The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Ever since the ( rather dubious ) news that Rudy Giuliani is again eyeing a bid for the US Senate instead of a gubernatorial run next year, there has been a sudden surge of interest from would-be challengers to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. So many names have been floated and/or rejected at this point it's getting sort of hard to keep everyone straight. It seems a good time to review who's in and who's...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here's the invitation to the Bronx Democratic Party's upcoming holiday fundraiser with "special guest" Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Tickets to the Dec. 13 event at the Pine Bar and Grille start at $250 a pop. Attendees are being asked to make checks out to the party's housekeeping account, which does not have contribution limits, but there's also a paragraph noting that Gillibrand is "asking...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The argument over whether to try alleged 9/11 plotters in civilian courts on US soil has been going on for some time, as Rep. Jose Serrano's office reminded me by sending over this video of the Bronx Democrat debating the issue on the House floor in October. Serrano, like many Democrats (not to mention Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent Mayor Bloomberg), supports the Obama administration's...
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Your humble correspondent has just returned from the Caribbean paradise of Culebra. Politics were far from my mind as I snorkled the Culebran reefs. However, on my way home, I picked up a copy of the Puerto Rico Daily Sun in the western outskirts of San Juan and a certain story by Robert Friedman of their Washington, D.C. bureau caught my eye because it had the word "rum" in the title: "Debate...
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Missed this until now: last week New York Congressman Jose Serrano led the way with one of those time-wasting boilerplate Congratulations! resolutions for the Yankees. H.RES 893 passed, but not everybody played along. From the Cincinnati Enquirer: As a life-long Cincinnati Reds fan, Steve Driehaus couldn’t stomach supporting a resolution last week congratulating the New York [...]
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
? FL-Sen : Rep. Bill Young usually steers clear of endorsements, and the GOP Senate primary is no exception, even though Charlie Crist is a resident of his district. After attending a Pinellas County GOP event with Marco Rubio, Young reiterated that he wasn't endorsing -- and that his wife's repeated gushing to the press that "I love Marco!" wasn't an endorsement either. (A Pinellas County...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Daily News' Elizabeth Benjamin reports that City Comptroller Bill Thompson's name is "being floated" for various positions, including Senator. Rep. Jose Serrano says, "Billy Thompson obviously is the kind of public servant who not only who serves the public well but has proven he doesn't need a lot of money to do well in an election. He would be a formidable candidate statewide...
Lost in the Ozone... (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Congressman Jose Serrano speaking about the 2009 World Series Champion Yankees as he works to pass a resolution congratulating them in the U.S. House of Representatives...
Mouth of the Potomac (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Charles Dent had about as much chance of mercy against this lineup as the Phillies did against the Yankees last night. There on the House floor this afternoon, Dent was tapped to run the GOP debate on a homeland security bill by ranking member and Yankees fan, Long Island Rep. Pete King. Sitting in the chair with the gavel was Yankees fan and Bronx Rep. Jose Serrano. Arguing...
the albany project (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
If you are trying to find a bill in the New York State Assembly , it is fairly easy. That is, if you know the bill number or are able to find the right keyword. And even if you find the bill, the roll call vote information may not all be there and you might only find a summary of the legislation. For the New York State Senate , the process was even worse. Sometimes you could not find bills (even notable...
Mouth of the Potomac (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Pay czar Ken Feinberg is weighing expanding his pay punishment to the top 100 earners at America’s bailed out financial firms, Rep. Jose Serrano tells us. Serrano, the chairman of the Financial Services subcommittee, met with Feinberg earlier today in his role as a Treasury Department overseer for a briefing on the executive compensation cuts Feinberg is demanding. He liked what he heard, especially...
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...
Mouth of the Potomac (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Nobody should have put a deadline on dealing with the Guantanamo Bay prison, a key Democrat told us today. And another confirmed that Gitmo is only part of the problem stalling homeland security funding. “It never should have gotten to this point,” said Rep. Nita Lowey, a member of the Select Committee on Intelligence. “They never should have put a deadline on it, and they’re...
the albany project (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
In June, a hot-button issue at the time was the war supplemental that was going to be voted on . The reason is that, in 2007, we had over 90 Democratic members of Congress sign a letter saying they would not support war funding without a timeline for withdrawal . This applies to Afghanistan just as much as it applied to Iraq. Over the last two years, those 90 have dwindled. Proof of that came in May...
Bill's Comments (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
I received the following email from my sister. I have seen the same information from a totally different and reliable source over a month ago. While I realize that some of you were/are supporters of the liberal party’s candidate for president, nevertheless, I believe we need to stand up and be counted on this one, no matter which political persuasion we are.This is so unbelievable and incredibly...
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