the albany project (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Of the endorsements she has received to date, the one Senator Kirsten Gillibrand received today might be the biggest endorsement from a member of the congressional delegation. Representative Jerrold Nadler announced today that he is endorsing Gillibrand, calling her a "great partner on many progressive causes" and praising her for the work she has done on a number of issues, including the...
The Note (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Back in September, two Obama administration officials and a New York Democratic operative told the New York Times that Obama and his advisers sent the message to Paterson out of concern that “Mr. Paterson cannot recover from his dismal political standing.” Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., conveyed the message to the governor on behalf of the White House.
Lost in the Ozone... (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Gulluscio picked up the endorsements of New York State Senator Chuck Schumer and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Both Schumer and Cuomo endorsements were announced in recorded calls to the district. “Democrat Frank Gulluscio and I have dedicated our lives to serving middle class New Yorkers, and ensuring that families and seniors can live comfortably in the greatest city in the world” said...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Colorado U.S. Reps. Jared Polis and Ed Perlmutter signed onto a letter to the Federal Communications Commission last week Thursday that was penned by New York Democratic U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks. The letter was signed by 70 other members of Congress and appears to have been crafted by Meeks to cater to Verizon Communications, the second-largest employer in his New York district and also the second-largest...
the albany project (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Here is a table of the 29 members of Congress showing the results of the filings that were posted today. DISTRICT INCUMBENT CONTRIBUTIONS EXPENDITURES CASH ON HAND NY-1 Tim Bishop $263,189.53 $66,589.32 $710,928.46 NY-2 Steve Israel $436,670.74 $173,169.91 $1,796,209.25 NY-3 Pete King $89,287.00 $46,633.81 $1,341,242.55 NY-4 Carolyn McCarthy $144,167.32 $87,679.05 $413,644.81 NY-5 Gary Ackerman $42,178.00...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Citing concerns about barriers to cancer treatment and furthering racial disparities in the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer, eight African American Members of Congress wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius about a proposed government policy to cut payments for radiation therapy. Led by Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and seven other Congressional...
Lost in the Ozone... (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Praise “Champion for Working New Yorkers” Adding to a growing chorus of elected officials and labor unions, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500 and Retail, Wholesale, Department Store Union Local 338 announced their support of Frank Gulluscio in his bid to unseat Republican Eric Ulrich. UFCW Local 1500 Director of Special Projects Pat Purcell said: “In November,...
Investigating Obama (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
New Zeal, Obama File 88 Trevor Loudon was our guest on Sentinel Radio's "The Awakening," this past, Monday, 9/28, 9-11pm ET,,, 6-8pm PT (it is archived for listening, here, also downloadable from the Sentinel Radio page in BTR ). In June 2009 Patrick Gaspard, a Brooklyn-based, 41-year-old Democratic operative, became White House director of the Office of Political Affairs. Patrick Gaspard’s...
Silicon Moon (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
"Secret Agent Editors The Obama scandals bring a new era of opacity at the New York Times. " WSJ's The Best of the Web Today Insightful and amusing post about the NYTimes failing to be even a semi-objective news source. "Obama and Acorn Is there a case for a special prosecutor? " WSJ's James Taranto "Independent prosecutor for ACORN" Chicago Tribune "Inside the Glorious...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
The press has been met, and Gov. David Paterson is still in the 2010 race. The oddest part of the governor's sit-down was the moment when Paterson replied "I don't know" in response to David Gregory's inquiry about whether the White House "specifically" told him not to run in 2010. When pressed, Paterson said: "Well, David. The White House has a country to run and I have a...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
ALBANY, N.Y. — Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks of Queens says he was involved in efforts to convince Gov. David Paterson to drop a bid for election because of concern from the White House about his low poll numbers, but he was never ordered by Presiden...
Politik Ditto (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
LATimes.com : Embattled New York Gov. David Paterson has a wife named Michelle too, and she came out swinging today at the Obama White House. Paterson became governor after Eliot Spitzer resigned amid a prostitution scandal. With his poll numbers down and still-popular former New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani lurking in the wings to challenge Paterson, the White House sent word to Albany that perhaps Paterson...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
AP Photo/Stephen Chernin The Daily News claims that Bill Clinton joined Barack Obama in a "presidential pile-on," joining the "push against Paterson," somehow suggesting that the embattled governor should just give in now. Clinton said on the Today Show that Paterson " is not in good shape right now. " We watched the interview itself (relevant material starting at 8:55),...
Mouth of the Potomac (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Rep. Gregory Meeks didn’t carry any orders to Gov. Paterson to quit, but he did lay out why the White House would prefer a graceful departure to having an anchor at the top of the Empire State ticket. “All I was doing was telling a friend what the issues are that are out there,” The Queens Congressman told the Daily News, explaining that he conveyed administration worries to the...
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
Manhattan, NY - Congressman Gregory Meeks broke the bad news to Governor David Paterson that the Obama Administration wanted him out during a dinner Friday night at a West Side restaurant. Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson and Democratic State Senator John Sampson were also at the table. While Paterson had already heard rumblings from the Obama team, the [...]
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