I wrote earlier about the list of 69 Democrats who had expressed opposition to the health care bill at some point. Well, digging through the roll call vote records, I've compiled a list of people who appear to have gone back on their earlier statements. They are... Marion Berry (AR) Leonard Boswell (IA) Dennis Cardoza (CA) Chris Carney (PA) Gerry Connolly (VA) Jim Cooper (TN) Jim Costa (CA) Jerry Costello...
By GottaLaff The Million Anti-Semite March was marred even further with the appearance of Rushpublic Congress members. From dropping the American flag to botching the Pledge of Allegiance, it was a huge embarrassment : A freshman Democrat on Thursday said that Republican lawmakers' attendance at the "House Call" protest was "the saddest thing I've seen here ." Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.)...
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Democrats Confront Coalition Strains Elections this week left Democrats scrambling to renew the coalition that elected President Barack Obama after independent voters, whose power to determine U.S. elections is rising with their numbers, broke heavily toward Republicans. —The Wall Street Journal, November 5, 2009 First, who is Jim Himes, and why does he matter? Himes is a freshman Congressman...
As the national debate for health insurance reform continues to rage, I made a video about the local battle between health reform advocates and their opposition. Featuring Ann Coulter, Rep. Jim Himes, Bishop Emilio Alvarez, and Fmr. Bridgeport City Councilman Keith Rodgerson.
Chris Bowers has done an outstanding job keeping the whip count going on the robust public option (i.e. Medicare plus 5%). The count is now up to 210 and it's more important than ever that we start whipping the undecided and wavering representatives. Here in New York we should expect close to perfect party discipline from our reps, yet a few individuals from the tri-state area are on the fence. Specifically:...
...although not in the figurative sense.I just received an email from Congressman Himes with this photo and the following text. It's nice to see he hasn't lost his sense of humor, despite the rigors facing Congress these days.Dear Friends,No, this is not me emerging from a Health Care Town Hall. In fact, I've just stepped out of a shipping container full of raging fire with an air temperature of
cross-posted from Working America's 'Main Street' blog Standing alongside Vice President Joe Biden and 4th District Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT), Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) yesterday told a crowd of more than 400 supporters and guests how crucial the recovery program and health care reform are to the economy, then added emphatically: "We are going to get the public option" and received an...
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Joe Biden's heading north Monday, to show off some money and to rake in some bucks for fellow Democrats. The Vice President travels to Connecticut, where he'll team up with Sen. Chris Dodd and Rep. Jim Himes in Fairfield, to tout how "Recovery Act investments are creating jobs and [...]
Vice President Joe Biden is coming to Connecticut to tout work by Sen. Christopher Dodd and Rep. Jim Himes to bring federal stimulus money to the state.
Yesterday morning, Congressman Hal Rogers (R-KY) sponsored a measure that would prohibit the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States. The conceit here is that terror suspects are too dangerous to imprison in the United States. Of course, no one can seriously believe that, considering we've imprisoned 1993 World Trade Center attack mastermind Ramzi Yousef in the United States, as well...
Former Connecticut state Sen. Rob Russo says he's joined the growing field of Republicans seeking to oust freshman U.S. Rep. Jim Himes in next year's election.
As promised, we have drawn four names of representatives selected by random lottery to submit voluntarily to legislation of their own making (H.R. 3200). If this week's representatives feel this puts them on the spot, good! We feel they have some explaining to do to those of whom they pretend to represent. The winners of this week's lottery drawing shown above are. Here are their names and a few statistics:...
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