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Republican Sen. Scott Brown: GOP's Planned Parenthood Cut 'Goes Too Far'
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyRepublican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts has broken ranks with his party over an effort to defund Planned Parenthood, saying the move "goes too far." "I support family planning and health services for women. Given our severe budget problems, I don't believe any area of the budget is completely immune from cuts," Brown said in a statement Tuesday. "However, the proposal to eliminate all funding for family planning goes too far. As we continue with our budget negotiations, I hope we can find a compromise that is reasonable and appropriate." Related Stories Planned ...
Scott Brown: Could Erin's Law ('Get Away, Tell Today') Have Helped?
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyAs a child, I learned how to duck and cover in case of a nuclear attack. My mother told me not to run with scissors, lest I "put out" my eyes. And instructional films, similar to this one, warned me not to walk off with strangers. Why these strangers were coming around in the first place, or what could happen to me if I succumbed to an invitation, I had no idea. Erin Merryn aims to change all that with a simple, memorable phrase: "Get away, tell today." Merryn, who testified before the Illinois Legislature in 2010, states her case eloquently: Currently in the state of Illinois, schools ...
Sen. Scott Brown Says He Was Sexually and Physically Abused as a Child
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics DailyIn a stunning revelation, Sen. Scott Brown tells 60 Minutes he was sexually abused by a camp counselor as a child but never told anyone about the "traumatic" experience, not even his mother, because he didn't think anyone would believe him. "That's what happens when you're a victim. You're embarrassed, you're hurt," he said in an interview airing Sunday with CBS News' Leslie Stahl. "Fortunately, nothing was ever fully consummated, so to speak, but it was certainly back then, very traumatic." Brown, a Republican, gained the national spotlight when he won a special election in 2010 for the ...
Scott Brown Tells '60 Minutes' He Was Molested as Child
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsMassachusetts Sen. Scott Brown has decided the time is right to publicly reveal a secret he has kept inside for many years. In an interview scheduled to air on CBS's "60 Minutes" on Sunday, the Republican congressman reflects openly for the first time on his childhood hardships, including episodes of abuse from his stepfather and being sexually assaulted by a camp counselor when he was 10 years old. "Fortunately, nothing was ever fully consummated, so to speak," Brown told correspondent Leslie Stahl. "It was certainly, back then, very traumatic." Brown also mentioned that he has never ...
Three Republicans Break Ranks, Back Finance Bill
By Joseph Schuman - AOL News(July 13) -- President Barack Obama could sign into law a historic overhaul of rules and oversight for Wall Street as early as this week after three Republicans broke ranks with their party to back the measure and give Democrats a filibuster-proof majority. Sens. Scott Brown, the Massachusetts moderate elected in January, and Olympia Snowe of Maine said they had spent the July 4 break examining the 2,315-page finance regulation bill worked out by House and Senate negotiators in June and decided any lingering concerns about it were addressed. The House passed the bill late last month, but the ...
Scott Brown Under Fire for Going Rogue on Jobs Bill
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(Feb. 23) -- It didn't take long for the newest member of the Senate to anger some of the people who cheered his election victory just last month. Scott Brown's vote Monday afternoon helped kill the GOP filibuster against Majority Leader Harry Reid's $15 billion job creation bill. Brown wasn't the only Republican to break party ranks on the key procedural vote. Maine moderates Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe also voted to advance the bill. So did George Voinovich of Ohio and Kit Bond of Missouri -- both of whom are retiring. Nebraska's Ben Nelson was the only Democrat who voted against Reid's ...
Opinion: Turnout Is the Key for Democrats in 2010
By not in system - AOL News(Feb. 10) -- As Democrats continue to absorb the shock of Scott Brown's Senate victory in Massachusetts, they do have at least one silver lining to enjoy: advance notice. The question is whether they will take advantage of it and stop a 2010 tidal wave from sweeping them out of power. In the last two game-changing elections -- 1994, when the Democrats lost both houses of Congress, and 2006, when the Republicans lost control -- the results were a surprise. It was only in the last few months before the elections that the parties realized the serious trouble they were in. This year, the ...
Scott Brown Sworn In To U.S. Senate: 'I Want to Get to Work'
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyScott Brown, who stunned Democrats with his victory in the race to replace the late Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate, was sworn into office Thursday. By becoming the 41st Republican in the Senate, Brown erases the Democrats' 60-vote filibuster-proof majority.Vice President Joe Biden was on hand to perform the ceremony as Brown's wife, Gail Huff, watched from a gallery above the floor. Brown's two daughters stayed at college instead of flying to Washington for the ceremony, but he said he carried a Bible from each of them to have them with him in spirit.Just after 5:00 p.m., Brown walked onto the ...
Scott Brown to be Sworn In Thursday; Filibuster-Proof Majority Is Over for Dems
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyScott Brown will be sworn in to the U.S. Senate on Thursday afternoon, an aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid confirmed to The Hill. "Once we get his certificate we expect to swear him in [Thursday] afternoon as early as 5 o'clock, which is earlier than he suggested," Jim Manley told the paper. Brown was scheduled to be sworn in next week, but on Wednesday asked Massachusetts officials to send his certification documents to Washington as soon as possible. When Brown is sworn in, he will become the 41st Republican in the Senate and will bring an end to the Democrats' filibuster-proof ...
Humbler Scott Brown Travels to Capitol
By Russell Berman - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Jan. 21) – The Scott Brown who greeted senators and a throng of reporters here for the first time since his stunning election win was not the same victor who introduced himself to the nation Tuesday night. That Scott Brown was brash and exuberant, offering bold pledges (and a date with his "available" daughters) and challenging the president to a basketball showdown. This Scott Brown was quieter, humbler, perhaps a bit star-struck. "Obviously I've got a lot to learn," was the refrain of the day, repeated often by Brown as he was herded into quick "get-to-know-you" meetings ...
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