Think Progress caught House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) in a bit of delicious hypocritical jack*ssery as his party wants the American people to see the health care reform legislation by posting it online for 72 hours . House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said he would. But then a reporter asked Boehner when the GOP plan was going to be placed online for the world to scrutinize. Oops,...
Senator Kay Hagan has been sending out letters to constituents who inquire about ENDA, and they suggest she's not at this point in favor of a bill that includes "gender identity." I'm feeling very 2007. Here's what she said: "I would have voted for the employment non-discrimination measure passed by the House of Representatives in 2008. I am committed to carefully considering all options...
This is Part 2 of 2. Waking Up Too God Awful Early To Subcommunity Erasure was Part 1. ~~Autumn~~ To my mind, this says [Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC)] would have supported the sexual orientation only bill voted on last time, but she is not sure whether she can vote for the current bill and will have to "consider" it. This is exactly the type of "supportive non-support" that got gender...
Civil rights groups are now stepping into the health care reform debate by launching a six-figure ad campaign, reports the Washington Post's Capital Briefing blog. A coalition of a dozen civil rights organizations, including the NAACP and the National Council of La Raza, are releasing a series of ads reaching out to minority communities in North Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana and Florida. Capital Briefing...
When HR 1388, the so-called Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act, came up for a vote, all eight of North Carolina’s Democratic congressmen voted for it. On the Senate side, Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican Richard Burr joined in support of the bill. Meanwhile, all five of the state’s Republican members voted against it. [...]
North Carolina : Congressman Bob Etheridge is reconsidering running for Senate in 2010 against vulnerable freshman Republican backbencher Richard " Bank Run " Burr. This could be a good omen as then-State Senator Kay Hagan first decided against a 2008 Senate bid before reconsidering and going on to defeat Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole. Congressman Etheridge ended June with almost $900,000...
NOTE FROM PAM : This is great news. For a good look at all of the announced candidates seeking to unseat Richard "Bank Run" Burr (North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, former State Senator Cal Cunningham, Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy, and attorney Kenneth Lewis, who is profiled by Jake below), see Senate Guru's post on the race. (In the "it's a small world department,"...
It looks like Congress finally wants to do something about dangerous cell phone use by drivers. Senators Charles Schumer (D-New York), Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey), Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana) and Kay Hagan (D-North Carolina) have just unveiled legislation they are introducing in the Senate. The legislation would force states to outlaw cell phone texting and e-mailing while a person is driving a...
As studies continue to be conducted that point out the dangers of text messaging while driving, the Senate is pushing for a ban on that activity. Just this week, a new study asserted that text messaging while driving raises accident or near-accident risk by 23 times. Under the proposed bill, states would have two years to ban the sending of text and e-mail messages by drivers or (else) lose 25% of...
WASHINGTON — States would be required to ban driving while texting or face the loss of highway funds under legislation being pushed by a group of Democratic senators. Aimed at reducing driver distraction and highway deaths and injuries, the proposal follows a series of studies showing the dangers of drivers taking their eyes off the road to operate the handheld electronic devices. Fourteen states...
More than $300 million in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's funding will be given to local law enforcement departments across North Carolina, Sen. Kay Hagan announced today.
WASHINGTON — States would be required to ban driving while texting or face the loss of highway funds under legislation being pushed by a group of Democratic senators. Aimed at reducing driver distraction and highway deaths and injuries, the proposal follows a series of studies showing the dangers of drivers taking their eyes off the road to operate the handheld electronic devices. Fourteen states...
From The Hill : Senate Democrats on Wednesday banded together to defeat — barely — a Republican proposal to allow concealed weapons to be carried across state lines. Voting 58-39, the chamber beat back an amendment by Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a potential presidential hopeful who has taken on a growing role among Senate Republicans, that would have permitted weapons to be transferred from...
After spinning our wheels for months in the recruitment process against GOP Sen. Richard Burr, it looks like Democrats have a strong chance of enticing North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marhsall to jump into the race. In an interview with Hotline On Call , Marshall stresses that Burr, being both "beatable" and "worse than Mrs. Dole", is shaping up to be an appealing target,...
We didn't dump Liddy Dole to deserve this. ( Mike Lux ): With Ted Kennedy too sick to come down to DC and make the committee vote, Democrats will need every Senator on the HELP committee to produce a strong bill, a bill that fights for what Teddy Kennedy has been fighting for his entire life. The last holdout is Kay Hagan, who represents a state (NC) that is one of the worst in the country in terms...
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