Category: Congressional News
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GOP Lawmakers Confident In Romney As They Enter Recess
The Hill House Republicans are heading home bullish about Mitt Romney’s prospects in the presidential election despite his recent struggles and polls that show President Obama holding the lead. In […]
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U.S. Rep. Kelly’s Speech Gets Plenty Of Attention On House Floor – And Elsewhere
Erie Times-News In case you missed it, Here is a link to a portion of a speech given on the House floor recently by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly of Butler, which […]
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Election Up For Grabs With 100 Days To Go
The Hill With 100 days until the 2012 election, President Obama has a tenuous lead, but the struggling economy hurts his bid for a second term. Obama leads Mitt Romney […]
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Chamber Of Commerce Endorses Rothfus
Politics PA In the game of politics, receiving positive national attention is never a bad thing. And on Thursday Republican Keith Rothfus, the Allegheny County attorney running for PA-12, got […]
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Bucks Congressman’s Plan To Shield Little Firms From Big Audits
Philadelphia Inquirer It’s ten years since the Enron scandal prompted the Sarbanes-Oxley act that requires stepped-up audits of big U.S. companies. President Obama has encouraged Congress to chip away SarBox […]
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Barletta Challenges Obama’s “Prosecutorial Discreation” When Dealing With Illegal Aliens
Times News U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, PA-11, is calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to weigh in on the Obama Administration’s right to claim “prosecutorial discretion” in granting de facto […]
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Meehan Takes Huge Lead In 7th District Fundraising
Delaware County Times U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan, R-7, of Upper Darby, has outpaced Democratic challenger George Badey III by more than $1.6 million in fundraising for this election cycle, according […]
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How To Repeal Obamacare
Peter Roff US News There’s no denying that conservatives are largely disappointed that Chief Justice John Roberts cast the deciding vote upholding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable […]
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Congressman Barletta Challenges President Obama Over Immigration Order
Colby Itkowitz Allentown Morning Call Rep. Barletta has asked House panel to investigate whether the administration is allowed to use ‘prosecutorial discretion’ in immigration decisions. U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, who gained […]