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Knight Failed to File Ethics Forms, Another Due Tomorrow One-Term Wonder Republican Congressman Steve Knight failed to file legally required ethics forms that would have outlined potential conflicts of interest for voters. Tomorrow, every Member of Congress must turn in an updated financial disclosure form for 2014. Will Steve Knight skip this deadline, too? “The […]

During his first few months in Washington, Texas Congressman Will Hurd voted to cut funding to a program designed to help low-income students afford college. Ironically, this weekend Hurd delivered two commencement addresses to recent graduates at Saint Phillips and Huston-Tillotson. Students at these two Texas colleges depend heavily on Pell Grants to mitigate the […]

Congressman Benishek told a reporter this week he’s frustrated by VA officials who “talk the talk but don’t walk the walk” while conveniently failing to disclose the fact that he’s spent the last three terms in Congress doing exactly that. Case in point: While serving on the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Benishek voted to prevent […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “Congressman Guinta has claimed this investigation was over, and now it actually is – he broke FEC rules,” said DCCC spokesperson Matt Thornton. “Guinta is paying the price with the FEC for playing shady games with his campaign finances, and we expect he’ll pay the price at the ballot box […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT NOTE: Republican Congressman Tom MacArthur (NJ-03) voted to allow predatory lenders to continue to take advantage of service members. ICYMI: Financial Predators Target Active-Duty Military Members South Jersey Journal By Charlene Crowell May 11, 2015 http://southjerseyjournal.com/news/2015/may/11/financial-predators-target-active-duty-military-me/?page=2 The men and women who wear our nation’s uniform are expected to defend our […]

After the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, taxpayers demanded Congress rein in the reckless and excessive Wall Street behaviors that helped cause the 2008 financial crisis. Freshman Arkansas Congressman French Hill clearly didn’t get that memo. Recent reports show that after his election to Congress, Rep. Hill was paid $1.3 million – including […]

After the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, taxpayers demanded Congress rein in the reckless and excessive Wall Street behaviors that helped cause the 2008 financial crisis. Freshman Arkansas Congressman French Hill clearly didn’t get that memo. Recent reports show that after his election to Congress, Rep. Hill was paid $1.3 million – including […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ICYMI: Republicans Try to Strip Predatory Lending Protections For American Troops, Again By Zach Carter May 11, 2015 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/11/predatory-lending-soldiers_n_7258800.html?1431369508 House Republicans are again attacking measures aimed at protecting U.S. troops from predatory lending practices, two weeks after a similar GOP effort failed. The military has been grappling with the financial […]

Congressman Blum’s recent claim that he is not “concerned” about his campaign is more than a little bit ridiculous. In fact, Blum’s constituents have had to endure his non-stop campaigning and attention seeking since Republican presidential candidates started coming to Iowa last year. This year alone, he has campaigned with Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, Rand […]

SHOT: Young Claims The “3rd District Is Home” And Where He’s “Most Comfortable.” “‘I’m only in DC when I have to be there and that’s when we are in session and voting. You know the 3rd District is home and this is where I’m most comfortable. These are my people and these are my bosses.’” […]