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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Poliquin still taking heat for Ex-Im opposition Given the swirl of headlines surrounding Congressman Poliquin’s opposition to reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank, it would be understandable if you missed the latest report today from the Bangor Daily News. GE, a major Bangor employer, has indicated that as many as 80 Bangor […]

TIME REMAINING UNTIL REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN: 5 LEGISLATIVE DAYS LEGISLATION CONSIDERED IN HOUSE TODAY: NONE STATUS OF HOUSE REPUBLICAN PLAN TO AVOID GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: NO PLAN FOUND STATUS OF SPEAKER BOEHNER PLAN TO FUNDRAISE THE DAY AFTER POTENTIAL SHUTDOWN: LOCATED. See below for details. “The priorities of House Republicans are utterly shocking. While border patrol agents, […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT BARBARA COMSTOCK SHOWS NO LEADERSHIP TO PROTECT FEDERAL WORKERS FROM POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN Yesterday state lawmakers in both Maryland and Virginia pleaded with Congressional Republicans to avert another government shutdown. Noticeably silent on this issue is Northern Virginia Congresswoman Barbara Comstock, who represents thousands of federal workers and their families […]

As we know, Mike Coffman is a big fan of Ben Carson – a fact that was made clear when Coffman bizarrely paid Ben Carson $15,000 to come to one of his campaign events last cycle. While it’s pretty embarrassing that Coffman has to pay for supporters to show up on his behalf, the relationship […]

Over the weekend, multi-millionaire Stewart Mills III announced he was running again for the seat he tried and failed to win in 2014. In fact, Mills thinks he’ll have a better chance this time around. To this we say: really? This Stewart Mills? Stewart Mills III – who opposes raising the minimum wage, yet makes […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT   Statement from DCCC spokeswoman Meredith Kelly: “Congressman Katko has made it abundantly clear  to Central New Yorkers – he can’t be counted on to stand up for women’s health care, and he can’t even be counted on to keep his word. After promising he wouldn’t vote to defund Planned […]

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 […]