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CBS News Washington, DC 5/23/2014 White House officials have been holding private meetings this week aimed at soothing lawmakers’ concerns over the U.S. posture in Syria, the future of the American military presence in Afghanistan and defense spending. The meetings come as a frustrated White House seeks to push back at criticism of President Barack […] May 27th, 2014 | Tags: Denis McDonough, Sen. Bob Corker, Sen. Bob Menendez, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Jeff Flake, Sen. Susan Collins, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Susan Rice, Syria | Category: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Congress, Foreign Policy, Media, Military | Comments are closed
Wealth Reed-istribution- RI Senator Enrolls in Socialism Travis Rowley GoLocalProv 1/4/2014 …Modern Democrats don’t necessarily disagree with John F. Kennedy’s explanation that a “rising tide lifts all boats.” It’s just that they can’t stand such imagery anymore. That’s how much they hate rich people – the glorious icons of capitalism. Remaining loyal to their party’s […] January 5th, 2014 | Tags: Benghazi, capitalism, class warfare, Gene Sperling, Millennials, November 2014, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Rolling Stone magazine, Sen. Dean Heller, Sen. Jack Reed, unemployment benefits | Category: "Stimulus" program, Barack Obama, Economy, Elections, Marxism, Socialism, unemployment | Comments are closed
Ramsey Cox The Hill 7/26/2012 Democratic senators have offered an amendment to the cybersecurity bill that would limit the purchase of high capacity gun magazines for some consumers. Shortly after the Cybersecurity Act gained Senate approval to proceed to filing proposed amendments and a vote next week, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), a sponsor of the […] July 29th, 2012 | Tags: "cybersecurity", "Small Arms Treaty", Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, gun control, John Lott, Justice Antonin Scalia, S.A. 2575, Sen. Barbara Boxer, Sen. Bob Menendez, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Category: 2nd Amendment, Barack Obama, Congress, Internet, legislation, Politicians, Progressives, SCOTUS, United Nations | Comments are closed
Mary Catherine “radicallyright” Sibley RedState 5/5/2011 From the diaries by Erick I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same … In voting for cloture (see roll call vote […] May 5th, 2011 | Tags: "pay-to-play", cloture, John J. McConnell Jr, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse | Category: Barack Obama, Congress, corruption, Ethics, Federal Judges, Rhode Island | Comments are closed
John E. Mulligan The Providence Journal 3/18/2011 WASHINGTON — Amid indications that some Republicans remain strongly opposed to seating Providence lawyer John J. McConnell Jr. on Rhode Island’s federal court, senators on Thursday began formal consideration of his controversial nomination for the third time. McConnell’s nomination was on the agenda as the Senate Judiciary Committee […] March 30th, 2011 | Tags: John J. McConnell Jr, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Senate Judiciary Committee | Category: corruption, Federal Judges | Comments are closed
“With plenty of former corporate lawyers on the federal bench, there’s a need for more judges who spring from modest roots and ‘who care about the little guy,’ said Sen. Jack Reed, a Harvard-trained lawyer who asked President Obama last year to nominate the 51-year-old McConnell [worth $15 million], a […] May 13th, 2010 | Tags: John J. McConnell Jr, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Senate Judiciary Committee | Category: Barack Obama, Federal Judges, Rhode Island, South Carolina | Comments are closed
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