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White House Says Solyndra Subpoena Too General
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The White House stated that it was willing to cooperate with the Republicans’ investigation with regards to Solyndra but it wants the scope of the subpoena for information to be smaller. The House Energy and Commerce Committee subpoenaed for emails and documents that were related to the $535 million government loan guarantee given to Solyndra.
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The Fall of the Republican Party
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Media is all hype about the chances of Donald Trump becoming the Republican presidential candidate in 2012. His chances are slim but you’ll read about him every day on the papers. It’s a shame that Representative Ron Paul of Texas is not noticed enough by the media.
Rep. Paul as picked by the Conservative Political Action Committee as their choice...
Indiana Republican Leaders to Force Democrats to Come Back Home
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No public pressure, condemnation from colleagues and daily fines could make the House Democrats go back to Indiana. The legislative walkout has already passed the 30 day mark and the 39 lawmakers would still don’t want to report back to duty.
The Republicans started a $100,000 ad campaign to demand that the missing Democrats go back to work and...
Republican Leadership Promises More Budget Cuts
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The House Republican leaders were highly criticized by their conservative members for breaking their promise to cut domestic spending by at last $100 billion this year. The Republican leaders stated that they will dig deeper into the federal budget to find ways to get additional savings.
Representative Harold Rogers, chairman of the House Appropriations...
Republican Hearing Tackles Business Issues
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Republicans want to get to the good side of everyone before the 2012 elections. One way they’re doing this is by listening to the complaints made by the business sector. The Oversight and Government Reform Committee had a hearing recently that tackled business complaints on government regulations.
The House can vote to direct ten committees to...
Senator Johnson Appointed to 4 Major Committees
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Some people are surprised to learn that Senator Ron Johnson was appointed to three major committees. The rookie Republican from Oshkosh was assigned to the Committee on the Budget, Committee on Appropriations, Committee on Aging, and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
According to Senator Johnson, he is qualified for the said...
GOP Leaders Got Millions from Major Contributors
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The new leaders of the Republican Party managed to accumulate millions of dollar from banks, major corporations, and health insurers. Majority of the donations went to Republican chairmen who head energy, banking, and other key committees. They play a key role in setting the House agenda for the next two years.
The Republicans took the first step...
RNC Struggles Financially
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The Republican National Committee finds itself down $20 million in debts, as hundreds of major donors stopped sending in their support. This makes them a nonfactor in the 2012 presidential election. For the midterm elections, the RNC managed to raise $7 million from its donors. That’s just one sixth of the amount it managed to accumulate in 2006.
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Ballot Measures Proposed by RNC Chair Candidate
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The Republican National Committee was warned by a candidate who’s expected to lead the committee in the near future. The candidate said that the GOP will be unknowingly handing a second term to the Democrat elect President Obama, if the party isn’t going to recruit a chairman who can harness voters’ frustrations. Plus, the ideal candidate is...
Palin is Tea party group’s choice for RNC
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Former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, is Tea Party Nation’s pick to run for chairwoman for the Republican National Committee. Palin was sent a letter asking her to run by Tea Party Nation founder, Judson Phillips.
Phillips said that the GOP needed a conservative running the party if both the tea party and the conservative movement were to be...