Citizens Against ProObama Media Bia (Free subscription) | yesterday
November 23, 2009 Updated birth certificate posts/videos/lawsuits Unknown NJ lawyer questions Rep Scott Garrett (R-NJ) about the birth certificate issue. The lawyer took up so much time asking the question he let Garrett off the hook. A woman off camera says it’s time to move on to healthcare. Garrett said the courts were deciding the matter and [...]
Jim Hamilton’s World of Securities (Free subscription) | yesterday
House Legislation Requires FASB to Study Securitization Standards and Orders New Regulator to Be Involved When Standards Affect Systemic Risk Two amendments added during mark-up to the Financial Stability Improvement Act (HR 3996) could impact FASB standard-setting. The Garrett Amendment would require FASB to conduct a study of its new securitization accounting standards, while the Perlmutter-Lucas...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Live in the 5th congressional district? You can get reporting at Blog the Fifth you won't find in your newspaper and context provided for some of the nutty things your congressman does, and join up with efforts to make a change in direction there. - - - Promoted from the diaries by Rosi. Cross posted from Blog the Fifth Representative Scott Garrett finally explained why he voted against extending...
Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The birther caucus is alive and well on Capitol Hill: It’s been a little while since a good confrontation between a birther and a member of Congress, but here’s one from last week: a constituent of Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.) asking his congressman why Republicans won’t do anything about the “eligibility issue.” It makes for awkward [...]
Concurring Opinions (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
On Monday, I criticized political interference with US accounting standard setting and this morning I referenced innovative securitization deals that contributed to the credit crisis. Now I read that Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) yesterday offered an amendment to the House financial reform bill to require the accounting standard setter to prepare a written study on the effects of its new accounting standards...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Yet another Republican congressman has joined forces with the birthers. The most recent example: Rep. Scott Garrett of New Jersey said President Obama should produce his birth certificate after being pressed on the issue by constituents who believe President Obama is actually a Kenyan citizen. Dave Weigel chronicled the encounter, which took place last week. After being pushed for nearly five minutes...
Count Us Out (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
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Reboot Congress (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
ConservativeTVOnline.com has video from the Congressional House Call . Representative Scott Garrett (R-NJ) speaks to the crowd in Washington, DC.
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Each week, Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with New Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls. This Week: one week since Election Day, we're LIVE at 8:00 p.m. tonight with our 3-man roundtable - me, Jason and Adam - breaking down what happened, what's happening, and what happens next. They say a week is an eternity in politics. I guess that explains how...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Promoted by Jason Springer: An interesting exchange with Congressman Garrett talking healthcare and more great work by rmfretz keeping an eye on the Congressman at Blog the Fifth. Cross-posted at Blog the Fifth . Representative Scott Garrett chats with Fox 5 about his vote against the health care bill. Garrett talks almost exclusively about Medicare Advantage as his reason, which as I've written before...
CWA-NJ Conservatives with Attitude! (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Yesterday, scores of New Jersey patriots - and patriots from all over the country - descended on the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Our message was clear: KILL THIS BILL! We were greeted by several terrific addresses from Congressional Representatives like Michelle Bachmann, Mike Pence and Scott Garrett. Mark Levin, Jon Voigt and our own Steve Lonegan also [...]
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The mid-term congressional elections are 361 days from today - promoted from the diaries by Rosi. With unemployment still rising, and the unemployment rate well over 8% in each of the 4 counties represented by Scott Garrett (including over 11% in Passaic), you would think that for once, Garrett wouldn't spit in the faces of his constituents. But if you think that, you would be wrong. Again. After...
From On High (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Word on the street is that many members and soon to be former members of the House Democratic Caucus are mad at recently defeated 6th District challenger Carole Pratt and her son, Matt Mansell, who happens to be the campaign director of the House Democratic Caucus. Apparently they are upset that Matt pumped $90k into his mother's race, a race in which she got crushed by 30% when there were four Democratic...
Sunlight Foundation (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Matt Fretz writes Blog the Fifth, which covers New Jersey’s 5th district and Representative Scott Garrett. Matt has been a vocal supporter of transparency efforts around the state and in Congress; as well as doing his part to keep Rep. Garrett accountable. With the contested race for governor over and Chris Christie the winner, Matt [...]
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
First, let's give credit where it's due : By a vote of 37 to 32, the House Financial Services Committee moved to permanently exempt companies worth less than $75 million from the auditing provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a change that was promoted by the White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel. The amendment was criticized by senior Democrats, including Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts,...
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