Senators Craig Thomas and Mike Enzi are leading an effort to open the South Korean market to U.S. beef.
WW II Vet Getting Overdue Medals in Laconia
Senator John Sununu helped honor a World War II veteran from Laconia, N.H.
Senator Commemorates Passage of Idaho Lands Exchange Act
Senator Larry Craig delivers for Idaho with the Idaho Lands Exchange Act.
Franken Still a ‘Standup’ Guy?
Has Al Franken’s acid tongue singed his candidacy? Franken says the race isn’t a vote on his sense of humor. But some Minnesota Republicans think they might get the last laugh.
Sen. Alexander Wins Parks Award
Senator Lamar Alexander was recognized by the National Parks Conservation Association for his commitment to the protecting of America’s natural and cultural heritage.
Landrieu vs. Landrieu
“Last year Mary Landrieu proposed cutting estate taxes in an effort to convince Louisiana voters that she is not a ‘liberal’ on taxes. Today she has the opportunity to vote on a nearly identical measure to the one she proposed a year ago and she votes in lockstep with her liberal leadership to kill the tax cut. Mary Landrieu’s intellectual DIShonesty is mind-boggling,” NRSC Communications Director Rebecca Fisher.
What Do Democrats Want?
“Without any way of paying for their spending increases, Democrats are left with their old standby: raising taxes — which is what the Democrats’ budget proposal in fact does.”
Feinstein Resigns
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has resigned from the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee. As previously and extensively reviewed in these pages, Feinstein was chairperson and ranking member of MILCON for six years, during which time she had a conflict of interest due to her husband Richard C. Blum’s ownership of two major defense contractors, who were awarded billions of dollars for military construction projects approved by Feinstein.
