in floating names to the press on who would replace him. But one by one, they’ve all – dropped – out. One potential recruit even said he’d “rather stick a fork in my eye” […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ICYMI: Freedom Caucus to Oppose Any Spending Bill With Planned Parenthood Money Roll Call By Matt Fuller http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/freedom-caucus-oppose-spending-bill-planned-parenthood-money/ The House Freedom Caucus has spoken. On Thursday, the conservative HFC took their seventh official position: They will oppose any spending bill that doesn’t defund Planned Parenthood. “Given the appalling revelations surrounding Planned […]

In case you missed it – One Term Wonder Congressman Lee Zeldin gushed over controversial Presidential candidate Donald Trump to ABC News: “While Zeldin also said he wasn’t prepared to endorse Trump or any other candidate, he also complemented Trump’s persona. ‘Americans want candid, brutally honest, sometimes politically incorrect leadership,’ he said.” Trump’s campaign has […]

Yesterday, Northern Virginia Congresswoman Barbara Comstock heaped praise on the Mammovan program, which receives support from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer foundation to offer mobile one-stop breast cancer screening to local communities. Ironically, following a controversy stirred up by the extreme right wing of her party in July, Comstock had to hustle onto the […]

 Alt title: I Wish That I Knew What I Know Now, When I Was Younger The Southern Illinoisan: “One of Bost’s criticisms of Enyart [in 2014] was that he didn’t have enough of a presence in the district, a claim Enyart denied, stating that Bost didn’t understand the commitments in Washington, D.C., required of a […]

In case you missed it – The Hill is out with a story featuring another suspicious excuse from Congresswoman Mia Love for charging the taxpayers for a weekend of exclusive D.C. parties (this and this). When Love was asked directly off the House floor for evidence that she had “official business” in between social events, […]