Today’s Congressional odds and ends
Breaking hearts ain’t what it used to be: As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, marshals her forces for three days of debate on a non-binding resolution opposing President Bush’s plan to send...
View ArticleStark moves to limit nurses’ forced overtime
Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stark, D-Fremont, and Rep. Steven LaTourette, R-Ohio, today introduced the Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act which would strictly limit the use of...
View ArticleKennedy, Kerry to stump here for Obama
It’s like Boston on the Pacific!!! U.S. Sen. Edward “Teddy” Kennedy, D-Mass., who endorsed Barack Obama on Monday, will host a town-hall meeting on the candidate’s behalf at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 in...
View ArticleMore Kennedy drama
As I detailed in my story today on Teddy Kennedy’s visit to Oakland, the Kennedy clan seems somewhat split between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Here’s the television ad Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cut...
View ArticleDebra Bowen wins ‘Profile in Courage’ award
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen is among this year’s recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, cited for her imposition of strict new controls on electronic voting despite...
View ArticleCalifornians speak on Ted Kennedy
The news that U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., has a malignant brain tumor brought statements of concern and support from several prominent California politicos including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger,...
View ArticlePete Stark crows, dings McCain on Medicare vote
House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stark, D-Fremont, had this to say about the U.S. Senate’s 69-30 passage today of H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers...
View ArticleMonday’s DNC video highlights
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco: U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.: And I’ll add Michelle Obama as soon as I can find a clean video clip… UPDATE @ 9:16 P.M.: OK, got it, in two parts:
View ArticleBay Area Congress members busy as bees
Your voices in Congress helped introduce a slew of legislation this week. For example, Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee chairwoman Ellen Tauscher, D-Alamo, yesterday was an original...
View ArticleRepublican praise for Ted Kennedy
I’ve received several dozen e-mailed statements from elected officials, advocacy groups, candidates and pretty much everyone else you can imagine regarding the death of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy. We’ll...
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