If you've been following the Blue America PAC at all, you may already be aware that we've decided that we won't be endorsing any candidates for the House in 2010 unless they are genuinely enthusiastic about passing John Larson's Fair Elections Now Act ( HR 1826 ). We're not asking for some unenforceable pledge; we want nothing less than heartfelt enthusiasm. Right now Larson has 117 co-sponsors from...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/17/2009) - Former State Representative Terri McCormick of Appleton has announced her bid to become the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in the Wisconsin Eighth Congressional District. The seat is currently held by Representative Steve Kagen, M.D. (D-Appleton). Kagen has represented the 8th District since 2007. He was preceeded by Republican Mark Green (1999-2006), Democrat...
Looking at the Cook Political Report’s latest competitive race chart is in itself informative - the short version is that of the top 108 competitive races, the following ratios apply: Dem GOP Likely D 45 0 Leans D 23 1 Toss-up D 12 0 Toss-up R 0 3 Leans R 1 8 Likely R 0 15 Total 81 27 …but there’s some interesting things that can be seen with a little sorting. Below is a chart of...
By The Hill Staff - 11/07/09 04:08 PM ET Below is a list of selected Democrats and their positions on the House healthcare reform bill based on media accounts, press releases and spokesmen for the lawmakers. UPDATED 11/7/09 4:08 p.m. YES OR LEANING YES Howard Berman (Calif.) Leonard Boswell (Iowa) G.K. Butterfield (N.C.) Steve Cohen (Tenn.) Called the measure "America's bill" Gerry Connolly...
The Hill has compiled the whip count for the Pelosi bill coming to the floor in 2 days. This is their list updated as of last night. The Hill contributors/data gatherers are: Mike Soraghan, Bob Cusack, Mary Ann Dreas, Samantha Guthrie and Dan Randlett. The Hill will be updating as new information comes in, and you can view that here . Reprinted below is their annotated list: YES OR LEANING YES Leonard...
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett doesn't run for governor and Congressman Ron Kind doesn't reconsider? The Dems will be in some trouble, yes? Is it time to start a Draft Steve Kagen movement? Green Bay is a critical during a statewide election and Kagen is wealthy enough so that he could catch-up on the fund raising pretty quick. I just don't know if Mayor Barrett is going to run. If he wanted to run, he's...
Sean Duffy seems to be getting some attention today for his fund raising haul for the quarter -- and $120,000 is nothing to scoff at -- but where's the love for Reid Ribble , the 8th CD candidate running against a far more vulnerable opponent and who raised $130,000 in the same period? It's because Ribble was never on the Real World, right? Or has the GOP just conceded the seat to Steve Kagen in perpetuity?...
Thomas Friedman of the New York Times thinks Obama should accept the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the American military. Hey, wait. Is this April 1? Related posts: We pause now to honor another outstanding black American who deserves the Nobel Peace Prize NBC cancels series before it deserves it, Obama gets Nobel prize before deserving it. It’s just that kind of day. Saluting Democrat Steve...
From NBC’s Kelly Paice While the heated health-care debate continues on the Hill, Democrats are pushing for reform with the backing of some doctors and nurses across the country. Rep. Steve Kagen , M.D. (D-WI), who practiced medicine for 33 years, along with a local Wisconsin doctor and nurse joined in a conference call with reporters today to express their support for President Obama's health-care...
On Wednesday’s Good Morning America, co-host Diane Sawyer and Dr. Tim Johnson touted the treatment members of Congress get as an example of the unfairness of the health care system. Sawyer speculated, " The question is continually raised, in this land of equal opportunity, should all Americans have, do all Americans deserve the same access to health care that members of Congress have? "...
Momentum building in Congress to change campaigns by empowering small dollar donorsWASHINGTON, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Fair Elections Now Coalition, which represents seven national campaign reform organizations, today praised Reps. Steve Kagen (D-Wis.) and Ron Kind (D-Wis.) for their leadership in tackling the issue of special-interest money in Washington, D.C. by cosponsoring the bipartisan...
Why a Doctor in Congress Has No Health Insurance : notemily : Rep. Steve Kagen is a doctor, a Democrat and, as far as his office has been able to determine, the only member of Congress who does not have any kind of health insurance. The way he describes it, it happened as an afterthought. It was late 2006. He was finishing his new-member orientation in the basement of the Cannon House Office Building...
I wonder why all the foreign aid keeps rolling to Israel even though we are flat broke..... NEW YORK (JTA)— The following is a list of the 44 Jewish members —13 senators and 31 representatives — who are serving in the 111th U.S. Congress, which convened in January 2009: U.S. SENATE Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)...
Anthony Weiner: “Medicare has actually been a pretty successful program. It's got some financial problems, but as far as consumers are concerned, they like it.” Some financial problems? That's like saying the Titanic had some ice problems. Related posts: Weiner pulls out prematurely, says size does matter Saluting Democrat Steve Kagen, the only member of Congress who won’t accept...
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