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Murkowski Loss Underscores Trend: Appropriators Are Biting the Dust
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyNow that Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has conceded, she has become the latest victim of a growing trend: Appropriations Committee members who have lost this year. Once thought of as a powerful committee for members wanting to "bring home the bacon," in today's political environment sitting on an appropriations panel seems to be an albatross. "Earmarking is a corrupt practice, plain and simple," says Andy Roth, a vice president at the conservative Club for Growth. "Voters understand that, but insecure politicians do not. And that's why the old adage that pork buys you votes doesn't work. It ...
2010 Midterm Elections: What's Happening in the Hot Races
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe traditional start of the fall campaign -- Labor Day -- is just about here, and now that most states are done with their primaries, contests for Senate, governor and the House are taking shape. If voters haven't noticed the campaigns until now, they soon will as political advertising begins to glut the airwaves. Here's a round-up of news from states where the political contests are already intense: Florida Voters Gird for a Record Onslaught of Political Ads During Governor, Senate Races Republican newcomer Rick Scott, who upset state Attorney General Bill McCollum in the race for the ...
David Obey, Appropriations Committee Chairman, to Retire From Congress
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyRep. David Obey, a 20-term Democrat from Wisconsin, announced Wednesday that he will retire at the end of his current term rather than seek reelection in November. At a Capitol Hill press conference, Obey explained, "There's a time to stay and a time to go, and this is my time to go." Obey, 71, has represented Wisconsin's 7th District since 1969, when he became that Congress' youngest-serving member. Although he faced a tough reelection challenge this year, his decision to walk away came as a shock to top Democrats in Washington. With his retirement, Obey leaves one of the most powerful ...
David Obey: Challenged by Sean Duffy, Reality TV Show Alum
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyCelebrities in politics are not a new phenomenon. Athletes and actors particularly seemed drawn to the spectacle of the affairs of state. Bill Bradley and Tom McMillen prepped for Congress in the National Basketball Association, Jim Bunning was known as a major league pitcher before Kentucky sent him to the Senate, and Steve Largent and J.C. Watts groomed Oklahoma voters to love them on the gridiron and not at the Gridiron dinner. In California, Hollywood has produced in the past half-century a mayor (Clint Eastwood), a U.N. ambassador (Shirley Temple), a House member (Sonny Bono), a senator ...
Rep. David Obey, Remembering Vietnam, Is Challenging Obama on Afghanistan
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyHouse Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey has already highlighted the cost of President Obama's planned buildup of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by proposing a "war surtax" to pay for it, and when administration officials go to Capitol Hill to testify on Obama's strategy, they will likely face some uncomfortable questions, the New York Times reports today. "I came here in '69, and I determined that I would give Nixon a year to see what he could do [about the war in Vietnam], because he had inherited the war, so I bit my tongue for a year," Mr. Obey told the Times, saying he had reminded ...
Democrats Call for War Tax
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(Nov. 24) -- With President Barack Obama expected to announce his plan for Afghanistan on Dec. 1, the debate about how to pay for the war is heating up. The U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, wants 40,000 more troops. Obama's plan would send 34,000 during the next year, U.S. officials told McClatchy Newspapers. House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey opposes any increase in the 68,000-member U.S. force in Afghanistan. But now that a surge appears inevitable, he and some other top Democrats are demanding a new tax to cover the expense of the war. Various ...
David Obey Slams Obama Administration for Errors in Reporting Stimulus Job Gains
By David Sessions - Politics DailyThe chairman of the House Appropriations Committee slammed the Obama administration Tuesday for "outrageous" errors in data that led to inflated job-creation numbers on recovery.org, the Web site that reports on the president's stimulus program. The Hill reports that, due to "unrealistic" reports from about a dozen federal agencies, the site incorrectly reported more than 600,000 jobs had been saved or created by the stimulus. An ABC News report outlined some of the site's inaccuracies on Monday. "The inaccuracies on recovery.gov that have come to light are outrageous and the Administration ...
Democrats Considering Second Stimulus Package
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyNervous Democrats on Capitol Hill are reportedly considering another huge government spending bill to try and wrest the economy out of the doldrums. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said yesterday that Congress would, "keep the door open," to a second stimulus bill in two months. The Obama Administration has not called for a second stimulus package, yet. But when asked about the possibility yesterday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said, "I wouldn't foreclose on it." Perhaps an unfortunate choice of words given the state of the U.S. economy.House Approriations Committee Chairman ...
House Democrats Party Like Wonk Stars
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailySo where were you this past Friday night? If your answer is anywhere other than the karaoke stage at the Kingsmill Resort & Spa in Williamsburg, VA, then you're either a) the biggest loser in the world or b) not a House Democrat.Well the event was rocking, according to a reliable source from Williamsburg. And no, we're not talking about Rep. Earl Blumenauer's Twitter feed. We're talking about the Washington Post's Mary Ann Akers, who provides this report on the revelry...* Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA) and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (SC) were seen boogieing to a blues number performed by Reps. ...
Bush, Republicans Set for Budget Victory
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe Democratic Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. David Obey (D-WI), announced last night that a spending compromise offered by House Democrats had failed and that the bill would be pulled from consideration. The plan was to pass a $520 billion spending bill, containing $11 billion in domestic spending over and above the budget request made by the White House. That represented a compromise of sorts on domestic spending, as Democrats had originally been seeking $22 billion in additional funds. Rep. Obey accused Congressional Republicans and the White House of bargaining in bad ...
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