Last week, members of HRC, PFLAG, and local clergy had a meeting at Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao’s New Orleans office. The group met with District Director Murray Nelson and Constituent Services Rep. Michael Silva, to express their support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). The group which included Julie Thompson from PFLAG, Rev. Clinton Crawshaw from the [...] Employment...
I missed this - a New York Times Magazine interview with Congressman Joseph Cao. He talks about growing up in Indiana, why he joined the Republican Party, and even his honeymoon. ht/ HB
Lost in the Democratic euphoria over the passage of H.R. 3962, the House health care bill, is that the 220-215 vote was aided by two House members hastily sworn in after special elections earlier in the week. Moreover, the lone Republican who voted for the bill, Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao of Louisiana, only did so [...]
Richard Ivory, a moderate-conservative Republican in New York City, opposes the proposed 10-point resolution within the GOP to determine which candidates get the party's funding and endorsement : "It is my sincere belief that if the Republican Party is genuinely serious about an urban Republican emergence, it must reject such a move. The test, if implemented, would deny much-needed funds to candidates...
By Stuart Rothenberg Regular readers of this column know that I’ve been rating the most vulnerable House seats — open and incumbent — for years. It’s that time again, and since there aren’t yet enough competitive open seats to rate by themselves, this list includes the dozen most vulnerable seats in the House. There are two caveats that go with the list. First, there are...
A report at the link below says: The $300 million Medicaid fix that Sen. Mary Landrieu got inserted into the Senate healthcare bill wasn’t the first “Louisiana Purchase” of the healthcare debate. Before Rep. Joseph Cao (La.) cast the lone...
. . Streamlining panel hindered by lack of data from state agencies State contracts need stronger monitoring, cost-cutting panel suggests NEW LANEWSLINK.COM ON-LINE POLL QUESTION, RE: 'STREAMLINING' Landrieu Bashed For 'Backroom' Vote Dealing Cassidy Calls For Hearings On Job Losses, Flawed 'Stimulus' Reporting A "WTF" Moment: Ad likely to make Perry household name EDITORIAL: Give Jefferson...
Back home for the holidays...and apparently also returning home after her "Come to Jeebus" meeting with Sen. Harry Reid is Sen. Blanche Lincoln, the last holdout for tonight's Senate vote on health care. U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln said Saturday that she supports bringing the health care bill to the floor for debate, giving Democrats the 60 votes needed to prevent a GOP filibuster. Speaking...
I don't even know why I'm going to watch the Senate shenanigans today because in my heart I feel like it's already a done deal, as they say, but I'm going to watch anyway. Once again I find myself embarrassed to be from Louisiana. Joseph Cao I could almost take; when he was the lone Republican in the House to vote for Obamacare, I told myself, "Well, that sucks, but he IS at least trying to represent...
We thought the same thing. One, and only one, Republican broke ranks to vote for the health reform bill in the House. Dude needed a song. Worth the watch. Share on Facebook Related posts:Please Release Me: Brain SmartsBarney: He’s What We Call A Dinosaur SensationIs There an Audio Version? Related posts: Please Release Me: Brain Smarts Barney: He’s What We Call A Dinosaur Sensation Is There...
TV ads are up and running--in a big way--in the districts of moderate House members, as interest groups either thank them for their votes on the House health care bill or attack them for voting the "wrong" way. At least 17 House members will have ads running in their districts next week, as a couple new campaigns are getting underway. Here's what those members--most of whom are considered...
I discussed this in a more serious matter today at GOP Congressman Cao Uses Devious Jesuit Exercises In Voting However I guess the gig is up. They are on to us. The Investigative blog The Vatican Lobby - Dedicated to Exposing the Vatican's Influence in America and the World at Large has the expose too!! See Congressman Admits Jesuit Training Influenced Vote . He nails Cao and us right here " There...
The liberal group Americans United for Change says it’s announcing the first wave of a multi-million-dollar ad campaign to back up the 13 House Democrats (and one Republican) who voted for the health-care bill and who have been the target of the GOP-leaning Chamber of Commerce and the 60 Plus Association. Those 13 House members: Baron Hill (IN), Brad Ellsworth (IN), Joe Donnelly (IN), Chris...
Determining which members of Congress would have voted against the health care reform bill if the Stupak amendment had not been included is actually pretty easy: House Whip James Clyburn said that the Stupak amendment netted ten votes : "It was not 40 votes that we were trying to get with this amendment it was 10 votes. And that's the fact," Clyburn said on MSNBC. "This language took...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is soliciting funds to pay an economist $50,000 to study health care reform legislation and issue (what the lobby presumes) will be a negative review, providing ammunition to shoot down health care reform in the Senate, according to The Washington Post . The Newspaper obtained an e-mail from James P. Gelfand , the senior manager of health policy at the Chamber of Commerce...
Joseph Cao: Voting For Health Reform Was " Decision Of Conscience (Video) The one House Republican to support health care reform said on Sunday that his decision to back the bill was driven by his conscience and the needs of his district and not back-room dealing with the White House or Democrats. From that stand point, it makes perfect sense for Cao to support a House Resolution that would bring direct
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